Specific Admission Requirements
A-1- TURKISH NATIONALS
- To graduate from undergraduate program of Department of Psychology for Experimental Psychology master program,
- To graduate from Faculty of Law for Special Law master program,
- To graduate from an undergraduate program (4 year) of a higher education institution for all other master programs,
- To achieve the necessary exam scores and type of scores for ((ALES), Academic Personnel and Graduate Program Entrance Exam, (GRE) Graduate Record Examination, (GMAT) Graduate Management Aptitude Test) specified in the table below for master programs with thesis
(No ALES, GRE exams are required for non-thesis master programs),
| Name of the Program | ALES | GMAT | GRE (before 2012) | GRE (after 2012) |
Design Studies | 55 (EW), (Verbal), or (Quantitative) | 475 | Qualitative 650 or Quantitative 650 | Verbal 163 or Quantitative 151 |
Media and Communication Studies | 55 (Verbal) | 475 | Qualitative 650 | Verbal 163 |
Experimental Psychology | 60 (EW) | 475 | Quantitative 650 | Quantitative 151 |
Other Master Programs With Thesis | 55 (EW) | 475 | Quantitative 650 | Quantitative 151 |
- To have at least two years of work experience for those who want to apply to Executive MBA master programs,
- To succeed at the interview and/or evaluation,
- To have a statement of purpose,
- To submit at least one letter of reference,
- English proficiency is not required for non-thesis master programs in Turkish. Students, who wish, may attend a year of foreign language preparation class.
- To be exempt from foreign language proficiency, students need to meet the below requirements:
- To be graduated from a higher education program in which the medium of instruction is the same language as in the master program applied for within three years following their graduation,
- To obtain the scores in the exams specified below, or obtain an equivalent score in the internationally recognized foreign language exams that are deemed equivalent to the exams specified below by the Higher Education Board.
Type of Exam | Score |
KPDS ( Public Personnel Language Exam ) | 70 60* |
UDS ( Interuniversity Foreign Language Exam ) | 70 60* |
YDS (Foreign Language Placement Exam) | 70 60* |
IYS (IUE Proficiency in English Exam) | 70 60* |
* required for E-MBA students only.
Exam results are valid for three years the most.
A-2-FOREIGN NATIONALS:
- To hold an Undergraduate Degree Diploma from a (4 year) higher education institution that is recognized by the Higher Education Board, (To graduate from undergraduate program of Department of Psychology to apply for Experimental Psychology master program, to graduate from Faculty of Law for Special Law master program)
- To be exempt from foreign language proficiency, students need to meet the below requirements:
- To be graduated from a higher education program in which the medium of instruction is the same language as in the master program applied for within three years following their graduation,
- To obtain the scores in the exams specified below, or obtain an equivalent score in the internationally recognized foreign language exams that are deemed equivalent to the exams specified below by the Higher Education Board.
Type of Exam | Score |
KPDS ( Public Personnel Language Exam ) | 70 60* |
UDS ( Interuniversity Foreign Language Exam ) | 70 60* |
YDS (Foreign Language Placement Exam) | 70 60* |
IYS (IUE Proficiency in English Exam) | 70 60* |
* required for E-MBA students only.
Exam results are valid for three years the most.
- To succeed at the face-to-face or online interview
- To submit two letters of reference