2005-2006 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
FALL SEMESTER

August 31 - September 3, 2005

REGISTRATION FOR NEW STUDENTS (students qualifying ÖSS and international students)

September 4, 2005 (13:30)

METU ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM FIRST STAGE

September 7, 2005 (13:30)

METU ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM SECOND STAGE

September 8, 2005 (9:30)

Department of Basic English PLACEMENT EXAMINATION

September 9-10, 2005

Orientation days for all new students

September 12, 2005

Last day to pay tuition fees

September 13-15, 2005

INTERACTIVE REGISTRATION and ADVISOR APPROVALS (All students)

September 15, 2005

CLASSES BEGIN

September 23, 2005

Last day to pay the TUITION FEES with fine

September 24-25, 2005

IS 100 Exemption Examination

September 26-30, 2005

ADD-DROP, LATE REGISTRATION and ADVISOR APPROVALS

December 25, 2005

Last day to WITHDRAW from courses

December 23, 2005

Last day of classes ( undergraduate and graduate programs)

December 26 2005 – January 8, 2006

FINAL EXAMS (Graduate and undergraduate programs)

January 1, 2006

New Years Holiday

January 6, 2006

Last day of classes (Department of Basic English)

SPRING SEMESTER AND SUMMER SEMESTER

January 20, 2006 (13:30)

METU ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM, First Stage

January 24, 2006 ( 13:30 ) METU ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM, Second Stage
January 31, 2006 Last day to pay TUITION FEES

February 1-3, 2006

REGISTRATION and ADVISOR APPROVALS (All students)

February 6, 2006

CLASSES BEGIN

February 10, 2006

Last day to pay TUITION FEES with fine

February 11-12, 2006

IS 100 Exemption Examination

February 13-17, 2006

ADD-DROP, LATE REGISTRATION and ADVISOR APPROVALS

April 14, 2006

Last day to WITHDRAW from courses

May 12, 2006

Last day of classes, undergraduate, graduate programs

May 26, 2006

METU DAY

May 15-27, 2006

FINAL EXAMS (Graduate and undergraduate programs)

June 2, 2006

Last day of classes (Department of Basic English)

June 9, 2006 (13:30)

METU ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM First Stage (students of Basic English Department, applicants of graduate programs and applicants accepted to graduate programs conditionally)

June 13, 2006 (13:30)

METU ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM Second Stage

June 9, 2006

The last day to pay TUITION FEES for Summer Semester

June 10, 2006

Graduation ceremony

June 12-14, 2006

Registration and advisor approvals for Summer Semester

June 12-14, 2006

Last day to pay tuition fees for SUMMER SCHOOL (students of DEPARTMENT OF BASIC ENGLISH)

June 26- July 21, 2006

SUMMER SCHOOL, Department of Basic English

June 19 – July 28, 2005

SUMMER SCHOOL Undergraduate and graduate programs

July 24, 2006 (13:30)

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM First Stage (for the Summer School students of Basic English Department )

July 26, 2006 (13:30)

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM Second Stage