
Postgraduate Academic Calendar
SPRING SEMESTER | |||
February | 10-14 | 2025 | Start of 2024 – 2025 Academic Year Spring Semester Online Course Registrations |
February | 17-21 | 2025 | Course registration period with Advisor |
Course confirmation days | |||
Final day for department change | |||
February | 17-21 | 2025 | English Placement and Proficiency Exam |
February | 24 | 2025 | Classes Commence |
Late Registration Start (with Penalty) | |||
March | 7 | 2025 | Deadline for Late Registrations |
March | 14 | 2025 | Deadline for Adding / Dropping Courses |
Final day for exemption applications | |||
The first day of thesis defense for students who do not have a course/seminar registration | |||
March | 29 | 2025 | Eve of Ramadan Bairam |
March-April | 30-1 | 2025 | Ramadan Bairam |
April | 12-19 | 2025 | Spring Term Midterm Exam Term |
April | 17 | 2025 | Deadline for submitting the ‘Thesis Monitoring Committee Appointment Forms’ to the Graduate School for PhD students who will defend their thesis proposals |
Deadline for submitting the ‘PhD qualifying examination application forms’ to the Graduate School for PhD students who will participate in the Proficiency Exam | |||
April | 23 | 2025 | National Sovereignty and Children’s Day |
May | 2-16 | PhD qualifying exam period | |
Thesis Monitoring Committee period for students whose thesis topics are approved | |||
May | 1 | 2025 | Labour and Spring Day |
May | 19 | 2025 | Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day |
May | 21 | 2025 | Deadline for submitting 2024 – 2025 Summer School Courses to the Graduate School |
May | 23 | 2025 | Final Day to Withdraw |
Final day for postgraduate students who are at the end of the II. semester to submit their thesis proposal forms to the Ethics Committee | |||
May | 30 | 2025 | Final day for the Ethics Committee to announce the results of the evaluation of thesis proposals |
Deadline for the submission of thesis advisor assignment forms for graduate students who are at the end of the I. Semester | |||
Deadline for submission of thesis advisor assignment forms for doctoral students who are at the end of the II. semester | |||
Final day for submitting thesis defense forms of PhD students to the institute | |||
June | 5 | 2025 | Eve of Eid-al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) |
June | 6-9 | 2025 | Eid-al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) |
June | 16 | 2025 | Deadline for 2024 – 2025 Summer School Courses to be Entered into the System |
Final day for submitting thesis defense forms of master students to the institute | |||
June | 18 | 2025 | Final Lecture Day |
Deadline for submitting thesis proposal forms of graduate students who are at the end of the II. semester to the institute | |||
Deadline for submitting thesis proposal forms of doctoral students who are at the end of the III.semester to the Graduate School | |||
Final day of submission of PhD Proficiency reports to the Graduate School | |||
Final day of submission of Thesis Monitoring Committee Reports to the Graduate School for students who have passed the Doctoral Qualifying Exam and whose Thesis Monitoring Committee has been formed. | |||
June | 20-27 | 2025 | Spring Term Final Exams |
June | 20-27 | 2025 | End of Term English Proficiency Exam |
June | 30 | Final Day for Thesis Defense | |
July | 2 | 2025 | Deadline for Submission of Grades |
July | 3-4 | 2025 | Application Period for Re-Sit Exams |
July | 8-9 | 2025 | Spring Semester Re- Sit Exams |
July | 11 | 2025 | Deadline for Submission of Spring Semester Re-Sit Exams Grades |
Deadline for Submission of Spring Term Incomplete Grades (I) Letter Grade Changes to Registrar’s Office | |||
July | 18 | 2025 | Deadline for Submission of Graduation Decisions to the Registrar’s Office |
SUMMER SCHOOL | |||
July | 14-18 | 2025 | Course Registration Period (with Advisor) |
Course Confirmation Days | |||
July | 21 | 2025 | Classes Commence |
First Day Of Late Registration (With Penalty) | |||
July | 28 | 2025 | Last Day for Late Registration (With Penalty) |
August | 1 | 2025 | National Holiday |
August | 11 | 2025 | Last Day for Withdrawal |
August | 25 | 2025 | Planning Lessons for the 2026 – 2027 Fall Semester |
August | 30 | 2025 | National Holiday (Victory Day) |
September | 8 | 2025 | Last Day of Classes |
September | 9-11 | 2025 | Summer School Final Exam Period |
