Although Istanbul Kent University is not yet an official partner in the Bologna Process; it acknowledges the importance of the standardization of the Bologna Process, and the ECTS credit system for the European Higher Education Area; and for this reason, Istanbul Kent University has adopted and applying the ECTS credit system. The calculation and implementation of the ECTS credits are agreed upon the Regulations of the University by the University Senate; and have been organized considering the ECTS Guide and the TYYÇ (Turkish Higher Education Qualifications Framework) as follows:

The total credits of courses required to be taken in one academic year is 60 ECTS, and the total credits of courses required to be taken in one semester is 30 ECTS.

1 ECTS is considered to be 30 hours of workload. Hence;

One academic year is accepted to be 60 ECTS*30 hours=1800 hours of workload, and one semester is accepted to be 30 ECTS*30 hours=900 hours of workload.

The ECTS academic credit system applied in our University is as follows:

MASTER’S DEGREE (LEVEL 7- ACCORDING TO TURKISH HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK)

Master’s with Project:

DURATION (YEAR): 1,5

TOTAL ECTS EQUIVALENT CREDITS: (YEAR x 60 ECTS EQUIVALENT): 70 (30 + 30 + 10)

STUDENTS’ TOTAL WORKLOAD: (HOURS) (1 ECTS EQUIVALENT CREDIT = 30 HOURS): 2.100 hours workload

Master’s with Dissertation:

DURATION (YEAR): 2

TOTAL ECTS EQUIVALENT CREDITS: (YEAR x 60 ECTS EQUIVALENT): 120 (30 + 30 + 60)

STUDENTS’ TOTAL WORKLOAD: (HOURS) (1 ECTS EQUIVALENT CREDIT = 30 HOURS): 3.600 hours workload

BACHELOR’S DEGREE (LEVEL 6-ACCORDING TO TURKISH HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK)

DURATION (YEAR): 4

TOTAL ECTS EQUIVALENT CREDITS: (YEAR x 60 ECTS EQUIVALENT): 240

STUDENTS’ TOTAL WORKLOAD: (HOURS) (1 ECTS EQUIVALENT CREDIT = 30 HOURS): 7.200 hours workload

SHORT-PROGRAMS (LEVEL 5-ACCORDING TO TURKISH HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK)

DURATION (YEAR): 2

TOTAL ECTS EQUIVALENT CREDITS: (YEAR x 60 ECTS EQUIVALENT): 120

STUDENTS’ TOTAL WORKLOAD: (HOURS) (1 ECTS EQUIVALENT CREDIT = 30 HOURS): 3.600 hours workload

Credit/hour load and ECTS workload of courses:

1. Couse load is described in two ways: credit/hour load, and ECTS workload. Credit/hour load is a value determined based on the weekly; theoretical, laboratory, and classroom hours of a course. ECTS workload is a value determined based on the load of that course requires at school and as individual/group study etc. outside school hours, and recommended as 30 ECTS equivalent workload per semester.

• One hour of weekly theoretical class is 1 credit, and one hour of practice of laboratory is 0.5 credit.
• 1 ECTS workload is assumed to be 30 hours of work in one semester.
• Credit load and ECTS workload of other education activities such as; workshop, studio, on site practice, and practical training are determined by the University Senate, with the recommendations of respective boards.
• Credit/hour load of all activities, except for the theoretical part, may not be higher than 4.

1. The normal semester/academic year course load a student can take in one semester/academic year is recommended by the boards of respective faculties, institutes, and vocational schools; and decided by the University Senate. Non-credit courses are not included in the semester/academic year course load. Course loads of certificate-based courses, and similar not-in the undergraduate curriculum courses of a department; is not counted in students’ semester/academic year course load. Certificate courses, and courses taken from similar programs may not be transferred to undergraduate/associate degree minor and major programs.
2. Associate degree and undergraduate programs of each academic year are decided by the University Senate, after approvals of respective boards, until the end of May of the previous academic year.
3. Semester/academic year of a student is determined based on the semester/academic year to which the student is registered in the associate degree or the undergraduate program.
4. Maximum credit/hour course load of a student for each semester is the highest credit/hour load available for one semester in any program of such student’s faculty.
5. The course load that a student can take in one semester/academic year may be reduced with the student’s will, academic advisor’s recommendation, and approval of the head of the related department, if it is necessary due to the student’s weekly schedule or any valid and justified excuse.
6. Students can increase their semester/academic year course load by 3 credits or one course if their Grade Point Average is minimum 3.50; or by maximum 6 credits or two courses if their Grade Point Average is above 3.75.
7. Exempted courses may not be repeated for increasing the grades.
8. Students can take maximum three courses with maximum 10 credit/hour course load during the Summer-term. Courses taken outside the institution are also subject to this condition.