Tuition Fee Collection Process & Refund Policy
The University collects 1000 USD as the down payment that is deducted from the tuition fee after full registration. The down payment is refunded only upon documented visa refusal. Refund procedure takes up to 6 weeks after receiving refund petition with supporting documents.
Collection of Tuition Fees – Associate/Vocational and Bachelor Degree
International Students who are getting registered for Associate Degree, Bachelor degree and Post Graduate without Thesis are supposed to pay the entire tuition fee at the moment of registration. Upon demand; annual tuition fee can be paid in two installments (%50+%50); first at the time of registration and the second at the beginning of following academic term.
Collection of Tuition Fees – Master’s Degree
International Students who are getting registered for Master’s Degree with or without Thesis are supposed to pay the entire tuition fee at the moment of registration. Upon demand; program’s tuition fee can be paid in two installments (50% + 50%); the first installment at the moment of registration and the second at the beginning of the following academic term.
Collection of Tuition Fees – PhD Degree
International students who are getting registered for PhD degree are supposed to deposit the entire tuition fee at the moment of registration. However, upon demand; 35 % of the tuition fee can be paid at the moment of registration and the rest (66 %) can be paid at the beginning of following academic term.
Collection of tuition fees: Extension of Studies
If international students continue study beyond the designated period of the program a continuation fee is collected for every authorized extension until they are graduated. The continuation fee is calculated per credit. Annual credit fee is determined by the University as TRY and it is converted to USD for international students. If international students choose to study double major and registers in a second program, after the legal period of the first program, the course fee is determined according to credit numbers taken per semester and paid at the beginning of the related academic term.
Refunds after Withdrawal
If students drop out after registration; below-mentioned deduction rates apply in refund of tuition fees:
• If a student withdraws in the first week of academic term 10%
• If a student withdraws in the second week of academic term 20%
• If a student withdraws in the third week of academic term 50% of the annual tuition
• For the withdrawals in and after the fourth week of academic term, students do not get any refunds.
For the students who are registered after the official beginning date of the academic term; beginning date is accepted as the registration date. International students who cannot complete their studies due to equivalency or recognition problems cannot get refunds for the studied terms but if paid, the University refunds the tuition fee of the future terms. International students who are deregistered due to disciplinary causes cannot get any refunds for the studied terms or the term in which disciplinary act occurred but if paid, the University refunds the tuition fee for future terms.
