Term grade shows the status of success of a student in the course s/he is enrolled at the end of the term.  Midterm exams, final exam, laboratory/workshop/studio reports and/or exams, quizzes, projects and/or assignments, if any,   are considered in the process of calculating the term grade.  The following principles shall be applied in the process of calculating the term grade:

1. Number of exams and weights, and any laboratory / workshop / studio reports, examinations and quizzes, if any, are presented in each discipline online during all the period of studying the discipline.
2. In cases when there is more than one section for any course and the same course is given by different instructors, a course coordinator shall be assigned by the department chair to evaluate the course. Course coordinator and/or department head coordinates by taking the opinion of the instructor concerned.
3. The weight of the final exam is determined by a professor in each discipline.
4. The student's letter grade for the course is assessed by the instructor within the framework of the following table.

Any student with a grade letter of A, A-, B +, B, B-, C +, C, or S is considered successful in that course.

Any student with a grade letter of C-, D+, D, D- is considered provisionally successful in that course. If a student gets one of the F, NG or U in any course, s/he is considered unsuccessful, and s/he is obliged to repeat that course in the term the course is given.

• “I” Incomplete: 

"I" grade for a course is given to a student with no absenteeism, who has not completed the final exam due to a valid excuse and / or not fulfilled partial requirements of a project, studio, laboratory, workshop, which play role in calculating the term grade.

This grade is given to the student upon filling the incomplete form online by the consent of the instructor and Faculty Board decision. Students must pay fees set by the Executive Board of the University.

("I" grade process must be completed before the end of add / drop period for the following term, otherwise, the "I" grade automatically changes into "F" grade).

However, if students continue to excuse, period and conditions of 'I' grade completion are discussed and decided by the Faculty Board upon the proposal to the relevant department heads.  

"I" grade, until it is converted to a different grade, shall not be taken into account in calculation of grade point average (GPA) and overall grade point average (CGPA).

To give "I" grade to a student, that student must submit the form required and official documents concerning the excuse to the secretary of the faculty of the course within 3 working days at the latest following final exam date.  

• “W” Withdrawal:

The student, for any reason, starting from the first day of classes between 3 and 11 weeks of registration, withdraws from the course registered. "W" is shown in the student's report card and in the transcript.

• “S” Satisfactory and “U” Unsatisfactory:

Upon successful completion of course work with no credits or an internship, a student is given "S", if the student fails, the "U" grade shall be given.

• “NG” Unsuccessful due to absenteeism (No grade):

NG" grade is given to a student by the course instructor if s/he has not met attendance requirements and / or not fulfilled the conditions based on the evaluation of the course.

"NG" grade is taken into account in the calculation of GPA and CGPA.

• “Ex” Exempt:

“Ex” is given to the transfer students from universities outside AUF for the courses previously taken and accepted for the course loads.

• “T” Transfer:

"T" grade is given to the transfer students for the courses previously taken and recognized as equivalent to those in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation.

 At least one mid-term and one final exam must be held for each term. Quizzes are beyond this limitation.

 The principles applied to the final exams are as follows:

• Final exams are held at the dates specified in the Academic Calendar.
• To be successful in the midterm exams is not required to participate in the final examination.
• Final exams are held at the end of the term, at the day, place and time determined by the relevant faculty and in accordance to the online academic calendar. Sitting for the final exam is mandatory for success. (After taking at least 40% in the relevant course final exam, the student's academic standing is evaluated.) Final exam is arranged to cover the entire term.
• Exams are prepared and evaluated by the instructor in charge of that course. Co-ordination is essential in the courses with more than one section.
• Final evaluation of a course is done according to the article 3 (4) of this regulation.
• Final exams are evaluated within the period specified by the Rectorate and the results are given to the faculty dean and department head. Final letter grades are announced by Student Affairs Office at a date determined by the Rectorate.

   a. Evaluation in practical courses can be made through projects, workshops, studio work, laboratory reports and / or examinations. Exams may be oral or written. Evaluation of workshop / laboratory / studio is made by the course instructor or staff assigned by the course coordinator.

   b. All exams can be written, oral or practical. Exams can be held on Saturdays except for religious and national public holidays.

