Double Major Program

1. The double major program allows students who meet the application and admission requirements to enroll in two separate diploma programs at the University, take courses simultaneously, and obtain two separate diplomas.
    

2. The courses to be taken in the double major program consist of all courses in that program's curriculum, excluding the courses the student has already passed or been exempted from in the primary major program.

3. The total ECTS credits of the courses to be taken in the double major program, excluding the courses the student has already passed or been exempted from in the primary major program, must be at least 60 ECTS credits.

4. The double major program is carried out in cooperation with the relevant departments/programs. An academic advisor is assigned to each student by the relevant department/program chair to determine the courses to be taken in the double major program and the semesters in which they will be taken.

5. The academic advisor assigned in the double major program communicates with the students' academic advisors in the primary major program to guide the students.

6. The principles applied in the primary major program are valid for the double major program's education activities, curriculum changes, and similar matters.

7. In addition to the primary major program, a student may enroll in only one double major program and, at the same time, in a minor program different from the double major program.

8. A student may take, from the double major program together with the primary major program courses (including minor program courses, if any), at most 50 ECTS credits of courses in a semester. Repeated courses count toward the student's course load.

9. For a student who has earned the right to graduate from the primary major program but has not yet successfully completed the double major program, the study period is equal to the maximum study period specified in paragraph (c) of Article 44 of Law No. 2547, starting from the academic year in which the student enrolled in the double major program.

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The number of students who may be admitted to double major programs is determined by the Senate, on a semester basis, upon the recommendation of the relevant unit boards, and shall not be less than 20% of the central placement quota for the relevant year of the programs to be double-majored, except for law, health, and engineering programs.
 

1. Applications for the double major program are made online through the Campus Information System on the dates announced in the academic calendar for each semester.

2. A student may apply to at most two double major programs at the same time.

3. A student may apply to double major and minor programs at the same time.

4. A student whose enrollment in the double major program has been terminated at their own request or due to failure may not reapply to any double major program at the University.

5. A student enrolled in a double major program may not apply to another double major program.

6. A student may apply to the double major program at the earliest at the beginning of the 3rd semester and at the latest at the beginning of the 5th semester of the primary major program.

7. Students whose GPA in the primary major program is at least 3.00 out of 4.00 at the time of application and who are in the top 20% in terms of academic success ranking in the relevant class of the primary major program may apply to the double major program.

8. Students whose GPA in the primary major program is at least 3.00 out of 4.00 but who are not in the top 20% in terms of academic success ranking in the relevant class of the primary major program may also apply to the double major program if they have a score higher than the minimum admission score of the double major program for the relevant year.

9. In order to apply to the double major program, a student must have taken and passed all courses in the primary major program's curriculum up to the semester of application.

10. For a student who wishes to pursue a double major in undergraduate programs with a success ranking requirement, in addition to other requirements, the central placement success ranking in the relevant score type must be higher than the minimum success ranking determined by YÖK. (The success ranking of the placement score without additional points is taken into account.)

11. Students who wish to pursue a double major in programs where the language of instruction is partially or fully a foreign language must meet the relevant foreign language proficiency requirements specified in the Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Foreign Language Preparatory Class Education and Examination Directive, or must take and pass the relevant foreign language proficiency exam administered by the University. Applications of candidates who do not meet the foreign language proficiency requirement and who also fail the relevant foreign language proficiency exam administered by the University are considered invalid and are not evaluated.

12. Foreign national students enrolled in undergraduate programs where the language of instruction is fully a foreign language who wish to pursue a double major in programs where the language of instruction is partially or fully Turkish must hold a Turkish Language Proficiency Certificate at least at B2 level, or must take and pass the Turkish Language Proficiency Exam administered by the University. Applications of candidates who do not hold a Turkish Language Proficiency Certificate at least at B2 level and who also fail the Turkish Language Proficiency Exam administered by the University are considered invalid and are not evaluated.

13. Students who apply for a double major in undergraduate programs that admit students through a Special Talent Exam must, in addition to other requirements, also succeed in the talent exam administered by the University. As of the 2024-2025 academic year, students to be admitted to double major education in programs that admit students through ÖZYES must have an ÖZYES score.

14. Students enrolled in undergraduate programs with a success ranking requirement through DGS-Vertical Transfer, YÖS-International, or TCS-Turkey Scholarship registration types may not apply to double major programs.

15. Students who have received a disciplinary penalty other than a warning may not apply to the double major program.

1. Admission to the double major program is carried out based on the candidates' GPA success ranking, upon the recommendation of the relevant department/program conducting the program and the decision of the relevant unit's administrative board.

2. In the event of equal GPAs among students, priority is given to the one with more completed ECTS credits; if the tie persists, priority is given to the one with a higher central placement score; and if these students' years of enrollment at the University or registration types differ, priority is given to the younger student.

3. Regular and reserve students who have earned the right to enroll in the double major program, as well as those who have not earned the right to enroll or whose applications have been rejected, are announced by the relevant units through the Campus Information System on the "Results Announcement" date determined by the Senate for the relevant semester, and are notified to the Rectorate and the Student Affairs Department by an official letter on the same day.

