ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS (TURKISH STUDENTS)
Graduate Program applications can be made through the Internet, using Online Application Form.
The following documents are to be submitted to the Graduate School of Social Sciences following the Online Application (within the Application dates stated on the web site). Applicants can post or personally submit the documents. E-mailed application documents will not be taken into consideration.
1. For MA/MBA programs, foreign applicants are not required to submit GRE/GMAT exam scores.However holding a valid GRE/GMAT score will give differential advantage to the student’s acceptance procedure.
For Ph.D. Programs: Applicants are required to submit a valid exam score:
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Exam Type |
Minimum Score |
Validity of the Exam Score |
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(For Ph.D. applicants holding a Masters Degree) *ALES (this exam is administered in Turkey, namely Academic Staff & Graduate Studies Entrance Exam
(For Ph.D. applicants holding a BA/BSc Degree) *ALES (this exam is administered in Turkey, namely Academic Staff & Graduate Studies Entrance Exam) |
Minimum Score with respect to the Related Exam Type (Equal Weight) (verbal)= minimum 60/100
Minimum Score with respect to the Related Exam Type (Equal Weight) (verbal)= minimum 70/100 |
(Valid for three years) |
|
GRE (Graduate Record Exam) |
(verbal) 685 |
(Valid for five years) |
|
GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) |
500 |
(Valid for five years) |
2. Applicants to all the English-medium graduate programs (MA/MBA/Ph.D) are required to bring a copy of the following English Proficiency Exam Score (KPDS, UDS, TOEFL, IELTS, Bahçeşehir University Proficiency Exam Score)
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Exam Type |
Minimum Score |
Validity of the Exam Score |
|
KPDS |
65 |
(Valid for three years) |
|
ÜDS |
65 |
(Valid for three years) |
|
TOEFL IBT |
79 |
(Valid for two years) |
|
TOEFL CBT |
213 |
|
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TOEFL PBT |
550 |
|
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IELTS |
6,5 |
(Valid for two years) |
|
TOEIC |
785 |
(Valid for two years) |
|
BAHÇEŞEHİR PROFICIENCY EXAM * |
65 |
(Valid for two years) |
|
· For TEFL Program English Proficiency Exam Scores are stated as (KPDS 80, ÜDS 80, Bahçeşehir Exam 80, IELTS 7,0 vb.) and additonally writen/oral exams are conducted during the interview. |
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* (Students, with no official or valid English Proficiency Exam Score, are allowed to take the Proficiency Exams administered by Bahcesehir University. Applicants planning to take this exam have to respond YES to the relavant question on the On-Line Application Form).
3. Copy of the notarized and translated photocopy of Undergraduate Diploma (For Ph.D. Program Applications, notarized and translated photocopy of Master’s degree diploma is also needed)
An official accreditation statment, as approved of the home university’s equivalency, is needed from the Board of Higher Education in Ankara. If admitted to the program this accreditation statement has to be submitted to the Registrar’s Office.
4. Copy of official transcript (the applicant has to submit an English version of the official transkript)
(For Ph.D. Programs, official transcript of the Undergraduate and Master’s Program is also required)
5. Copy of Identity Card
6. 1 Photograph
7. 2 Reference Letters
8. A letter of purpose written by the candidate (For Ph.D Program and Executive MBA Applications only)
9. Current CV of the applicant (For Ph.D Program and Executive MBA Applications only)
10. (For Ph.D Program Applications only) a copy of the graduate thesis/project)
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