End of Term English Language Proficiency Test | |||
September | 10 | 2025 | 2026 – 2027 Last Day for Entering Courses to be Offered in the Fall Semester |
September | 15 | 2025 | Last Day for the Submission of Summer School Grades to the Student Affairs |
Last Day for Changing Summer School ‘Incomplete’ (I) Grades, Letter Grade Changes Submission to the Student Affairs | |||
September | 19 | 2025 | Last Day for Submission of the Graduation Decision to the Student Affairs |
FALL SEMESTER | |||
September-October | 29-03 | 2025 | Start of 2025– 2026 Academic Year Fall Semester Online Course Registrations |
October | 06-17 | 2025 | Course Registration Period (with Advisor) |
Course Confirmation Days | |||
Final day for Department/Programme change applications | |||
October | 06-17 | 2025 | English Placement and Proficiency Exam |
October | 16-17 | 2025 | Orientation |
October | 20 | 2025 | Classes Commence |
Late Registration Start (with Penalty) | |||
October | 29 | 2025 | Turkish Republic Day |
October | 31 | 2025 | Deadline for Late Registrations (with Penalty) |
November | 07 | 2025 | Course Add-Drop Deadline |
Final Day for Exemption Applications | |||
First day of thesis defense for students who do not register for a course/seminar | |||
November | 10 | 2025 | Atatürk Remembrance Day |
November | 15 | 2025 | TRNC Republic Day |
December | 10 | 2025 | Deadline for submitting the ‘Thesis Monitoring Committee Appointment Forms’ to the Graduate School for PhD students who will defend their thesis proposals. |
Deadline for submitting the ‘PhD proficiency exam application forms’ to the Graduate School for PhD students who will participate in the Proficiency Exam | |||
December | 26 | 2025 | Deadline for submitting 2025 – 2026 Spring Semester Courses to the Graduate School |
January | 1 | 2026 | New Year |
January | 6 | 2026 | Final day for submitting thesis defense forms of PhD students to the institute |
January | 12-23 | 2026 | PhD Qualifying Exam Period |
Thesis Monitoring Committee period for students whose thesis topics are approved | |||
January | 16 | 2026 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Course |
Last Day for Freeze Registration | |||
Final day for postgraduate students who are at the end of the II. semester to submit their thesis proposal forms to the Ethics Committee. | |||
January | 19 | 2026 | Deadline for 2025 – 2026 Academic Year Spring Semester Courses to be Entered into the System |
January | 26 | 2026 | Final day for the Ethics Committee to announce the results of the evaluation of thesis proposals |
Deadline for the submission of thesis advisor assignment forms for graduate students who are at the end of the I. Semester | |||
Deadline for the submission of thesis advisor assignment forms for doctoral students who are at the end of the II. Semester | |||
January | 23 | 2026 | Final day for submitting thesis defense forms of master students to the institute |
January | 27 | 2026 | Final Lecture Day |
Final day to submit thesis proposal forms of graduate students who are at the end of the II. semester to the institute. | |||
Deadline for the submission of thesis proposal forms of doctoral students who are at the end of the III. semester to the institute. | |||
Final day of submission of PhD Proficiency reports to the Graduate School | |||
Final day of submission of Thesis Monitoring Committee Reports of the Doctoral students to the Graduate School | |||
January-February | 29-05 | 2026 | Fall Term Final Exams |
January-February | 29-05 | 2026 | End of Term English Proficiency Exam |
February | 6 | 2026 | Final day for thesis defense |
February | 10 | 2026 | Deadline for Submission of Grades |
February | 11-12 | 2026 | Application Period for Re- Sit Exams |
February | 16-17 | 2026 | Fall Semester Re -Sit Exams |
February | 19 | 2026 | Deadline for Submission of Fall Semester Re- Sit Exams Grades |
2023-2024 Deadline for Submission of Incomplete Grades (I) Letter Grade Changes to the Registrar’s Office | |||
February | 23 | 2026 | Deadline for Submission of Graduation Decisions to the Registrar’s Office |
SPRING SEMESTER | |||
February | 16-20 | 2026 | Start of 2025 – 2026 Academic Year Spring Semester Online Course Registrations |
February | 23-27 | 2026 | Course Registration Period (with Advisor) |
Course Confirmation Days | |||
Final day for Department/Programme change applications | |||
