{"id":4548,"date":"2025-09-08T11:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T08:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=4548"},"modified":"2025-09-08T11:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T08:19:07","slug":"registration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=4548","title":{"rendered":"Registration"},"content":{"rendered":"    <style>\n    \/* Main Styles *\/\n    .ug-reg-container {\n        font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \"Segoe UI\", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\n        line-height: 1.6;\n        color: #333;\n        margin-top: 0;\n        padding-top: 0;\n    }\n\n    \/* Header Styles *\/\n    .ug-reg-header {\n        background-color: #0056b3; \/* Blue for Undergraduate *\/\n        padding: 30px 0;\n        margin-bottom: 30px;\n        color: white;\n        text-align: center;\n        border-radius: 4px;\n        box-shadow: 0 3px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\n    }\n\n    .ug-reg-header h1 {\n        font-size: 32px;\n        margin: 0;\n        font-weight: 700;\n    }\n\n    .ug-reg-header p {\n        font-size: 18px;\n        margin: 15px 0 0;\n        opacity: 0.9;\n    }\n\n    \/* Content Sections *\/\n    .ug-reg-section {\n        background: white;\n        border-radius: 4px;\n        box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\n        margin-bottom: 25px;\n        padding: 25px;\n        border-left: 5px solid #0056b3; 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Please carefully review the attached registration document, tables, and charts, as they will be your primary resource during this time.<\/p>\n            <h2>Registration Overview<\/h2>\n            <p>To help you avoid common issues and save time, I have summarized the rules below. These numbered items will be <strong>REFERENCED IN MY REPLIES<\/strong> to your requests, although I hope this email makes most queries unnecessary. My replies likely will be in the form of: \"RX\". This email is the decoder together with the registration document.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Key Registration Rules -->\n        <div class=\"ug-reg-section\">\n            <h2>Key Registration Rules<\/h2>\n            \n            <div class=\"rule-item\">\n                <h4>R1 (Rule 1): Submission Times for Specific Requests<\/h4>\n                <p>Certain requests have designated submission times. For example, if you plan to retake a course to improve a previous grade, the related form can only be submitted after 23 January at 8:00 AM. Please familiarize yourself with these timelines and respect them to avoid loss of time.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"rule-item\">\n                <h4>R2 (Rule 2): Prerequisite Requirements<\/h4>\n                <p>Prerequisites will only be waived if students officially document completing a course with very similar content. Personal endorsements, such as \"Prof. thinks I can do it,\" are not sufficient. This rule is strictly enforced by FEASS, though other faculties may have different practices.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"rule-item\">\n                <h4>R3 (Rule 3): Schedule Conflicts<\/h4>\n                <p>You cannot enroll in courses with conflicting schedules. Exceptions are possible only if one of the professors confirms that the class will not meet during the conflicting hours, regardless of what STARS indicates.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"rule-item\">\n                <h4>R4 (Rule 4): Quotas for Elective Courses<\/h4>\n                <p>Quotas for economics electives are fixed and will not be adjusted. Students must monitor the system to secure a spot if one becomes available. Rare exceptions exist, with occasional quota increases addressed under Rule 7.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"rule-item\">\n                <h4>R5 (Rule 5): Quotas for Mandatory Courses<\/h4>\n                <p>Quotas for mandatory courses are not customized for individuals. Increases, if any, are unpredictable. Requests to change sections will not be considered. Monitor the system for updates.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"rule-item\">\n                <h4>R6 (Rule 6): Course Loads for Students on Probation<\/h4>\n                <p>Course loads for students on probation or with unsatisfactory standing are strictly governed by Item 10 in the registration document and will be applied without exceptions.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"rule-item\">\n                <h4>R7 (Rule 7): Exceptional Valid Situations<\/h4>\n                <p> If you believe you are in an exceptionally valid situation\u2014statistically rare (1 in 500 cases)\u2014you must first convince your advisor to contact the chair's office with an explanation. Even if your situation is confirmed as exceptional for quota increase and the course is at capacity, please wait until Friday, January 28, after 13:00 before submitting your forms. If not registered by then, a quota increase may be considered.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Email Responses and Contact Information -->\n        <div class=\"important-notice\">\n            <h3>Email Responses During Registration<\/h3>\n            <p>During the registration period, I will be managing hundreds of requests. As such, emailing me is discouraged, and many emails may go unanswered due to time constraints. I apologize in advance for this, but it is how the system operates.<\/p>\n            <p><strong>Please note that repeatedly making requests that do not comply with the registration rules outlined in the document may harm your reputation, which is a valuable asset for your academic journey.<\/strong><\/p>\n            \n            <h3>Need Help?<\/h3>\n            <p>If you cannot reach your advisor or your advisor suggests contacting the department, please reach out to our Director of Undergraduate Studies:<\/p>\n            <p><strong>Dr. Talat \u015eenocak<\/strong><br>\n            Email: <a href=\"mailto:tsenocak@bilkent.edu.tr\">tsenocak@bilkent.edu.tr<\/a><\/p>\n            \n            <h3>Important Resources<\/h3>\n            <p>Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. Please consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/main.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">registration document<\/a> for detailed information about all policies and procedures.<\/p>\n            <p>You can reach the content of this information via our department webpage.<\/p>\n            <p><strong>Kemal Y\u0131ld\u0131z<\/strong><\/p>\n            <p>Chair, Dept. of Economics<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":56,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4548","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4548"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4549,"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4548\/revisions\/4549"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}