Double Major & Minor Program

Double Major Program (DMP): a program that enables students who successfully carry out undergraduate programs to attend a second undergraduate or associate degree program that they are interested in and take a bachelor's degree simultaneously in a second undergraduate program they are interested in.

Minor Program: a program that enables students who successfully carry out their undergraduate programs to take a course and receive a certificate in a second undergraduate program they are interested in.

Double Major / Minor processes are carried out within the scope of "Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Credit Transfer between Double Major, Minor, and Minor Institutions " and Üsküdar University Double Major Program Directive and Minor Program Directive.

Application Requirements (DMP)

  1. The student can apply to the second major diploma program at the beginning of the third and fifth semester at the earliest of the major undergraduate diploma program (once a year) and at the beginning of the third semester at the latest.
  2. To apply; students must have their cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25 out of 4.00 and students must be in the top twenty percent in terms of success in the relevant class of the major degree programs.
  3. To be able to apply for a double major degree program, the student must complete all the courses he/she has received in his / her major diploma program until the semester he/she has applied.
  4. Those who hold a minimum score of not less than the base score for which the cumulative grade point average in the major program which is 3.25 but falls short in the top 20% of the students in the related class of the major program are eligible to apply for a double major program.

Application Requirements (Minor)

  1. The students can apply to a minor program; the earliest at the beginning of their 3rd semester and the latest at the beginning of their 6th semester of their major programs.
  2. Students must have their cumulative grade point average minimum of 3.00 out of 4.00.
  3. Students who have completed all credited courses in the undergraduate program may apply to the minor program.

The departments that can be done as a minor at the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry of our University are as follows.

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Psychology
Psychology (English)
Sociology

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Computer Engineering (English)
Bioengineering (English)
Software Engineering (English)
Forensic Science (Turkish)

Faculty of Health Sciences
Occupational Health and Safety
Health Management
Social Work

Double Major Disenrollment

Students will be disenrolled from DMP in the following cases:

a) During the double major education, the GPA in the major program may decrease up to 2.50 for one time. The registration of students whose GPA falls below 2.72 for the second time is deleted from the double major.
b) Students who do not get enrolled two semesters consecutively in a double major program will be disenrolled.
c) Students who are disenrolled from DMP cannot reapply to DMP.

Double Major Additional Period

The duration of education of students who have earned the right to graduate from the program of the major diploma but cannot finish the second major diploma program is the maximum indicated in paragraph (c) of Article 44 of Law No. 2547 from the year of enrollment in the second major diploma program. (Article 44/c: They have to complete their undergraduate programs, which last for at least four years and at most seven years).

Minor Disenrollment

The students' registration is deleted from the minor program in the following cases:

a) For the student to continue his / her minor program, the grade average in the main program must be at least 2.30. The student who cannot provide this requirement is deleted from the minor program.

b) The student who does not register for two semesters in the minor program will be deleted from the minor program.

Minor Additional Period

Students who have earned the right to graduate from the major program but cannot finish the minor program can be extended to two semesters with the decision of the Board of Directors of the relevant faculty.

Graduation

For the student to graduate from the double major program, the GPA must be at least 2.50. Students who complete the minor program with a GPA of at least 2.00 are given a "Minor Certificate".
With respect to the Senate decision of our University, it has been decided to make Double Major applications once a year at the beginning of the academic year in undergraduate departments.

Last Application Date: It is stated in the Academic Calendar.

Click here for the DMP table according to the departments. click

Click here for the Minor Program Table according to the sections.

Click for double major application. click

Click for minor application. click

Application Deadline: 20 September 2024