A- Application Conditions

1. Students may apply to the Double Major Diploma Program at the earliest at the beginning of the second semester of the major diploma program and at the latest at the beginning of the third semester.
2. Students cannot enroll in more than one Double Major Diploma Program at the same time.
3. In order to apply to the Double Major Diploma Program, the student must have taken and successfully completed all courses in the major diploma program up to the semester of application.
4. The student's cumulative grade point average in the major program must not be less than 3.00 (three), and the student must be within the top twenty percent in terms of success ranking in the relevant year of the major program.
5. In order to apply to the Double Major Diploma Program, the student must have received a score from the exam administered by OSYM in the year of enrollment in the major diploma program that is at least equal to the base score of the program in which the double major will be pursued for that year and in the same score type.
6. The student must not have received any disciplinary penalty.

B- Required Documents

1. Application petition
2. Approved transcript
3. Document showing that the student has not received any disciplinary penalty; if this is stated on the transcript, it is not required.
4. Document indicating that the student is within the top 20% in the success ranking of the relevant year of the major program
5. OSYS result document; for students who do not have a top 20% success document
6. OSYS placement document; for students who do not have a top 20% success document

C- Other Principles

1. Students whose cumulative grade point average in the major diploma program is at least 70 out of 100 at the time of application and who are in the top 20% in terms of success ranking in the relevant year of the major diploma program may apply to the second major diploma program. In addition, higher education institutions may determine quotas under the following conditions, and students may apply within the scope of these conditions:

   1. The quota for students who will pursue a double major is determined by the relevant unit, provided that the cumulative grade point average in the major diploma program is at least 70 out of 100 and that the success ranking in the relevant year of the major diploma program is not less than 20%, and is finalized by the senate of our university.
   2. Except for law, medicine and health programs, and engineering programs, the quotas for programs in which a double major will be pursued are also determined by the relevant unit, provided that they are not less than 20% of the program quotas, and are finalized by the senate of our university.
   3. Students whose cumulative grade point average in the major diploma program is at least 70 out of 100 but who are not in the top 20% in terms of success ranking in the relevant year of the major diploma program may also apply to the double major program if they have a score not lower than the base score of the program in which the double major will be pursued in the relevant year.
2. The courses whose equivalencies are accepted for students admitted to Double Major Programs and the courses they will take in the second major program are determined and announced by the beginning of the relevant semester.
3. For matters not included in these principles, implementation is carried out in accordance with the Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs, Double Major, Minor, and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer in Higher Education Institutions.

D- Application Dates and Announcement of Results

1. Applications are submitted to the Vocational School Directorate. Applications with missing documents and/or applications not made within the specified period are not accepted, and postal delays are not taken into consideration.
2. Applications for the Double Major Program are made 15 days before the start of the fall and spring semesters.
3. Applications are evaluated by the relevant boards, and results are announced on the web pages before the beginning of education and training.

Other Articles Determined by the Regulation Regarding the Double Major Program

1. In order for the student to graduate from the double major program, the cumulative grade point average in the major program must be at least 70 out of 100. During the entire double major education period, the student's cumulative grade point average in the major program may drop to 65 out of 100 only once. The student whose cumulative grade point average in the major program falls below 70 out of 100 for a second time is dismissed from the second major diploma program.
2. A student continuing a second major undergraduate program may receive a graduation diploma only if the student graduates from the first major diploma program in which they are enrolled.
3. The courses taken by a student in the double major second diploma program in the major program and whose equivalencies are accepted are shown on the transcript.
4. For students who have earned the right to graduate from the major diploma program but cannot complete the second major diploma program, the duration of education is the maximum period specified in paragraph (c) of Article 44 of Law No. 2547, starting from the academic year in which the student enrolled in the second major diploma program.
5. A student who does not take courses from the double major program for two consecutive semesters is dismissed from the second major diploma program.
6. How the courses taken by students who are dismissed from the double major program in the second major program will be evaluated is determined by our senate. The courses successfully completed by the student in the second major program but not accepted in the major program are included in the transcript and diploma supplement without being included in the cumulative grade point average.

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