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The Core Program consists of compulsory common courses that all freshmen students attending Kadir Has University must take in addition to their departmental courses.

The courses in Fall Semester are:

• KHAS103: History of Humankind
• KHAS105: Universal Values and Ethics
• TLL101: Türkçe Eleştirel Okuma ve Yazma I
  • TLL103: Introduction to Culture and Society in Turkey I (Compulsory for only international students)

The courses in Spring Semester are:

• KHAS110: Civic Responsibility Project
  • KHAS120: Civic Responsibility Project for International Students (Compulsory for only international students)
• TLL102: Türkçe Eleştirel Okuma ve Yazma II
  • TLL104: Introduction to Culture and Society in Turkey II (Compulsory for only international students)

Students in their 3rd and 4th semesters take the Core Program courses below:

• HST101: History of Modern Turkey I
• HST102: History of Modern Turkey II

In addition to compulsory courses, “Free Elective Courses” with KHAS code are offered in Core Program. Students can take these courses in the Fall and Spring semesters as much as the department curriculum and weekly course schedules allow. Free elective courses offered by Core Program can be viewed at https://core.khas.edu.tr/elective-courses/.

Students who transfer to any department of our university after graduating from other higher education institutions or during their undergraduate studies at other higher education institutions have the right to be exempt from the courses they have previously taken and successfully completed. Course exemption applications are evaluated and decided individually by a committee established within the Core Program on a student and course basis.

KHAS 103, KHAS 105, TLL 101 and TLL 103 compulsory courses in the Core Program are offered only in the Fall semester. The students mentioned in this question can take these courses in Summer School (if they are offered) or wait for the next Fall semester.

These students can take all Core Program courses offered in the Spring semester.

‘Free elective courses’ with KHAS code offered in Core Program can be taken by students from every department and year as much as the department curriculum and weekly course schedules allow.

Students who fail the Core Program compulsory courses must retake these courses and complete them successfully.

They can take the same course(s) again in the following year. Alternatively, they can take any free elective course of their choosing instead of the course they failed.

Since the compulsory KHAS 103 and KHAS 105 courses in the Core Program are designed with a subject-based English education approach, students taking these courses do not take EL coded English courses during their study.

Kadir Has University, in principle, allows the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) tools like ChatGPT as an auxiliary tool in courses, provided that academic integrity principles are adhered to. However, the course instructor has the authority to decide on this matter. In cases where the use of GAI tools like ChatGPT is not permitted for a specific course, these tools should not be used, and doing so will be considered an academic violation. Situations in which GAI is allowed will be explicitly stated before any assignments or projects are given. In cases where permission is granted, the work must indicate how GAI tools were used, and citations must adhere to proper referencing rules. Any use of GAI tools outside these instructions will be considered an academic violation.

Please remember that the information obtained and used from these tools may be biased or incorrect. It is your responsibility to ensure the accuracy of the information you use. Beware that many GAI tools may incorporate any content you share into their systems and use it in various ways, so avoiding inadvertently sharing copyrighted materials, original works, or personal information is essential.

For detailed information, please visit: https://www.khas.edu.tr/en/ethical-guidance-on-the-use-of-generative-artificial-intelligence-generative-ai-tools/

“KHAS 103 and 105 measure students’ English language proficiency. While the language scores obtained from these courses account for 50% of students’ Erasmus application scores, the remaining %50 stem from students’ overall grade point average (GPA). Students must achieve a minimum grade of CB in 103 and 105 to be eligible to apply for the Erasmus program.”

Yes, attendance is taken in every course in the Core Program, you must attend at least 70% of the courses in order to pass the course.

Students who are enrolled in our university as international students are required to take TLL 103 “Introduction to Culture and Society in Turkey” instead of TLL 101 – Critical Reading and Writing in Turkish 1. However, among international students/foreign passport holders, there may be students who have completed all or part of their education in Turkey or whose Turkish proficiency is at an advanced level (or mother tongue is Turkish). Students with these qualifications can take TLL 101 instead of TLL 103 if they submit their high school diploma or certificate certifying their Turkish language proficiency. These students are required to fill out the relevant request form attaching their high school diploma or language certificate. The forms sent to the Department of Common Courses are processed after the approval of the relevant instructor and the registration of the students is made to TLL 101.   TLL 101 course consists of academic content in Turkish such as visual, digital, written, etc. For this reason, students who want to transfer to TLL 101 are expected to speak and write Turkish at a native level, otherwise the student may not be able to follow the course.   A student who transfers from TLL 103 to TLL 101 must take TLL 102 in the next semester.