Principles for the Establishment and Implementation of Graduate Education Programs
Application for Doctoral and Proficiency in Arts Programs
ARTICLE 13 – (1) The conditions for applying to doctoral and proficiency in arts programs are as follows:
a) Applicants must have a master's degree with thesis or an integrated doctorate/proficiency in arts program bachelor's degree.
b) Applicants applying to the doctoral/proficiency in arts program with a bachelor's degree must have a minimum GPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 or an equivalent score.
c) Applicants who have completed their bachelor's or master's programs abroad must obtain a YÖK equivalency certificate.
ç) Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from medical, dentistry, veterinary, or pharmacy faculties with preparatory classes lasting at least ten semesters, or have gained specialization authority in a laboratory field according to the principles set by the Ministry of Health.
d) Applicants must have a minimum ALES score determined by the Senate, not less than 55, or an equivalent score from an exam recognized by YÖK.
e) The ALES certificate must be valid within its validity period.
f) Applicants applying to the doctoral program with a bachelor's degree must have an ALES score of at least 80 in the relevant score type of the program they are applying to, as determined by the Senate.
g) For student admissions to the main art branches in conservatories and faculties of fine arts, an ALES score is not required. However, the ALES requirement and minimum score can be determined by Senate decision.
ğ) Applicants applying to the proficiency in arts program, except for graduates of equivalent programs from faculties of fine arts, conservatories, or other faculties, must have an ALES verbal score of at least 55. Applicants applying with a bachelor's degree must have an ALES verbal score of at least 80, as determined by the Senate.
h) Applicants must have a score of at least 55 from a central foreign language examination accepted by YÖK in one of the following languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, or an equivalent score from an international language examination accepted by ÖSYM. If necessary, the Senate may decide to increase these minimum scores based on the program requirements.
ı) Applicants whose field of doctoral study is related to a foreign language must have a score of at least 80 in that language from central foreign language examinations accepted by YÖK or an equivalent score from an international examination accepted by ÖSYM.
Application, Evaluation, and Admission to Basic Medical Sciences Doctoral Programs
ARTICLE 14 – (1) The conditions for applying to the basic medical sciences doctoral programs are as follows:
a) Graduates of medical, veterinary, and dentistry faculties must have a bachelor's degree, while graduates of other faculties must have a master's degree.
b) Graduates of medical faculties must have at least 50 TUS Basic Medical Score or at least 55 ALES quantitative score. The type and level of scores required for applications are determined by the Senate. The basic medical score is calculated by multiplying 0.7 by the standard score obtained from the Basic Medical Sciences Test-1 section of TUS and 0.3 by the standard score obtained from the Clinical Medical Sciences Test.
c) Non-medical graduates must have at least 55 ALES quantitative score or a score determined by the Senate.
ç) Reference letters, a composition stating the reasons for pursuing a doctorate, international standard examinations, and other documents required during application will be determined by the Senate and announced at the beginning of each application period.
d) For admission to the doctoral programs in basic medical sciences, applicants must have a minimum score of 55 from central foreign language examinations accepted by YÖK or an equivalent score from international language examinations accepted by ÖSYM. The Senate may decide to increase these minimum scores based on the requirements of the program.
(2) The evaluation and admission conditions are as follows:
a) Unless the Senate decides that the ranking for the relevant application period will be based solely on the basic medical score or ALES score, the ranking is made by jointly evaluating the basic medical score or ALES score (at least 50%), bachelor's and/or master's GPA, and the result of scientific evaluation and/or interview. Candidates up to twice the number of available positions are invited to the interview based on the ranking without including the interview score. All candidates with the same score at the end of the ranking are invited to the interview.
b) For graduates of medical, veterinary, and dentistry faculties, the ranking is based on the basic medical score or ALES score (at least 50%), bachelor's and/or master's GPA, and the result of scientific evaluation and/or interview, unless the Senate decides otherwise. If the Senate does not decide otherwise for the relevant period, the ALES or TUS basic medical score is given 50% weight, the master's score is given 20% weight, and the scientific evaluation and/or interview score is given 30% weight. The minimum calculated score for admission must be at least 70, and the ranking is made accordingly. Evaluations are made out of a total of 100 points.
c) Unless the ranking of applicants who are not graduates of medical, veterinary, and dentistry faculties is decided by the Senate to be based solely on the ALES score, admission ranking is determined by considering at least 50% ALES score, bachelor's and/or master's grade point average, and the results of scientific evaluation and/or interview. Unless the Senate decides otherwise for the relevant term, 50% of the ALES score, 20% of the bachelor's and/or master's grade point average, and 30% of the scientific evaluation and/or interview score are taken into account for weighting. A minimum score of 70 is required for admission, and the ranking is done accordingly. Evaluations are made out of a total of 100 points. If a reference letter and a composition stating the reasons for pursuing a doctorate and the applicant's goals are requested during the application, an oral evaluation will be conducted considering these documents.
