Student Guide
Admissions of undergraduate and graduate students from first point-of-contact until their official registration at UNYT by respecting the directives of the Ministry of Education.
APPLICATION FOLDER
The application folder needs to contain the following supporting documentation:
A complete application form.
Two letters of recommendation.
An officialcopy of your High School Diploma.
A certifiedcopy of your I.D. card or valid passport.
Six recent passport-size photographs.
English languageaptitude certification.
Academic Petitions
Students are encouraged to report any infringements of quality standards or any other matter of dispute, grievance, or concern to them through filing an Academic Petition. Academic petitions are handled initially by a Department Head (where appropriate) and subsequently by the Academic Petitions Committee. and their outcomes and reasons for the decisions are written to students.
The Student Affairs Office of the University of New York
It offers services that aim to improve the student’s on-campus experience, support their creativity and ambitions, as well as offer solutions to various problems the student might face.
If you are planning to study at UNYT or if you are a student here, the Student Affairs Office is always happy to help you out with your queries.
Multicultural Services
Multicultural services provide support and programs to create an environment of respect and affirmation for students of multiple cultural identities. The support extends to the point of documentation recognition process during their application period, as well as orientation regarding the on-campus and off-campus activities such as entertainment, transportation, dining, housing etc.
English Proficiency Services
English Proficiency services provide the students with the opportunity to obtain a certificate of English efficiency in collaboration with the British Council as well as orient them to ESL (English as a Second Language) intensive courses if their English knowledge is below the necessary level of B2 level.
Student Activities
Student Activities provide support to the students and the Student Union with various activities by being a bridge between their requests and the approval of the Rector, as well as collaborate with the Dean of Students regarding the annual Student Union Elections.
ESL PROGRAM
UNYT requires students to provide an appropriate English language certificate as required by the Ministry of Education, Sports, and Youth bylaws with a level of at least B1/B2. Otherwise, UNYT students must attend an English as a Second Language (ESL) program.
Payment of the ESL program is 900 € per semester
Foreign Language Credits. Foreign Language skills are an essential part of a student’s university education, and all students are required to become proficient (minimum of B1 Level) in at least one foreign language. Upon demonstration of certified aptitude in a foreign language, UNYT-ESC students are awarded:
Level Credits Introductory (A2)3 2 Intermediate (B1 or B2) 4 Advanced (C1 or C2) 6
Foreign language credits will not be given for English, as the language of instruction at UNYT is English. Language credits will not be given to master a language that is the student’s mother tongue. Students must declare no less than one mother tongue. Bilingual students can declare one of their languages as their mother tongue. The university reserves the right to verify the proficiency of the student’s declared mother tongue. No more than 12 foreign language credits will be calculated towards a student’s graduation degree plan (although it is understood that some majors have fewer than 12 elective credits).
COURSE REGISTRATION AND ADD & DROP PERIOD
Students choose the course of their option with the help of their advisor every semester. In theAdd & Drop period (i.e. the first ten days of the semester): students can add/or drop a course through a form filled out at the Records Office. No request for a drop or add will be accepted after the deadline. Students are advised to plan their course schedule carefully during registration to avoid disappointment, as substitutions (add/drop) are subject to the availability of classes.
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (G.P.A.)
Semester and cumulative grade point averages (G.P.A.), the basis for assessing a student’s academic standing and graduation eligibility, are derived as follows. Each credit is graded “A.” “F” is given a corresponding numerical value called “quality points”. The G.P.A. is determined by dividing the credits grade “A” through “F” into the number of quality points earned. The semester G.P.A. includes just the credits and quality points of that semester. The cumulative G.P.A. is based on the total of all semesters.
For further information, contact the Records Office. The semester and cumulative average of students in the MSc in Law program are rendered in percentages.
ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance and active class participation are essential to the academic process and assessment. No excuse for absence will exempt a student from completion of all assigned work for each class. Students who are absent more than 20% of the total hours of each semester (i.e. 9 hours for a three-credit course; 12 hours for a four-credit course) may be required to withdraw from the course
“INCOMPLETE” GRADES
The “I” (Incomplete) is received at the discretion of the instructor and the request of the student only when the student has completed at least three-quarters of the required work for a course and where a personal emergency prevents the student from finishing the work on schedule. The student must complete the course by the middle of the semester, following the award of an Incomplete grade or the “I” will be converted automatically, without any notification, to an “F”. To request an Incomplete grade, both the instructor and the student fill out the Incomplete Form at the Records Office
EXAMINATIONS AND MAKE-UPEXAMINATIONS
Examinations are required in all courses. Absences from these examinations except for serious reasons are acceptable to the instructor and the Department’s Head or Dean may result in the failure in the course. A student who had severe reasons be absent from a final examination maybe permitted to write a make-up examination only on the recommendation of the instructor and with the permission of the Academic Petitions Committee. A student who wishes to make up an examination must submit the Make-Up Exam Form, signed by their instructor, to the office of the Department Head or Dean within three days of the final examination of the particular course. In such a case, the student is required to pay the make-up exam fee.
GRADE REPORTSAND GRADE CHANGES
Grades are communicated to students at the end of each semester. Grades are not given out over the telephone. All the instructors must submit signed copies of final grades to the Records Office within a week after the end of final examinations. A reported grade may be changed only if a computing or recording error has occurred. The instructor must submit a certification of such error in writing, approved by the Dean, to the Records Office.
