INTER-INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFER (Transfers from Universities Abroad)

(1) Students, who have completed at least two semesters (1 year) in undergraduate programs, and at least one semester in associate programs at domestic higher education institutions or higher education institutions abroad, excluding the foreign language preparatory class, can apply for inter-institutional transfer based on cumulative grade point average. In Faculty of Medicine, inter-institutional transfer is allowed only at the beginning of the academic year.

 (2) Students, who apply for inter-institutional transfer from a program in which the medium of instruction is Turkish to a program with a compulsory foreign language preparatory class, need to succeed in foreign language proficiency exam administered by IUE, or obtain a specified level of score in nationally or internationally recognized foreign language exams.

 (3) Inter-institutional transfer based on cumulative grade point average;

a) is not accepted in between semesters of the undergraduate programs.

b) is not accepted to the first two and last two semesters of the undergraduate programs.

c) is accepted at the beginning of academic years only in undergraduate programs (3^rd, 5^th, 7^th, and 9^th semesters).

ç) is not accepted to the first and last semester of the associate programs.

d) is accepted in 2^nd and 3^rd semesters only in associate programs.

 (4) The cumulative Grade Point Average needs to be at least 2.72 over 4.00 for Faculty of Medicine, and at least 2.29 over 4.00, or 60 over 100 for other associate and undergraduate programs.

Application Evaluation Score (BDP)" is determined by including 60% of the candidate's overall grade point average and 40% of the candidate's ÖSYS/YKS score in the year the candidate registered to higher education in the score type of the program.

SES =

(OSYS/YKS score in the year the candidate enrolled in higher education in the program’s score type /560) x 0,4 + (The converted equivalent of the overall grade point average according to the table of the Council of Higher Education, "The Equivalents of the Grades in the 4.0 Scale in the 100 Point Scale" x 0,6)

 

*SES: Success Evaluation Score

The candidates are ranked from the highest score to the lowest, based on the Candidate's Ranking Score.

 (5) Students with failed course(s) can apply for inter-institutional transfer.

 (6) Students studying at universities that admit students through aptitude test can apply for inter-institutional transfer. When applying to inter-institutional transfer to programs that admit students through aptitude test, student needs to succeed in the aptitude test as well as meeting the other requirements for transfer.

 (7) Inter-institutional transfer based on cumulative grade point average is not accepted from associate programs to undergraduate programs or from undergraduate programs to associate programs.

 (8) Students, applying for inter-institutional transfer based on cumulative grade point average, should have not received any disciplinary punishments except for a warning and a reprimand.

 (9) Additional application requirements for students applying from universities abroad are stated below:

a) Students must have taken the OSYS exam for the year they were accepted to the university abroad or in the previous year. Submitting other exam documents such as SAT, ACT, Abitur, Baccalaureate alone, without an OSYS exam result is not accepted. 

b) Students must obtain the minimum placement score of the other domestic universities equivalent to the type of score of the relative program they want to apply for.  

c) Students also need to meet the academic ranking requirement for the relative program specified by YOK, if applicable.  

 (10) Students, who could not take OSYS exam and are studying at one of the top 500 universities based on QS and Times rankings can apply for transfer. They can transfer to 3^rd year class in 4-year undergraduate programs, to 3^rd or 4^th year classes in 5-year undergraduate programs, to 3^rd, 4^th, or 5^th year classes in 6-year undergraduate programs, and to 3^rd semester in associate programs if they successfully completed at least second year, excluding the preparatory program. 

 (11) Turkish national students, who completed secondary education abroad and started higher education abroad, and foreign national students:

a) are not required to take the OSYS exam for the year they were accepted to the university abroad or in the previous year. These students are not required to obtain the minimum placement score of the other domestic universities equivalent to the type of score of the relative program they want to apply for.

b) are not required to meet the academic ranking requirement for programs that require academic ranking. 

c) are not required to obtain the minimum placement score equal or above the base point of the program they want to apply that is equivalent to other domestic universities.

 

DEPARTMENTS REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS ORDER

 

PROGRAMS	RANKING
	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
MEDICINE	40.000	40.000	40.000	50.000	50.000	50.000	50.000	50.000	50.000
LAW	150.000	150.000	150.000	190.000	190.000	125.000	125.000	125.000	125.000
ENGINEERING PROGRAMS	240.000	240.000	240.000	300.000	300.000	300.000	300.000	300.000	300.000
ARCHITECTURE	200.000	200.000	200.000	250.000	250.000	250.000	250.000	250.000	250.000

 

WHO CAN NOT TRANSFER?

 

• Prospective students, who enrolled to higher education institutions abroad (excluding higher education institutions in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) and the ones specified in OSYS Guide), cannot apply for transfer based on central placement score (within the scope of ADDITIONAL Article 1).
• Those, who took OSYS exam and got placed in a higher education institution in Turkey or in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, but did not enroll and started education at a higher education institution abroad with their own means, are not allowed to apply for transfer based on Central Placement Score (within the scope of Additional Article 1).   
• Students who are suspended because of academic causes or disciplinary reprimands,
•  Students who are being educated in a university that is not approved by Turkish Council of Higher Education or students who are not placed to the university according to the conditions determined by Turkish Council of Higher Education,
• Students, who are studying in or graduated from 2-year programs, cannot transfer to 4-year programs.

                                      

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