ç) In the event of a tie, priority among candidates is determined by, respectively, ALES or equivalent exam score or basic medical score, bachelor's and/or master's grade point average, or higher foreign language exam score.
d) In fractional grades, five decimal places are taken into account.
Doctoral Program
Objective
ARTICLE 33 – (1) The objectives of the doctoral program are as follows:
a) To provide the student with the ability to conduct independent research in the relevant field, to examine scientific phenomena from a broad and in-depth perspective, to interpret them, and to reach new syntheses.
b) To ensure that the thesis to be prepared as a result of the doctoral study contributes to science by introducing a novelty, developing a new scientific method, or applying an existing method to a new field.
Scope
ARTICLE 34 – (1) The principles regarding the scope of the doctoral program are as follows:
a) The doctoral program for students admitted with a master's degree with thesis consists of at least 240 ECTS credits, including a minimum of seven courses, a seminar, a qualifying exam, a thesis proposal, and a thesis study, with a total of at least 21 credits and no less than 60 ECTS for one academic year, and no more than 30 credits for the Institute of Social Sciences. In addition, it is mandatory to publish a certain number of full-text original articles as determined by the Senate.
b) The doctoral program for students admitted with a bachelor's degree consists of at least 300 ECTS credits, including a minimum of fourteen courses, a seminar, a qualifying exam, a thesis proposal, and a thesis study, with no less than 42 credits. In addition, it is mandatory to publish a certain number of full-text original articles as determined by the Senate.
(2) Doctoral courses may be selected, with the proposal of the department chair and the decision of the institute's administrative board, from doctoral courses offered at other higher education institutions, with a maximum of two courses for students admitted with a master's degree and a maximum of four courses for those admitted with a bachelor's degree. These courses are counted towards the credit load.
(3) Undergraduate courses are not counted towards the course load or doctoral credits.
(4) Doctoral programs cannot be offered as evening education.
Duration
ARTICLE 35 – (1) The duration of the doctoral program, excluding the time spent in scientific preparation, is eight semesters for those admitted with a master's degree with thesis, starting from the semester when the courses related to the program they are registered in are offered, regardless of whether they enroll in each semester, with a maximum completion period of twelve semesters; for those admitted with a bachelor's degree, the duration is ten semesters, with a maximum completion period of fourteen semesters.
(2) The maximum duration for successfully completing the credit courses is four semesters for those admitted with a master's degree with thesis and six semesters for those admitted with a bachelor's degree. Students who fail to complete their credit courses within this period or fail to achieve the minimum overall grade point average required by the University will be dismissed from the institute.
(3) Students who have successfully completed their credit courses, passed the qualifying exam, and had their thesis proposal accepted but failed to complete their thesis work within the twelve or fourteen semesters specified in the first paragraph will be dismissed from the program.
(4) Students admitted to the doctoral program with a bachelor's degree who fail to complete their credit courses and/or thesis work within the maximum duration, or who fail in the doctoral thesis, will be awarded a non-thesis master's degree, provided they have fulfilled the credit load, project, and other requirements for the non-thesis master's program, upon their request.
Appointment of Thesis Advisor
ARTICLE 36 – (1) The institute department chair proposes a faculty member of the University staff as a thesis advisor for each student, and the institute's administrative board appoints the advisor. The appointment of the thesis advisor must be made no later than the end of the first semester.
(2) The thesis advisor is selected from among faculty members who meet the qualifications determined by the Senate. If there is no faculty member at the University who meets the required qualifications, an advisor from another higher education institution may be appointed by the institute's administrative board, within the framework of the principles determined by the Senate. In doctoral programs, faculty members must have successfully supervised at least one master's thesis to be eligible to supervise a doctoral thesis. If the nature of the thesis study requires more than one thesis advisor, the second advisor, who must hold at least a doctoral degree, may be appointed from outside the University staff.
