2018-19 Academic Year Application Period Started
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Graduate Program applications can be made through the Internet, using Online Application Form.(For Turkish Candidates
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(For International Candidates
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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.
a) applicants holding a citizenship of Turkish Republic and/or
b) applicants holding a citizenship of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and/or
c) applicants holding dual citizenship of the above-mentioned countries
d) applicants (holding any of the above citizenships) who have graduated from a university in Turkey and/or Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Foregin applicants who have graduated from a Turkish University and have a disciplinary record are not elligible for application
Turkish speaking foreign applicants who choose to apply to Turkish medium Graduate Programs have to submit a Turkish Proficiency Exam Score by TOMER (Turkish and Foreign Languages Research and Application Centre)
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:
Exam Type |
Minimum Score |
Validity of the
|
Exam Score |
TOEFL IBT |
79 |
(Valid for two years) |
TOEFL CBT |
213 |
TOEFL PBT |
550 |
YÖKDİL |
65 |
(Valid for five years) |
TOEIC |
785 |
(Valid for two years) |
PEARSON PTE |
68 |
(Valid for two years) |
YDS |
65 |
(Valid for five years) |
|
* Turkish speaking applicants can take this exam
2. Applicants to all the English-medium graduate programs (MA/MBA) are required to bring a copy of the following English Proficiency Exam Score (YDS, E-YDS, TOEFL, Bahçeşehir University Proficiency Exam Score.
Exam Type
|
Minimum Score
|
Validity of the
Exam Score
|
YDS/E-YDS
|
65 |
(Valid for five years) |
TOEFL IBT
|
79
|
(Valid for two years)
|
TOEFL CBT
|
213
|
TOEFL PBT
|
550
|
YÖKDİL
|
65
|
(Valid for five years)
|
TOEIC
|
785
|
(Valid for two years)
|
BAHÇEŞEHİR PROFICIENCY EXAM *
|
65
|
(Valid for two years)
|
* (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).
Turkish speaking foreign applicants who choose to apply to Turkish medium Graduate Programs have to submit a Turkish Proficiency Exam Score by TOMER (Turkish and Foreign Languages Research and Application Centre) or an accepted institution.
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 Master’s Program is also required)
5. Copy of Identity Card, (for International Students, photocopy of the Passport)
6. 1 Photograph
7. 2 Reference Letters
8. A letter of purpose written by the candidate (stating his purpose in attending graduate school)
9. Current CV of the applicant
10. (For Ph.D Program Applications only) a copy of the graduate thesis/project)