1. Students who have earned the right to enroll in the double major program must apply to the Student Affairs Department in person, or through a proxy designated by a notarized power of attorney, on the "Registration Dates" determined by the Senate, together with a wet-signed Double Major Program Registration Petition and the documents required for registration.

2. If there are regular students who do not register on the announced "Registration Dates" for the double major program, reserve students must apply to the Student Affairs Department in person, or through a proxy designated by a notarized power of attorney, on the "Reserve Student Registration Dates" determined by the Senate, together with a wet-signed Double Major Program Registration Petition and the documents required for registration.

3. Candidates who do not submit the Double Major Program Registration Petition and the documents required for registration in full to the Student Affairs Department on the announced registration dates are deemed to have waived their right to enroll in the double major program and may not claim any rights.

4. Enrollment in more than one double major program at the same time is not permitted. However, simultaneous enrollment in a double major and a minor program is permitted.

5. When it is discovered that a person has enrolled at the University with false information, declaration, or forged documents, their registration is canceled, all rights acquired through this registration are revoked, and legal proceedings are initiated against the persons concerned.

1. Double Major Program Registration Petition, Click here for the petition > > >
2. Photocopy of ID Card, (the student must have the original ID card with them during registration)
3. High School Diploma, (Original and Photocopy)
4. Transcript of Records, (Transcript)
5. Disciplinary Status Document,
6. Student Certificate,
7. Printout of ÖSYS Results (including YKS and Placement scores) from the internet, (the document must include the "Result Document Control Code" )
8. Printout of ÖSYS Placement Result from the internet, (the document must include the "Result Document Control Code" )
9. Passport-size Photograph, (2 pieces)
10. Foreign language proficiency certificate for candidates applying to programs with a mandatory foreign language preparatory class.
11. For students enrolling in the Physical Education and Sports Teaching undergraduate program, a doctor's report obtained from a Health Institution (from a Family Physician) stating "there is no health impediment to taking the sports special talent exams",
12. For national athletes enrolling in the Physical Education and Sports Teaching undergraduate program, the original or a photocopy of the National Athlete Certificate obtained from the Federations and the T.R. Ministry of Youth and Sports, (signed at least by the relevant Director General or Deputy Director General)

Note: Registration will not be completed with missing documents. Furthermore, when it is discovered that a person has enrolled with false information and declaration, or forged or incomplete documents, their registration is canceled, all rights acquired through this registration are revoked, and legal proceedings are initiated against the persons concerned.

The exemption of a student enrolled in the double major program from the mandatory foreign language preparatory class is carried out in accordance with the principles specified in the Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Foreign Language Preparatory Class Education and Examination Directive.

1. The exemption and adaptation procedures for a student enrolled in the double major program are carried out in accordance with the principles of the University Exemption and Adaptation Directive.

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1. A student enrolled in the double major program may apply for a lateral transfer to the double major program in accordance with the provisions on inter-program transfers within the institution.

2. If a double major is possible between the double major program in which a student who has transferred between programs previously earned the right to enroll and the primary major program to which the student has transferred, the student continues their studies in the double major program in which they previously earned the right to enroll; otherwise, their enrollment in this program is terminated.

1. A student may not request a leave of absence from the double major program while continuing their studies in the primary major program. However, students who take a leave of absence from the primary major program, as well as students studying at a different university under domestic or international student exchange programs, are considered on leave from the double major program for the relevant semesters.

2. Students whose Student Status in the primary major program is On Leave/Leave of Absence, as well as students studying at a different university under domestic or international student exchange programs, may not take courses from the double major program in the relevant semester.

3. Students whose Student Status in the primary major program is Inactive Students (Not Renewed Registration) (excluding graduates) may not take courses from the double major program in the relevant semester.
    

1. Throughout the entire double major education, a student's GPA in the primary major program may fall below 2.72 out of 4.00 only once. If a student's GPA falls below 2.72 out of 4.00 for the second time, their registration in the double major program is canceled by the Student Affairs Department within the week following the announcement of exam grades at the end of the relevant semester.

2. The registration of a student who does not take courses from the double major program for two consecutive semesters is canceled from this program by the Student Affairs Department within the week following the add-drop period of the second semester in which they did not renew their registration. Semesters spent at another university under domestic or international student exchange programs, as well as semesters during which the student's registration in the primary major program was on leave, are not included in this period.

3. A student whose registration in the double major program has been canceled may, upon request and provided they meet the admission requirements of the minor program corresponding to the double major program, enroll in the minor program without a quota requirement, by decision of the relevant unit's administrative board. Upon this student's request, the courses they successfully completed in the double major program that are included in the minor program are recorded on the minor program's transcript by decision of the relevant unit's administrative board.

4. A Minor Certificate is issued, upon request and by decision of the relevant unit's administrative board, to a student whose registration in the double major program has been canceled, provided they have fulfilled all requirements of the minor program.

Students study on a full scholarship throughout the maximum study period of the double major program in which they are enrolled.