(3) Upon the student's or advisor's justified written request, the advisor may be changed during the course or thesis phase with the proposal of the department chair in the Institute of Social Sciences and with the proposal of the department council in the Institutes of Education, Science, and Health Sciences, and the decision of the institute's administrative board.
Doctoral Qualifying Exam
ARTICLE 37 – (1) The qualifying exam assesses the student's ability to think scientifically, their comprehension level of scientific methods, and their knowledge of fundamental subjects and concepts related to the department in which they are pursuing their doctorate, as well as their ability to conduct independent research.
(2) After successfully completing their courses and seminar, students may take the proficiency exam by the end of the following semester. However, students admitted with a master's degree must take the proficiency exam no later than the end of the fifth semester, and students admitted with a bachelor's degree must take it no later than the end of the seventh semester.
(3) Proficiency exams are organized and conducted by five main and two substitute jury members, recommended by the department head and approved by the institute's administrative board. At least two members of the exam jury must be from another higher education institution. The institute's administrative board decides whether the advisor has voting rights. If the advisor does not have voting rights, the jury consists of six faculty members. Department heads must submit the proficiency/preliminary proficiency jury recommendations to the institute one month before the exam. Proficiency exam meetings are open to the participation of academic staff, graduate students, and experts in the field as observers. However, observers may not ask questions. After the completion of the exam, the jury decides by an absolute majority whether the candidate is successful or unsuccessful in a closed session. The doctoral proficiency exam result report and exam documents are submitted to the institute by the department head within three days following the thesis exam.
(4) The proficiency exam is held within one month following the notification of the department by the institute's administrative board.
(5) The proficiency exam consists of two parts: written and oral. To be considered successful in the written exam, students must score at least 75 out of 100, provided that they pass the oral exam. The questions asked during the oral exam are recorded. A student who fails the written exam is not allowed to take the oral exam. A student who fails the oral exam is considered unsuccessful in the proficiency exam.
(6) A student who fails the proficiency exam retakes the exam in the following semester for the failed part(s). A student who fails this exam again is dismissed from the doctoral program.
(7) A student may take the proficiency exam a maximum of twice in one year.
(8) The jury may recommend that a student who has passed the proficiency exam take additional courses on subjects deemed deficient, provided that the total credit amount does not exceed one-third of the total credits, even if the student has completed their course load.
Thesis Monitoring Committee
ARTICLE 38 – (1) For a student who has passed the proficiency exam, a thesis monitoring committee is formed within one month based on the advisor's recommendation, the department head's proposal, and the decision of the institute's administrative board. If there is a difference between the advisor's recommendation and the department head's proposal, the department council's decision is applied.
(2) The thesis monitoring committee consists of three faculty members. One of the two members, apart from the advisor, is selected from the same department, and the other member is selected from different departments. If one of the committee members leaves for any reason, a new member is appointed. If there is a second thesis advisor, they may participate in committee meetings but cannot be a committee member.
(3) In subsequent terms following the establishment of the thesis monitoring committee, changes in committee membership may be made with the advisor's recommendation, the department head's proposal, and the decision of the institute's administrative board.
Thesis Proposal Defense
ARTICLE 39 – (1) A student who has successfully completed the doctoral proficiency/preliminary proficiency exam must defend their thesis proposal, which includes the purpose, method, and work plan of the intended research, orally before the thesis monitoring committee within six months at the latest. The student distributes a written report related to the thesis/preliminary proficiency study proposal to the committee members at least fifteen days before the oral defense.
(2) The thesis monitoring committee meets with the participation of all members and decides by an absolute majority on whether to accept or reject the thesis/preliminary proficiency study proposal. One month is given for corrections. After this period, the decision made by an absolute majority to accept or reject the proposal is submitted to the institute by the department head within three days of the completion of the process, using the relevant form for the doctoral thesis/preliminary proficiency study topic proposal defense and changes.
