Graduation Requirements
· To successfully complete the undergraduate program in the Department of Political Science and International Relations and to graduate, students must complete a total of 240 ECTS, which includes 125 ECTS from compulsory courses, 20 ECTS in a second foreign language, and 95 ECTS from other elective courses in the curriculum and must have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 on a 4.00 scale.
· When selecting courses, students are advised to give priority to the compulsory and elective courses offered during the current term. If there are any courses that were not taken, dropped, or failed in previous terms, students should prioritize retaking those courses. Only after completing and passing all such courses can students, with the approval of their advisor, take courses from upper levels.
· Students must choose a second foreign language and pass the four semesters (Second Foreign Language I, II, III, and IV) of the language that they have chosen.
· Students must take the POLS/IR 200 “Internship Practicum” course and complete their mandatory internship of at least 20 working days under the conditions set by the Department.
· Undergraduate students who enrolled in 2019 and thereafter must take at least one course, with a minimum of 4 ECTS and not exceeding 30 ECTS, from approved edX, Coursera, or other massive open online course (MOOC) platforms during their undergraduate studies.