 (1)

• Make-up exams are given to the students who have not attended an exam with a valid excuse. Students who demand the right to take a make-up exam are required to submit their excuses to the faculty dean within three working days following the exam.
• An 'Incomplete' exam is given to the students, who have not participated in the final examination or whose written requests are accepted by the Faculty Executive Board, at the time and place determined by the faculty dean.
• A new make-up exam is given when student’s excuse continues during the make-up exam announced. However, in the cases when make-up exam is not held within at a least a week at the beginning of the new course registration period, the student’s status is discussed and decided by the relevant Faculty or School Executive Board.
• Students are required to pay for the make-up exams and amounts to be paid per exam are determined by the Rectorate.

 (2)

Students who have failed maximum three courses may apply make-up exams for graduation although they have completed the prescribed number of credits for graduation and whose Grade Point Averages (CGPA) are below 2.00  and / or they have received all courses required for graduation. Applications are made directly to the Deans and departmental heads under the following conditions.

• To be able to enter graduation make-up exams, the course or courses must have been attended in earlier periods, all exams must have been entered and the letter grades been given. (F, D, U, etc.).  (The courses assessed by "NG" are excluded from additional examination rights.)
• The student's General Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2.00, must be a case that can be achieved after the graduation make-up exam. A Student who fails the graduation exam can use the right to enter one more make-up exam in future terms only if s/he failed in one course exam or if s/he would achieve an average.  A student with a very low average or s/he fails more than one course is required to take courses in sufficient numbers for the graduation in following terms.
• Students are required to pay for the gradation make-up exams and amounts to be paid per exam are determined by the Rectorate.
• Project-based courses are outside the scope of this process, no graduation make-up exams shall be given for these kinds of courses.

 A student may object to the grade s/he has received from any course, studies or practices.

• All kinds of exams and documents involved in the evaluation of term grade shall be shown to the student by the instructor, if requested, within one week following the date of results announced.
• In cases when the student is not satisfied with the instructor's evaluation, s/he may object to the grade in writing to the department head within one week the latest following the date of results announced. Head of Department forms a commission consisting of instructors including those of the relevant course and announces the result in at least a week. The commission's decision is final.
• Objection to the grade shall be made in writing to the department head within one week the latest following the date of results announced.  Head of Department forms a commission consisting of instructors including those of the relevant course and announces the result in at least a week.  Evaluation of the department head is notified to the Faculty Executive Board for approval and the result is notified in writing to the student within one week the latest.  In case of any decision to change the final term grade, this is presented to the Faculty Executive Board with a 'Grade Change Form' accompanied with reasons.

• Examination questions are prepared by the course instructor. In cases where a course is given by more than one instructor, exams are held jointly and exam questions are prepared by the contribution of the course instructors under the responsibility of department head and / or course coordinator.Exam papers are assessed by the course instructor. In cases where a course is given by more than one instructor, exam papers are assessed by the course instructors in collaboration with course coordinator.

Disciplinary punishments are as follows:

• Warning: Is a written document, which indicates that the student must be more careful in terms of his behaviors and missions.
• Reprimand: Is to inform the student with a written document that s/he is considered to be defective in terms of his behaviors and missions.
• Sending away from one week to one month from the university: Is to inform the student with a written document that s/he is sent away from the AUF from one week to one month and s/he cannot benefit from the student rights during this time period.
• Sending away from the university for one or two semesters: Is to inform the student with a written document that s/he is sent away from the AUF for one or two semesters and s/he cannot benefit from the student rights during this time period.
• Expulsion from the university:  Is to inform the student with a written document that s/he is extracted from being a student and can never study at any higher education institutions any more.

Actions and cases punishable by warning are as follows:

• Inappropriate attitudes and behaviors that the capacity of student requires
• Being rude and disrespectful, shouting loudly to disturb the others
• Not answering the cases immediately that are asked by the competent authorities.
• Smoking at the closed areas where it is prohibited.

