F Letter Grade and U Replacement

Dear Students,

In addition to the previously announced Spring 2020 course grading rules (https://apdd.ku.edu.tr/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/6_AK_02042020_Karar-1.pdf), at the Academic Council meeting dated 5 June 2020, it was unanimously decided that an F letter grade may be be posted as a “U” grade only within the framework of the following rules:

In cases where the overall grade for the course in Spring 2020 semester is “F” for undergraduate and Graduate School of Business students:

• If it was the first time the student has taken the course, the ‘F’ grade will be replaced by ‘’U’’ grade automatically,
• If the course was taken prior to Spring 2020 semester:

i-) If the previous letter grade was ‘‘F’’, the system will not allow ‘’U’’ to be posted as the overall grade. However, within the framework of our existing course repeat policy, the former ‘’F’’ letter grade will be replaced with the latter ‘’F’’ grade.

ii-) If the course was completed previously with a passing grade, the system will not allow ‘’U’’ to be posted as the overall grade. However, within the framework of our existing course repeat policy, only the highest letter grade will be counted toward GPA while the lower letter grades will not.

In cases where the overall letter grade for a course in Spring 2020 is C- or below for all remaining graduate students:

• If this was the first time the student has taken the course, the grade will be replaced by ‘’U’’ automatically,
• If the course was taken before prior to Spring 2020 semester:

i-) If the previous letter grade was ‘‘C-’’or below, the system will not allow ‘’U’’ to be posted as the overall grade. However, within the framework of our existing course repeat policy, the higher (better) letter grade will count towards GPA.

ii-) If the course was completed previously with a passing grade, the system will not allow ‘’U’’ to be posted as the overall grade. However, within the framework of our existing course repeat policy, only the highest letter grade will be counted toward GPA while the lower letter grades will not.

You can access our Frequently Asked Question regarding this process via the link https://www.registrar.ku.edu.tr/duyurular. Should you have any further inquiries, feel free to direct them to registrar@ku.edu.tr .

Best wishes,

Registrar’s and Student Affairs Directorate