Faculty of Communication Sciences | Department of Public Relations and Advertising | Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

A variety of assessment methods such as mid-term(s), assignment(s), exercise(s), project(s), practice(s), and a final exam are implemented in the programme. Assessment methods may include classical test(s), multiple-choice test(s), homework(s), performance evaluation(s), and product evaluation(s). In order to graduate from the programme, cumulative GPA must be minimum 2.00. A course grade is constituted by evaluating the above stated elements and given by using letters. Letter grades and their associated coefficients are as follows;

A minimum of one mid-term and final written exam are made per each course for the evaluation purposes. However they would be realized as an applied study or be delivered verbally in the circumstance of acceptance by the board of concerned faculty unit. The examination dates are determined by the board of concerned faculty unit and announced to the students two weeks prior to the exams.The success of the student is determined according to the mid-term and final exam grades together with the condition examination if applicable. The grades during a term are determined in accordance with the assignments, applied studies or other practical course work together with a minimum of one mid-term exam.In case of absence during an exam with a legitimate excuse accepted by the university senate a makeup exam is made with the decision of the concerned faculty unit in the credit system.Students requesting a makeup exam have to apply by a petition submitted to the head of the concerned faculty unit with a document indicating their excuse five days prior to the announced exam date.The weighing of grading elements such as examinations, projects, assignments etc. are determined by the course instructor and submitted to the department head and announced to the participants during the first two weeks of classes. The weighing of grading elements excluding final examination should remain in a minimum rate of 0 and/or a maximum of `. Total evaluation of a grade will be assessed by the instructor (as a letter grade such as AA, AB, BB etc.) in accordance with the grade point average of the total amount of students participated in the course.

Grade	Coefficient
AA	4,0
AB	3,7
BA	3,3
BB	3,0
BC	2,7
CB	2,3
CC	2,0
CD	1,7
DC	1,3
DD	1,0
FF	0,0