(3) A student whose thesis/preliminary proficiency study proposal is rejected has the right to choose a new advisor and/or thesis/preliminary proficiency study topic. In such a case, a new thesis monitoring committee may be formed. A student who wishes to continue with the same advisor is re-evaluated for the thesis/preliminary proficiency study proposal defense within three months, while a student who changes their advisor and thesis/preliminary proficiency study topic is re-evaluated within six months. A student whose thesis/preliminary proficiency study proposal is rejected in this defense is dismissed from the university.
(4) For a student whose thesis/preliminary proficiency study proposal is accepted, the thesis monitoring committee meets at least twice a year, once between January-June and once between July-December. The student submits a written report to the committee members at least one month before the meeting date. This report includes a summary of the work done so far and the work plan for the next term. The student's thesis/preliminary proficiency study is evaluated as successful or unsuccessful by the committee. The result is submitted to the institute by the department head with the doctoral thesis monitoring committee report. A student who is found unsuccessful twice consecutively or three times intermittently by the committee is dismissed from the university.
(5) A student who does not participate in the thesis/preliminary proficiency study proposal defense within the period specified in the first paragraph, without a valid excuse, is considered unsuccessful, and their thesis proposal is rejected.
(6) In the case of changes in the topic and/or title during the thesis/preliminary proficiency study phase, the new thesis topic and/or title is submitted to the institute with the recommendation of the thesis monitoring committee, using the relevant form. It is then decided by the department head for the Social Sciences Institute or by the department council for the Institutes of Education, Science, and Health Sciences, and finalized by the institute's administrative board.
Completion of the Doctoral Thesis
ARTICLE 40 – (1) A student in the doctoral/preliminary proficiency program writes the thesis in accordance with the writing rules accepted by the Senate and defends the thesis orally before the jury.
(2) Before the defense of the doctoral thesis, or in the case of revised theses, the student completes the thesis and submits it to the advisor. The advisor submits their opinion that the thesis is defensible, along with the plagiarism software report and the thesis, to the institute. The institute checks the plagiarism software report for the relevant thesis and sends it to the advisor and jury members. If real plagiarism is detected in the report, the thesis is sent to the institute's administrative board with justification for a decision.
(3) In order for the student's thesis/artistic proficiency study to be completed, at least three thesis monitoring committee reports must be submitted.
(4) In order for the candidate to take the defense exam, it is required that an original article related to the thesis/artistic proficiency study topic or the program of the major/art field be published or accepted for publication in journals indexed in international indices. It is not required for the doctoral/artistic proficiency student to be the first author in the publications.
(5) The doctoral thesis/artistic proficiency jury is appointed with the recommendation of the advisor and the head of the major/art field department and with the approval of the institute's administrative board. The jury consists of five faculty members, including the advisor, three of whom are members of the student's thesis monitoring committee and at least two are from outside the university. The institute's administrative board decides whether the advisor has voting rights. If the advisor does not have voting rights, the jury consists of six faculty members. Additionally, a second thesis advisor may participate in the jury without voting rights.
(6) The institute sends the assignment letters and theses/artistic proficiency studies to the primary and alternate jury members, and the decision of the institute's administrative board to the head of the major/art field department. The student is also informed in writing. The theses/artistic proficiency studies are promptly delivered to the assigned members by the students, and sent by mail to those appointed from outside.
(7) The jury members convene to examine the student for the thesis/artistic proficiency study within one month at the latest from the date the thesis/artistic proficiency study was delivered to them. The thesis/artistic proficiency study exam consists of the presentation of the thesis/artistic proficiency study followed by a question-and-answer session. The thesis/artistic proficiency study exam is conducted in environments open to the participation of academic staff, graduate students, and experts in the field as listeners. However, listeners cannot ask questions. After the completion of the exam, the jury makes a decision on the thesis by an absolute majority as accept, reject, or revise, in a closed session. This decision, along with the personal reports of the jury members and the joint jury report, and other exam documents if any, are submitted to the institute by the head of the major/art field department within three days following the thesis/artistic proficiency study exam.
(8) The text of the accepted theses/artistic proficiency studies includes the signatures of the jury members on the approval page of the thesis/artistic proficiency study. Those who voted negatively indicate their dissenting opinion and sign the approval page.
(9) If there is a proposal for a change in the title of the thesis/artistic proficiency study by the jury's joint decision during the exam, a form regarding the title change proposal is filled out by the jury and submitted to the institute along with other documents.
(10) The student whose thesis/artistic proficiency study is found unsuccessful and rejected will be dismissed from the institute.
