Minor Program
Coordinator: Jameson Kısmet Bell
E-mail: j.kismetbell@bogazici.edu.tr
Our Minor Program consists of three required courses (9 credits / 18 ECTS) and four elective courses (12 credits / 24 ECTS).
If you are considering applying to the Minor Program, please review the university regulations available on the website:
As of January 6, 2025, applications will be accepted in accordance with the procedures specified in the following announcement: https://westlanglit.bogazici.edu.tr/tr/cift-anadal-ve-yandal-basvurulari-hakkinda
Program of Studies:
3 required courses (9 credits/ 18 ECTS) + 4 elective courses (12 credits/ 24 ECTS)
Required courses:
EL 101 Survey of English Literature from the Old English Period to the Restoration (3 credits/ 6 ECTS)
EL 102 Survey of English Literature from the Restoration to the Present (3 credits/ 6 ECTS)
ENGL 105 Introduction to Literary Forms I (3 credits/ 6 ECTS) or ENGL 106 Introduction to Literary Forms II (3 credits/ 6 ECTS)
Elective courses:
These are selected from the EL, AL, CL, DRA coded courses, listed in the undergraduate catalog of the Department of Western Languages and Literatures, subject to the approval of the minor degree advisor. At least two of the elective courses must be coded 300 or 400.
If you already have more than one of the required courses in your major program, you can use only one toward the minor degree. For example, FLED students who take EL101 and EL102 as part of their major program can count on toward the Minor and will have to take an extra elective course.
If you have questions, please contact Double Major programs advisor Dr. Jameson Kısmet Bell (j.kismetbell@bogazici.edu.tr)
Requirements to apply for a Minor Degree:
- The earliest time you can apply to a minor program is the beginning of your third semester, and the latest is the beginning of your fifth semester.
- The minimum GPA requirement is 3.50.
- You need to have passed all your classes with a passing grade (No “F” on your transcript). If you have an F, you can apply after repeating the course and getting a passing grade.
To Complete Your Application:
- Fill out the application form (“Yan Dal Başvuru Formu”). You can download the form from the Arts and Sciences Faculty website:
https://fas.bogazici.edu.tr/tr/formlar/ogrenci-formlari
- Get the approval of the following people to apply for the minor: the Minor Program Advisor of your current department, the Chair of your current department, the Minor Program Advisor of the department you will apply to, the Chair of this department. You can get these approvals via email. First, email the Minor Program Advisor of your current department, who will give their approval and forward the email to the other three faculty members.
- Your transcript, showing your most recent grades. If the application period ends in August, submit a transcript that includes the Summer semester grades.
- A one-page Statement of Purpose
Send these documents in a single PDF file to WLL Minor Program Advisor Dr. Jameson Kısmet Bell (j.kismetbell@bogazici.edu.tr)
- At the end of the application period, there will be one written exam and one interview. The dates will be announced on Western Languages and Literatures Department website.
Once you begin your minor degree program:
- After you are accepted to the Minor Program, you will need to register as a minor student at the Registrar’s Office (Kayıt İşleri) by submitting the form “Yan Dal Programı Kayıt Beyan Formu” You can find the form here: http://ogrenciler.bogazici.edu.tr/Home/SubPage/universiteyekayit
- You will be assigned a minor program advisor. You need to be in contact with your advisors during the registration periods.
- You need to maintain a 2.75 GPA in your Major program, with the exception of one semester when it is allowed to go down as low as 2.50.
- You have to finish the program in 10 semesters. This does not include Summer semesters, one semester spent as an Erasmus student, or the semesters when you take a leave of absence. If you join an Erasmus program, you can finish your degree in 11 semesters.