 Actions and circumstances punishable by reprimand are as follows:

• To behave in a way that damages the sense of dignity and trust of being a student.
• To give missing, wrong or no information to the university personnel.
• To break the system of a lesson, seminar, practice, laboratory, studio, workshop and conference.
• To attend a seminar, lesson, exams, conference and practice facilities at the University under the effect of alcohol.
• If any person causes damage to the software or other properties of the university, that person will have to pay for the damage.

 Disciplinary Offences Punishable by Sending Away From One Week To One Month From The AUF are as follows:

• Restricting the freedom of learning and teaching by direct or indirect ways; behaving in order to disrupt the peace and working environment.
• Making disruptive behaviors at ceremonies, which damage the system and program of the ceremony.
• Taking place in political activities inside the University.
• Obstructing the management of the disciplinary prosecutions.
• Putting down the announcements and programs, which are hung by the authorities of the AUF, or cutting, changing, crossing out some information.
• If any person causes damage to the software or other properties of the university, that person will have to pay for the damage.
• Gambling or leading someone to gamble.

Disciplinary offences sending away from the university for one or two semesters from the AUF are as follows:

• To threaten university authorities, teaching staff and other personnel, and orally or written attack their honor and personality.
• To behave in a way of hindering the duties of the university or to attempt to protest boycott, occupancy, obstruction, except political and ideological purposes.
• To write political or ideological notes, emblems, paintings inside the electronic system.
• To steal any property of the university or other students’ property
• To irritate the students or others to a protest that hinders the facilities of the university.
• To make or attend meetings in closed or open areas, which belong to the university, or to attend these kinds of meetings, to pretend and attend the meetings as a student  representative, even not having the right to represent the students.
• To hold skype meetings under the effect of alcohol.
• To commit forgery towards all kinds of official documents of the university.

Disciplinary offences expulsion from the AUF are as follows:

• To speak in an aggressive manner, towards the personality or the decisions of the university authorities.
• To agitate against the university authorities and staff or against other students, to make publications or to attempt to do things like these.
• To disobey the decision of not entering the electronic educational system or separate disciplines online, to damage or demolish AUF property.
• To keep, copy and distribute every kind of publications which are prohibited to take place in the university.
• To take part in dividing people according to their language, nationality, color, religion and denomination.
• Assaulting to the personnel and students.
• To force students go out the institution by forcing, to hinder working or to force students these kinds of behaviors.
• To break the peace and the working system because of the ideological and political purposes or to join protests in terms of  boycott, occupancy, obstruction and slowing down the work of the personnel and to irritate protests that have the same objectives at The AUF or other educational institutions.
• To keep, copy and distribute political and ideological notifications, posters, video bands and similar things or to write, paint, display them inside the electronic educational system of the university, or to make written or oral ideological propagandas at the AUF or other educational institutions.
• To threaten someone or a group to organize a protest which is considered as a crime or to force someone to attend such a protest or to make false statements or to show false evidences, to undertake an offense.
• Being a member of illegal organizations, carrying out activities for these organizations or helping them.
• To use, carry, keep and sell drugs.
• Getting punished because of committing into a crime towards the government.
• To carry, keep firearms, bullets and knives, and the other tools in the higher education institutions, which are privately produced for the usage of attacking and defending, or to be sentenced because of contravening the law about “firearms, knives and other tools”.
• To organize open or hidden associations at the university buildings without taking any permission.
• To cheat (plagiarism), to prevent the expulsion of the students who cheated, to put someone in his own exam or to take the exam instead of someone else.
• Concerns regarding disciplinary prosecutions or using force or prevent by threatening the work of the disciplinary committee.
• Indecent Assault.
• To hide or shelter people who are sought by security forces.
• To prevent online educational process place or to prevent students from studying or skype examinations, to force students out of the classroom, to provoke them or to display compulsive behavior.
• To steal questions, to purchase questions or to attempt purchasing questions.
• To defraud any formal document belonging to the university that will constitute a criminal act/forensic crime.
• To torture or to incite or to encourage to have tortured a person or group of persons for whatever reason.
• To display an obstructive attitude and behavior during the flag-raising ceremony or not showing respect deliberately.