(11) A student who has been given a revision decision for the thesis/artistic proficiency study must defend the revised thesis/artistic proficiency study before the same jury within six months at the latest. If the student is found unsuccessful and the thesis/artistic proficiency study is not accepted as a result of this defense, the student will be dismissed from the institute.
(12) For those admitted to the doctoral program with a bachelor's degree who fail in the thesis/artistic proficiency study, a non-thesis master's diploma is awarded upon their request, in accordance with the fourth paragraph of Article 35.
Principles for Opening and Conducting Graduate Education Programs
Application to Thesis and Non-Thesis Master's Programs
ARTICLE 12 – (1) The principles regarding application to thesis and non-thesis master's programs are as follows:
a) Candidates must hold an undergraduate degree in a field of science or art approved by the head of the major/art field department and the institute's administrative board.
b) For thesis master's programs, candidates are required to have obtained the ALES score determined by the Senate, which must be at least 55 points as set by YÖK or its equivalent. For applications to the graduate programs of major/art fields in faculties of fine arts and conservatories and non-thesis master's programs, the ALES certificate is not required.
c) Students who meet the minimum ALES score requirement of 55, complete a graduate program, and wish to enroll in another graduate program, are exempt from the ALES requirement if they apply no later than one semester after their graduation date.
ç) The ALES certificate must be valid within its validity period.
d) Whether a foreign language requirement will be sought in thesis master's programs, and if so, the level of foreign language proficiency required, is determined by the institute board upon the recommendation of the board of the major/art field department that opened the program and is finalized with the approval of the Senate and announced in the notice. Candidates must obtain the score determined by the Senate in the central foreign language exams accepted by YÖK or international foreign language exams whose equivalence is accepted.
e) A foreign language requirement is not sought in non-thesis master's programs.
f) Students who will study in graduate programs in a foreign language for the Educational Sciences Institute must obtain at least 80 in the foreign language exams conducted by ÖSYM or an equivalent score in international foreign language exams accepted by the ÖSYM management board.
g) All provisions specified in this Regulation are also valid for evening education thesis master's programs. The tuition fee for evening education thesis and non-thesis master's programs is determined by the University Administrative Board.
Thesis Master's Program
Purpose and Scope
ARTICLE 26 – (1) The purpose of the thesis master's program is to enable the student to acquire the ability to conduct scientific research, access new information, evaluate information, interpret, and produce original scientific knowledge.
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(2) The thesis master's program consists of at least 7 courses, a seminar course, and a thesis study, with a total of no less than 21 credits and no more than 30 credits for the Social Sciences Institute. The seminar course and thesis study are non-credit and are evaluated as pass or fail. The thesis master's program consists of at least eight courses, including a seminar course, and a thesis study, with a total of at least 120 ECTS credits, provided that it is not less than 60 ECTS credits in an academic year. In addition, it is obligatory to publish full-text original articles and perform artistic activities based on performance, as determined by the Senate.
(3) A maximum of two courses can be selected from undergraduate courses, provided that they were not taken during undergraduate studies. Additionally, with the recommendation of the department head and approval of the institute's administrative board, a maximum of two courses can be selected from other higher education institutions.
(4) The thesis master's program can be conducted as a second education program.
Duration
ARTICLE 27 – (1) The duration of the thesis master's program, excluding the scientific preparation period, is four semesters starting from the semester when the program courses begin, regardless of whether the student registers for each semester, and the program must be completed within six semesters at most.
(2) Students who fail to successfully complete their credited courses and seminar course within four semesters or fail to meet the University's success conditions/criteria within this period; or those who fail in their thesis work or do not enter the thesis defense within the maximum periods will be dismissed from the University.
Thesis advisor and thesis work
ARTICLE 28 – (1) A thesis advisor for each student must be appointed by the end of the first semester; the thesis topic, which will be determined by the student together with their advisor, must be proposed to the institute by the department head in the Social Sciences Institute and by the department board decision in the Education, Science, and Health Sciences Institutes by the end of the second semester. The thesis advisor and thesis topic proposal become final with the decision of the institute's administrative board.
