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["Department / Program","Departmental Webpage for Erasmus/Exchange Rules and Restrictions","Restrictions for Bachelor Level Participation in Erasmus/Exchange Programs","Restrictions for Master/PhD Level Participation in Erasmus/Exchange Programs"]
["Architecture",null,"Undergraduate students can benefit from Erasmus/Exchange programmes in the 3rd grade and 1st semester of the 4th grade. Students are required to take ARCH 402 Architectural Design VI course known as \"Graduation Project\" at METU Department of Architecture and cannot take this course at a partner institution.","Master's programme students cannot benefit from Erasmus/Exchange programmes in the last semester (6th semester) of the maximum duration of the programme. \nPhD programme students cannot benefit from Erasmus/Exchange programmes in the last semester in which they have to take the doctoral qualifying exam; in the last semester in which they have to defend their thesis proposal and in the last semester of the maximum duration of the programme."]
["Business Administration","https://ba.metu.edu.tr/en/erasmus-and-exchange-programs","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information.","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information."]
["Chemical Engineering","https://che.metu.edu.tr/tr/erasmus","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information.","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information."]
["City and Regional Planing ","https://crp.metu.edu.tr/en/erasmus","2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students can apply to the Erasmus/Exchange programs. 3rd and 4th grade students are encouraged to participate in Erasmus/Exchange programs.","Student who will participate during their Thesis semesters must find a cooresponding thesis supervisor at the partner imstitution for the supervision of their thesis work during the exchange period."]
["Civil Engineering","https://ce.metu.edu.tr/erasmus","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information.","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information."]
["Computer Engineering","https://user.ceng.metu.edu.tr/~hakan/erasmus","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information.","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information."]
["Early Childhood Education",null,"Students are advised not to conduct their Erasmus/Exchange mobility during their 2nd, 5th, 7th and 8th semesters due to potential problems they might face regarding their graduation from METU. ","No restrictions."]
["Economics",null,"The courses taken during the Erasmus/Exchange mobility can only be substituted if a grade of CC or above is received. Must courses cannot be substituted, only elective courses can be substituted at METU upon return from Erasmus/Exchange. ","Must courses cannot be substituted, only elective courses can be substituted at METU upon return from Erasmus/Exchange. "]
["Educational Sciences","https://eds.metu.edu.tr/en/our-erasmus-partnerships-0","Not applicable.","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information."]
["Foreign Language Education","https://fle.metu.edu.tr/","Please follow the \"Erasmus\" tab in the department webpage. Except for the 1st year students, all bachelor level students are eligible for participation.","Please follow the \"Erasmus\" tab in the department webpage. Graduate students are not eligible for participation in the programs in the period when they are given an extension upon their theses/dissertations as a result of their defense (for their graduation). Apart from this, PhD students cannot participate in the programs in the semester when they are to take the qualifying exam."]
["Geological Engineering","https://geoe.metu.edu.tr/en/exchange-programs","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information.","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information."]
["History","https://hist.metu.edu.tr/en/erasmus","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information.","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information."]
["Information Systems ve Data Informatics ",null,"Not applicable.","Students who meet the application requirements are required to submit a planning that they will be able to fulfill the requirements of the program they are enrolled in within the period allocated to them by the regulations."]
["Mathematics","https://math.metu.edu.tr/en/exchange-programs-0","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information.","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information."]
["Mathematics and Science Education","https://mse.metu.edu.tr/tr/erasmus-kriterleri","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information.","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information."]
["Mechanical Engineering","http://me.metu.edu.tr/exchange-programs","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information.","See the relevant departmental webpage for more information."]
["Metallurgical and Materials Engineering",null,"Partner university must have a Materials Engineering Department or a very close dicipline. Students must be at least 2nd grade students.  Must courses cannot be substituted, only elective courses (TECHNICAL ELECTIVE (TE), NON-TECHNICAL ELECTIVE (NTE) or FREE ELECTIVE (FE))  can be substituted at METU upon return from Erasmus/Exchange. The course list is decided jointly by the Departmental coordinator and the student.   ","No restrictions."]
["Mining Engineering",null,"Student must sucessfully complete all of their courses in their curiculum for the first 2 grades in the program.","Students must sucessfully complete their course load in the program (should be at their Thesis period)."]
["Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering",null,"Students must successfully complete all of their course curiculum for their 1st year at the program.","Students can conduct their Erasmus/Exchange mobility during their 3rd or 4th semester in the program."]
["Philosophy",null,"Must courses cannot be substituted, only elective courses can be substituted at METU upon return from Erasmus/Exchange if the course content do not exactly match. ","No restrictions."]
["Political Science and Public Administration",null,"Students can participate in the Erasmus/Exchange programs starting from the 3rd grade (meaning that they can apply to the program during the 2nd Grade).Must courses cannot be substituted, only elective courses can be substituted at METU upon return from Erasmus/Exchange. ","No restrictions."]
["Settlement Acheology",null,"Not applicable.","Must courses cannot be substituted, only elective courses can be substituted at METU upon return from Erasmus/Exchange. "]
["Sociology",null,"Students should be in the second year. Must courses cannot be substituted with courses taken during Erasmus/Exchange. It is recommended to complete must courses before conducting Erasmus/Exchange mobility (that's why the third year is preferred). Only departmental/non-departmental courses are accepted for substitution. The decision whether the courses taken are considered as departmental-or non-departmental, depends also on the decision of the Erasmus coordinator (as some courses may be counted as departmental - depending on content of the course). ECTS are filled according to the criteria of the receiving institution on the learning agreements Minor students may count up to 2 courses from the courses taken during the exchange. Concerning Erasmus internships, students sould contact (in advance) the departmental Erasmus coordinator for approval of the institution/enterprise/organization, to which the student applies. Students are reminded not to forget to ask separately- with a petition (the form is accessible in the department) to the department for leave.","The academic advisers of the graduate students must give consent and approval of substitution of courses (most importantly for those, who are in the process of thesis writing). Students need to first complete the comprehensive exam. Students should be in the second year. Must courses cannot be substituted with courses taken during Erasmus/Exchange. It is recommended to complete must courses before conducting Erasmus/Exchange mobility (that's why the third year is preferred). Only departmental/non-departmental courses are accepted for substitution. The decision whether the courses taken are considered as departmental-or non-departmental, depends also on the decision of the Erasmus coordinator (as some courses may be counted as departmental - depending on content of the course). ECTS are filled according to the criteria of the receiving institution on the learning agreements Minor students may count up to 2 courses from the courses taken during the exchange. Concerning Erasmus internships, students sould contact (in advance) the departmental Erasmus coordinator for approval of the institution/enterprise/organization, to which the student applies. Students are reminded not to forget to ask separately- with a petition (the form is accessible in the department) to the department for leave."]