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METU Student Guide
A searchable knowledge base for METU students, where official facts and real student experience are kept apart and always cited.
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Nobody explains the first year in order. This does.
Four stages, from the paperwork you do at home to the week you finally stop feeling new. Each one links to the sourced answers that stage needs.
Open the guideFirst year essentials
The courses almost every first semester has in common.
Taken from the opening term of published curricula across departments. Your own curriculum is the one that binds, and each entry links to its catalogue record.
| Code | Course | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG101 | English for Academic Purposes I | 4 credits | 6.0 |
| IS100 | Introduction to Information Technologies and Applications | Non credit | 1.0 |
| OHS101 | Occupational Health and Safety-I | Non credit | 2.0 |
| MATH119 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry | 5 credits | 7.0 |
| PHYS105 | General Physics I | 4 credits | 7.0 |
| TURK101 | Turkish I | Non credit | 2.0 |
| TURK105 | Turkish I | Non credit | 5.0 |
| TURK201 | Elementary Turkish I | Non credit | 3.0 |
Did you know
The official catalogue this guide reads from lists 4,877 courses across 58 subject codes and 59 departments. All of them are searchable here by code or by title.
Counted directly from the official METU Academic Catalog as loaded into this guide, not written by hand, so it changes when the catalogue does.
Open the catalogueAcademic life
Registration, grades, and the rules nobody hands you.
The procedural half of studying here, written from official sources and dated, so you can tell how fresh an answer is.
All academic answersCampus and daily life
The part of the year that happens outside a classroom.
Language of instruction
96% of catalogued courses are taught in English, and the catalogue states the language for each one individually. If a course is taught in Turkish, its own entry says so.
Counted directly from the official METU Academic Catalog as loaded into this guide, not written by hand, so it changes when the catalogue does.
See what that means in practiceA METU student might want to know
Questions students ask
- What is the difference between GPA and CGPA at METU?
- What does an academic advisor do and how do I find mine?
- Do I need a visa to enter Türkiye to study at METU, and which type?
- Do international students need health insurance in Türkiye?
- What are prerequisites and can I take a course without them?
- What rental terms should I know for off-campus housing?
Answers new students reach for first.
Useful resources
Go straight to the official page.
Where an answer here ends, these begin. Deadlines, fees, and legal steps should always be confirmed at the source.
Every source we use- METU Academic CalendarMETU Registrar
- METU Cafeterias and DiningMETU SKS
- METU Computer Center (CC) / IT ServicesMETU CC
- METU Course CatalogueMETU
- METU Dormitories (Yurtlar)METU Dormitories Directorate
- METU Health and Counseling (Medico-Social)METU Health, Culture and Sports (SKS)
- METU International Students Office (ISO)METU ISO
- METU LibraryMETU Library
A first year surprise
341 courses in the catalogue carry zero METU credit and still sit inside published curricula. Non credit does not mean optional, and it is the kind of thing worth checking before you plan a term.
Counted directly from the official METU Academic Catalog as loaded into this guide, not written by hand, so it changes when the catalogue does.
Look at first year coursesAsk it the way you would ask a friend.
If the guide has no verified answer, it says so and writes the question down instead of inventing one.