(2) The thesis advisor is selected from faculty members who meet the qualifications determined by the Senate. If there are no qualified faculty members at the University, a faculty member from another higher education institution may be selected as an advisor by the institute's administrative board within the framework of principles determined by the Senate. In cases where the nature of the thesis work requires more than one thesis advisor, the second thesis advisor may be someone with at least a doctoral degree from outside the University staff.
(3) Upon the justified written request of the student or advisor, during the course or thesis phase, the advisor can be changed with the proposal of the department head in the Social Sciences Institute and the department board in the Education, Science, and Health Sciences Institutes, and with the decision of the institute's administrative board.
(4) If there is a change in the topic and/or title during the thesis phase, the new thesis topic and/or title determined under the supervision of the advisor is submitted to the institute by filling out the relevant form with the proposal of the department head in the Social Sciences Institute and the department board in the Education, Science, and Health Sciences Institutes, and is decided by the administrative board.
(5) The thesis cannot be submitted before at least one semester has passed after the completion of courses.
Completion of the master's thesis
ARTICLE 29 – (1) The completion of the master's thesis is carried out as follows:
a) A student in the thesis master's program writes their results in accordance with the writing rules determined by the Senate and defends their thesis orally before a jury.
b) Before the thesis defense and in theses given corrections, the student completes their thesis and submits it to their advisor. The advisor submits their opinion that the thesis is defensible, along with the plagiarism software program report and the thesis to the institute. The institute checks the plagiarism software program report for the thesis and sends it to the advisor and jury members. If real plagiarism is detected in the report data, the thesis is sent to the institute's administrative board for decision with its justification.
c) The master's thesis jury is appointed with the proposal of the thesis advisor and department head and the approval of the institute's administrative board. The jury consists of three or five faculty members, including the student's thesis advisor and at least one member from outside the University. If the jury consists of three people, the second thesis advisor cannot be a jury member.
ç) Jury members convene within one month at the latest from the date the thesis is delivered to them and take the student to the thesis examination. The thesis examination consists of the presentation of the thesis work and a following question-answer session. In the Faculty of Fine Arts and Conservatory, the thesis work is evaluated based on written text and artistic performance. The thesis examination is conducted in environments open to the participation of faculty members, graduate students, and field experts. However, observers cannot ask questions. After the completion of the examination, the jury decides by majority vote to accept, reject, or correct the thesis in closed session. This decision, along with the personal reports of jury members, the joint jury report, and other examination documents if any, is submitted to the institute within three days following the thesis examination by the department head.
d) If there is a proposal for thesis title change by the joint decision of the jury during the examination, the form regarding the thesis title change proposal is filled out by the jury and submitted to the institute along with other documents.
e) A student whose thesis is found unsuccessful and rejected is dismissed from the University.
f) A student whose thesis is given a correction decision must defend their corrected thesis before the same jury within three months at the latest. A student whose thesis is not accepted and is found unsuccessful after this defense is dismissed from the University.
g) If requested by a student whose thesis is rejected, they may be awarded a non-thesis master's degree provided they have fulfilled the course credit load, project writing, and similar requirements of the non-thesis master's program offered in the same department.
Non-Thesis Master's Program
Purpose and scope
ARTICLE 30 – (1) The purpose of the non-thesis master's program is to provide the student with in-depth professional knowledge and demonstrate how existing knowledge can be used in practice.
(2) The non-thesis master's program consists of at least ten courses and a term project course, totaling no less than 30 credits and 90 ECTS, and for the Social Sciences Institute, no more than 35 credits and 120 ECTS. The student must register for the term project course in the semester when it is taken and submit a written project and/or report at the end of the semester. The term project course is non-credit and is evaluated as successful or unsuccessful.
(3) A maximum of three courses can be selected from undergraduate courses, provided that they were not taken during undergraduate studies.
(4) The non-thesis master's program can also be conducted as a second graduate education program.
Duration
ARTICLE 31 – (1) The duration to complete the non-thesis master's program is at least two semesters and at most three semesters, excluding the scientific preparation period, starting from the semester when the program courses begin, regardless of whether the student registers for each semester. Students who are unsuccessful or cannot complete the program at the end of this period are dismissed from the University.
Advisor appointment
ARTICLE 32 – (1) In the non-thesis master's program, the institute department head determines a faculty member or an instructor with a doctoral degree who meets the qualifications determined by the Senate to provide counseling in course selection and conducting the term project for each student by the end of the first semester at the latest.
