Dear Students;

Due to the global "Corona Virus Pandemic" faced by the whole world, the necessity of taking some measures to protect our individual and social health has arisen. We need to spend the process at home as much as possible by adhering to the hygiene and social distance rule. First of all, we also desire to conduct education and training face-to-face. However, to fight much more strongly against a global epidemic, we urgently need to stop our physical mobility. Otherwise, it is likely that we will face much more severe consequences. In this context, our University Senate has decided to switch to Distance Education on 26.03.2020. In this regard;

1. The 2019-2020 spring semester, which was interrupted on 16.03.2020, will be completed through the "Distance Education Management System" from 30.03.2020, within the framework of the program to be announced by the academic units.

2. The courses in the II. Education program have been combined with the I. Education program.

3. The courses conducted by the same instructors in different branches in the same department or program have been combined.

4. Our students will be able to attend and watch the courses synchronously or asynchronously via mobile phone/tablet.

5. Students who cannot attend the synchronous course due to technical problems will be able to watch the recordings of the courses until the end of the semester.

6. Regarding the conduct of associate and undergraduate courses;
a) The "30.03.2020 course week (the first week of distance education)" when the courses will start will be a general review week.
b) In the midterm/final exams to be held in the newly arranged academic calendar, students will be responsible for the course presentations uploaded to the Distance Education Management System.

7. Regarding the conduct of postgraduate courses;
a) The courses in postgraduate programs, except for the specialization course, consultancy, seminar, preparation for proficiency, and thesis preparation courses, will be conducted and recorded in the Distance Education Management System.
b) The specialization course, consultancy, seminar, preparation for proficiency, and thesis preparation courses in postgraduate programs will be conducted in a digital environment to be determined by the instructors and students.
c) The proficiency exam, thesis monitoring committee meeting, and thesis defenses in postgraduate programs will be conducted through the Distance Education Management System, and the principles regarding the application will be determined by the Institutes.

8. Regarding course practices and practical courses;
a) In academic units where workplace practice is conducted, such as 3+1 and 7+1, the "Workplace Training" and "Directed Study" courses will be conducted through distance education. "Workplace Practice", "On-the-Job Training", "Field Study in Health Institutions", "Summer Internship Applications" will be conducted at a later date to be determined (probably in the summer period).
b) The laboratory courses of the Faculty of Science and Letters, the "Teaching Practice-II", "Field Study in Guidance and Psychological Counseling" of the Faculty of Education, the "Teaching Practice-II" of the Faculty of Sports Sciences, the "Teaching Practice" of the Faculty of Theology, the "Veterinary Medicine Internship Program (VEHIP)", "Clinical Practice II and IV", "Supervised Learning II and IV" courses of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and the elective courses with only practice announced on the websites of the academic units will be conducted at a later date to be determined (probably in the summer period).
c) Additionally, the theoretical parts of the "theoretical + practical courses" existing in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Tourism and Hotel Management, Bucak School of Health, Burdur Food Agriculture and Livestock Vocational School, Gölhisar Health Services Vocational School, Burdur Health Services Vocational School, and other academic units will be conducted through distance education. The practical parts will be conducted on a calendar to be determined at a later date.

9. The conduct of the Pedagogical Formation Training and other certificate programs conducted by our University has been suspended, and the updated calendar of the programs will be announced at a later date.

10. The B2 and C1 courses of the TÖMER Turkish Education Program conducted within our University for our foreign students will be continued with the Distance Education Management System as of April 6, 2020.

11. Decisions regarding midterm, final, and make-up exams will be announced at a later date.

12. Although the summer school application seems difficult this year, it will be re-evaluated depending on the developments at a later date.

13. Our greatest desire will be to hold a graduation ceremony in the summer months when the situation normalizes.

14. Since Monday, March 30, is the first day of distance education, some application or technical problems may arise. However, since the course notes and recordings will be registered in the system, you will not have any loss. Necessary explanations and video recordings regarding the management of the system are available on the main page of our University. Additionally, you will be able to get technical support by writing to the specified email address about the problems you experience.

Please Stay Home, Please Follow the Rules, Please, Please, Please….