February | 23-27 | 2026 | English Placement and Proficiency Exam |
March | 2 | 2026 | Classes Commence |
Late Registration Start (with Penalty) | |||
March | 13 | 2026 | Deadline for Late Registrations (with Penalty) |
March | 19 | 2026 | Eve of Ramadan Bairam |
March | 20-22 | 2026 | Ramadan Bairam |
March | 24 | 2026 | Deadline for Adding / Dropping Courses |
Final Day for Exemption Applications | |||
First day of thesis defense for students who do not register for a course/seminar | |||
April | 23 | 2026 | National Sovereignty and Children’s Day |
April | 24 | 2026 | Deadline for submitting the ‘Thesis Monitoring Committee Appointment Forms’ to the Graduate School for PhD students who will defend their thesis proposals |
Deadline for submitting the ‘PhD qualifying examination application forms’ to the Graduate School for PhD students who will participate in the Proficiency Exam | |||
May | 1 | 2026 | Labour and Spring Day |
May | 11-25 | 2026 | PhD Qualifying Exam Period |
Thesis Monitoring Committee period for students whose thesis topics are approved | |||
May | 19 | 2026 | Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day |
May | 22 | 2026 | Deadline for submitting 2024 – 2025 Summer School Courses to the Graduate School |
May | 25 | 2026 | Final Day to Withdraw |
Last Day for Freeze Registration | |||
Final day for postgraduate students who are at the end of the II. semester to submit their thesis proposal forms to the Ethics Committee | |||
Last Day for Doctoral Students to Apply for Thesis Defense | |||
26 | 2026 | Kurban Bairam Eve | |
May | 27-30 | 2026 | Kurban Bairam |
June | 1 | 2026 | Final day for the Ethics Committee to announce the results of the evaluation of thesis proposals |
Deadline for the submission of thesis advisor assignment forms for graduate students who are at the end of the I. Semester | |||
Deadline for submission of thesis advisor assignment forms for doctoral students who are at the end of the II. Semester | |||
June | 10 | 2026 | Deadline for 2025 – 2026 Summer School Courses to be Entered into the System |
Final day for submitting thesis defense forms of master students to the institute | |||
June | 16 | 2026 | Final Lecture Day |
Deadline for submitting thesis proposal forms of graduate students who are at the end of the II. semester to the institute | |||
Deadline for submitting thesis proposal forms of doctoral students who are at the end of the III.semester to the Graduate School | |||
Final day of submission of PhD Proficiency reports to the Graduate School | |||
Final Day for Submission of Doctoral Thesis Monitoring Reports to the Graduate School | |||
June | 18-25 | 2026 | Spring Term Final Exams |
June | 18-25 | 2026 | End of Term English Proficiency Exam |
June | 25 | 2026 | Final Day for Thesis Defense |
June | 30 | 2026 | Deadline for Submission of Grades |
July | 1-3 | 2026 | Application Period for Re-Sit Exams |
July | 7-8 | 2026 | Spring Semester Re- Sit Exams |
July | 10 | 2026 | Deadline for Submission of Spring Semester Re-Sit Exams Grades |
2025-2026 Deadline for Submission of Spring Term Incomplete Grades (I) Letter Grade Changes to Registrar’s Office | |||
July | 15 | 2026 | Deadline for Submission of Graduation Decisions to the Registrar’s Office |
SUMMER SCHOOL | |||
July | 13-17 | 2026 | Course Registration Period (with Advisor) |
Course Confirmation Days | |||
July | 21 | 2026 | Classes Commence |
First Day Of Late Registration (With Penalty) | |||
July | 27 | 2026 | Last Day for Late Registration (With Penalty) |
August | 1 | 2026 | National Holiday |
August | 10 | 2026 | Last Day for Withdrawal |
August | 25 | 2026 | Deadline for Submission of Courses to be Offered in Fall Semester 2026–2027 to the Graduate School |
August | 30 | 2026 | National Holiday (Victory Day) |
September | 7 | 2026 | Last Day of Classes |
September | 8-10 | 2026 | Summer School Final Exam Period |
End of Term English Language Proficiency Test | |||
September | 9 | 2026 | 2026 – 2027 Last Day for Entering Courses to be Offered in the Fall Semester |
September | 14 | 2026 | Last Day for the Submission of Summer School Grades to the Student Affairs |
Last Day for Changing Summer School ‘Incomplete’ (I) Grades, Letter Grade Changes Submission to the Student Affairs | |||
September | 17 | 2026 | Last Day for Submission of the Graduation Decision to the Student Affairs |