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Account of the
Requirements:
Article 8:
This is a compulsory one-year ‘English Preparatory Program’.
Prep class is not covered as part of the duration of education.
Those, who succeed in English Proficiency Exam administered
by the university, directly start from the freshmen year.
Article 9: With this program, students who
have not been successful in the Preparatory Course (except
the ones who failed to meet the attendance requirements) may
start their undergraduate program, but some time before they
graduate they are required to pass the Proficiency Examination
set by the university.
Article 16: The language of instruction is
English.
Article 61: The İstanbul Kültür University
was established by the Education Foundation of the Kültür
High School and instruction is given at the Şirinevler-Ataköy
Campuses. In the 2008-2009 academic year tuition fees for
all departments are 12,000 US $ or the equivalent in New Turkish
Liras. (Value Added Tax included.) Students are expected to
have a good knowledge of Turkish and English; those with inadequate
Turkish and English will attend the Preparatory School.
Article 73: Medium of instruction is Turkish.
Students who get registered to this program are exempted from
English Preparatory Program.
APPLICATION TO “FOREIGN STUDENTS
EXAM”(YÖS) AND GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT IT:
• To get an information about “Study in Turkey Program”, you
can visit http://www.studyturkey.metu.edu.tr/highereducation/undergrad.htm
• To download 2008 YOS GUIDE click
2008_YOS_GUIDE.pdf
PRINCIPLES AND CONDITIONS
1. This examination, referred to as YÖS, has been designed
for foreign students wishing to study in Higher Education
Institutions in Turkey and on the results of this examination
they can apply to Turkish Institutions of Higher Education.
This examination is prepared and administered by the Student
Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM).
2. This Guide contains the regulations and procedures which
must be followed by foreign students who wish to take the
Examination for Foreign Students (YÖS-2008) in order to study
at an institution of higher education in Turkey, starting
in the academic year of 2008-2009. The results of the Examination
for Foreign Students (YÖS) are valid for two years.
3. All correspondence between ÖSYM and applicants is in Turkish
or English, and in Latin characters.
4. ÖSYM is not responsible for late deliveries and postal
losses during correspondence. Applicants who have lost or
not received their 2008-YÖS Entrance and Identification Cards
or Examination Results Cards by the given dates, may request
another one from "Öğrenci Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi, ÖSYM-SHB,
Bilkent, Ankara, TÜRKİYE"; .
5. Application is made by sending or personally delivering
to ÖSYM the Application Form enclosed in this Guide together
with the required documents. Once a candidate has applied
to take the YÖS examination, and received an application number,
this must be quoted in all communications with ÖSYM. Correspondence
in which the application number is not stated will not be
taken into consideration.
6. No additions or changes can be made on the Application
Form and in the choice of the examination center after the
form has been submitted. If more than one completed Application
Form, together with a statement of payment of fees is received
from the same applicant, the last application will be the
one that is considered valid.
7. The results of this examination are applicable only for
students wishing to enroll in undergraduate programs. Students
presently enrolled in undergraduate programs who seek a transfer,
and also those who wish to follow postgraduate programs, should
apply directly to the institutions of their choice.
8. ÖSYM is not responsible for any housing or maintenance
problems of students, nor is it responsible for securing a
scholarship or a residence permit.
9. Both the Application Form and the fees of application and
examination cannot, under any circumstances, be carried forward
to another academic year. A person who pays the fee, but decides
not to apply, or whose application is considered invalid,
or who does not or cannot take the exam, or who is not allowed
to sit the exam or is expelled from the exam hall, or who
fails the exam, or whose exam paper is invalid for any reason,
or who pays for any procedure which does not require any payment
cannot claim the right to a refund of the fees paid.
10. Upon the publication of this Guide, ÖSYM reserves the
right to make such changes in the regulations of the 2008-
YÖS Examination as may be deemed necessary, following the
rulings of executive, legislative, and judicial bodies, and/or
of the Higher Education Council (YÖK), and the Evaluation
Committee. Any such changes will be put into effect by ÖSYM.
Furthermore, any contingency not specifically covered in this
Guide will likewise be dealt with by ÖSYM.
CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION
11. A) Applicants:
(a) must hold the nationality of a country other than Turkey
(stateless people and refugees may also apply),
(b) must be in their last year of secondary education or have
successfully completed secondary education at any Turkish
high school or at a school in which the education is equivalent
to that of a Turkish high school,
(c) must meet the specific requirements of the institution
of higher education in which they wish to enrol.
B) Applications cannot be considered from anyone who:
(a) has Turkish nationality,
(b) is a citizen of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
(c) holds dual nationality one of which is Turkish or that
of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
(d) holds Turkish nationality but has completed his/her secondary
education abroad or in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
(e) has been dismissed from a program of higher education
in Turkey for disciplinary reasons, or has been proved guilty
of cheating, or in any way not conforming with the rules and
the regulations of the YÖS examinations that have been held
previously,
(f) is under a cultural exchange program between Turkey and
their own country, or has received a scholarship for higher
education from the Republic of Turkey. The candidates mentioned
above in Article B can not apply to the universities through
the International Tests with the quotas of foreign students.
PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION
12. Those persons, who wish to apply for the YÖS Examination,
should get an "Application Form" and the "ÖSYM-YÖS 2008 Guide".
Requests for these can be made in writing to "Öğrenci Seçme
ve Yerleştirme Merkezi, ÖSYM-YÖS, 06538, Ankara, TÜRKIYE"
or,the form may be obtained in person from the same address.
From January 2008 onwards, these documents will be posted
(free of charge) to those who request them in writing, and
handed out to those calling for them in person.
13. For an application to be considered, the following documents
must be completed, and received by ÖSYM no later than 7 March
2008 :
(a) a duly completed Application Form,
(b) the original receipt for the payment of the fee for application
and examination (copies or photocopies will not be accepted).
Both the completed Application Form and the receipt should
be sent in the same envelope. ÖSYM accepts no responsibility
for tracing separate postings. If these documents, properly
completed in accordance with the regulations as set out in
this Guide, are not received in the correct form by the stated
deadline, or if a student fails in any way to meet the requirements
for entry, the application to take the examination will be
considered null and void. Residents of the Turkish Republic
of Northern Cyprus, or those who have completed high school
level education in Northern Cyprus are required to submit
an authorized copy of the document stating that they are not
citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, or a
copy of their 'yurttaşlıktan çıkma belgesi' which are obtainable
through the 'Muhaceret Dairesi Müdürlüğü'. One of these documents,
properly completed and enclosed with the Application Form,
should be sent to ÖSYM by the deadline. Otherwise, these documents
will be considered invalid. The fee for application and entrance
to the examination is 50 US dollars. This sum must be paid
into Account No. 6028011-5008 ÖSYM-YÖS, T.C. Ziraat Bankası,
Güvenevler Şubesi, Ankara. Convertible foreign currency as
the equivalent of 50 US dollars determined and accepted by
The Central Bank of The Republic of Turkey will also be considered
acceptable. Applicants from outside Turkey will send a bank
cheque to ÖSYM. Copy of notice of payment, telex transfer
copy and any other form of notice of payment will not be accepted.
Applicants who deposit the fee in Turkey will send its receipt
to ÖSYM. Cheques should be obtained from banks with international
transfer rights and both the issuing and clearing banks should
be outside Turkey. Fees sent by applicants are considered
to be paid only after they have been transferred and credited
to the account. Personal cheques, money orders, travelers
cheques, postal orders, bank notes or any other form of money
transfer are not acceptable and only bank cheques issued in
accordance with the information above may be sent by post
and enclosed with the stipulated documents.
14. The Application Form consists of three parts, the Identification
Card, the Registration Card and the Candidate Declaration
Form. Applicants must send these three parts together to ÖSYM.
There are certain explanations and warnings on the Application
Form. Candidates should read these carefully before they fill
in the Application Form. An Application Number is printed
on the Application Form. Make a note of your application number.
This number must be quoted in all correspondence or stated
on personal application to ÖSYM. BLOCK LETTERS must be used
in filling out the Application Form. Particulars about the
applicant in the passport and on each part of the Application
Form must be identical. The applicant's passport number must
be written in the given space on the Application Form. If
an applicant has not obtained a passport, this space should
be left blank. One identical, clear, full-face copy of passport
size photograph, taken during the last six months, must be
pasted in the space provided on the Application Form. Photograph
taken with the applicant wearing tinted spectacles are not
valid. Applicants must mark the choice of the examination
center on the Application Form. If more than one center is
indicated, ÖSYM reserves the right to select the center at
which the applicant must take the examination.
ACCEPTANCE TO ATTEND THE EXAMINATION FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS
15.The documents submitted are examined by ÖSYM to make sure
that they are complete. A "2008-YÖS Examination Entrance and
Identification Card" is prepared for the applicants whose
documents are in order. This card will state the name of the
center at which the candidate will take the examination and
also the specific building and hall. Candidates taking the
examination in Ankara,
(a) who have given a postal address in Turkey will receive
the 2008-YÖS Examination Entrance and Identification Card
by post,
(b) who are not resident in Turkey will collect their 2008-YÖS
Examination Entrance and Identification Cards from the ÖSYM
-SHB,Bilkent,Ankara TÜRKİYE", between 10-12 April 2008 on
personal application with a valid passport. Candidates taking
the examination at centers outside Turkey will collect their
2008-YÖS Examination Entrance and Identification Cards from
the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in the country concerned.
Candidates must apply in person between 2008 and they must
have valid proof of identity. Candidates are responsible for
completing the formalities required by their own countries
if they wish to take the Examination for Foreign Students
at a center outside their own countries. ÖSYM is not responsible
for obtaining the documents necessary for the issue of a passport
or permission to leave a country in order to take the Examination
for Foreign Students, nor is it responsible for assisting
an applicant to do so.
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