2018-2019 DIRECTIVE ON THE SELECTION AND PLACEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE – BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMS

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2018-2019

DIRECTIVE ON THE SELECTION AND PLACEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

IN UNDERGRADUATE – BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMS

SECTION ONE

Purpose, Scope, and Legal Basis

Purpose

Article 1 – (1) The purpose of this directive is to regulate the conditions imposed on applications from International Students to Abdullah Gül University (AGU) Bachelor's Degree Programmes, and to regulate the principles and procedures for registration and acceptance of International Students.

Scope

Article 2 – (1) This directive sets out the procedures for application and enrolment that must be followed by International Students when applying to study on Bachelor's Degree Programmes at Abdullah Gül University.

Legal Basis

Article 3 – (1) This directive was prepared on the basis of the 14th article of Higher Education Law No. 2547 dated 4/11/1981.

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SECTION TWO

Application Dates, Windows, Quotas and Tuition Fees Application and Registration Dates

Article 4 – (1) Date Of Application: 13 November 2017 - 03 August 2018 (2) Date Of Registration: To be announced

Application Windows

Article 5 – (1) Applications will be accepted in several windows. Applications will be processed and admissions given out to the most deserving applicants on an on-going basis.

Quotas

Article 6 –

(1) International Students Quotas:

Abdullah Gül University (Kayseri) Quota

2017/2018 Quota

2018/2019

Faculty of Architecture

Architecture (English) 5 TBD

Faculty of Engineering

Electrical and Electronics Engineering (English) 6 TBD

Industrial Engineering (English) 6 TBD

Civil Engineering (English) 5 TBD

Mechanical Engineering (English) 7 TBD

Computer Engineering (English) 4 TBD

Faculty of Management

Business Administration (English) 7 TBD

Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences

Molecular Biology and Genetics (English) 5 TBD

(2) The filling of Faculty quotas is at the discretion of the Abdullah Gül University’s. The University can decide whether to fill its quotas or not.

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Tuition Fees

Article 7 – (1) No application fee will be charged.

(2) Tuition Fees For the 2018-2019 Academic Years for International Students *

Faculty Per Semester Per Year

Faculty of Engineering 1528,5 TL 3057 TL

Faculty of Architecture 1528,5 TL 3057 TL

Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences 1528,5 TL 3057 TL

Faculty of Management 1155 TL 2310 TL

*The tuition fees above were valid for the 2017-2018 academic year. The fees for the 2018-2019 academic year may be slightly altered and will be announced after the Council of Ministers Decision.

SECTION THREE

Applications Conditions and Process, Selection, Placement, Foreign Language Proficiency, Registration

Application Conditions

Article 8 – (1) The candidates with degrees from high schools equal to Turkish high schools satisfying the conditions of this announcement can apply to undergraduate programs (to receive BS or BA degrees) at Abdullah Gül University (AGU) provided that they follow the instructions in this announcement.

The candidates satisfying one of the following citizenship conditions are eligible to apply to degree programs under this announcement:

1) Foreign national students;

2) Natural born citizens of the Republic of Turkey who have been permitted by the Turkish Ministry of Interior Affairs to abandon their citizenship and who hold an “Official Document for the Use of Rights Granted by the Turkish Citizenship Law” (it might prove useful for such applicants to review the laws governing Turkish citizenship);

3) Natural born citizens of a foreign country who later acquired Turkish citizenship or such applicants who have dual citizenship;

4) Turkish citizens who completed their entire secondary education in a foreign country other than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC);

5) TRNC citizens having residency in the TRNC who completed their secondary education in the TRNC and received a General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE AL), commonly

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referred to as an A-level qualification, and such applicants who completed their secondary education between 2005 and 2010 in another country and received a GCE AL.

(2) Applications will not be accepted from:

1) Turkish Nationals having completed their secondary education in Turkey or in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,

2) Citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (except those having residency in the TRNC who completed their secondary education in the TRNC and received a GCE AL, and such applicants who completed their secondary educations between 2005 and 2010 in another country and received a GCE AL);

3) Applicants with dual citizenship whose Turkish citizenship results from being born in Turkey (except those who completed their entire secondary educations in a foreign country other than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus/those who completed their entire secondary educations in a Turkish school in a foreign country other than TRNC);

4) Applicants with dual citizenship whose one citizenship is that of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (except those having residency in the TRNC who completed their secondary education in the TRNC and received a GCE AL, and such applicants who completed their secondary educations between 2005 and 2010 in another country and received a GCE AL);

5) Turkish citizens who completed their secondary educations at a school within Turkey that is either affiliated with the Embassy of a foreign country or that is a foreign high school (this provision also applies to applicants with dual citizenship whose Turkish citizenship results from being born in Turkey).

Online Application Platform

Article 9 – (1) Details regarding the application process will be available on the university's web page at the beginning of the Application period. Applications will be carried out on the University’s online application platform. Applications failed to be delivered within the deadlines or failed to show all the necessary documents for application cannot be processed.

Necessary Documents for Application:

Article 10 – (1)

1) Verified copy of high school diploma. (If it is not in Turkish or English, verified translated copy in one of these languages will be attached. The School, Embassy, Consulate or Notary Public can be the authority that verifies the copy of the diploma.)

2) Exam Score Document: Verified copy of the exam result used for application. (The School, Embassy, Consulate or Notary Public may be the verification authority).

3) Application form: It should be completed online during application. The printed, and signed form should be submitted during the enrollment if admitted.

4) The photocopy of the page of the passport with the photograph of the candidate.

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5) High school transcript showing all courses taken and grades received. (The official transcript certified by the high school should be submitted during enrollment if admitted).

6) The medium of instruction at Abdullah Gül University is English. The applicants accepted by Abdullah Gül University must have sufficient English competency to follow the lessons and must present a proof of their English proficiency with a minimum score at an accepted exam (see below).

Applicants satisfying this requirement may enroll in the program to which they have been accepted.

The candidates who fail to satisfy the English proficiency requirement are accepted to the English Preparatory Program at the School of Foreign Languages at Abdullah Gül University.

Completion of Admission and Position Securing

Article 11 – (1) All accepted students need to transfer a pre-registration tuition fee deposit (or pre- registration dormitory fee deposit for students not subject to tuition fee payments) within the 7 days following the announcement of their admission status in order to secure their position at AGU. This pre-registration deposit will then be deducted from either their Tuition or Accommodation fee, depending on their scholarship situation, if any was granted. If no payment was made within the 10 days following the announcement of the student’s admission status, the University will consider that the student would have withdrawn his right as accepted student, and has therefore the right to offer the vacated position to another eligible student.

Assessment of Applications

Article 12 – (1) Assessment of applications and the placement of candidates are at the discretion of the Abdullah Gül University. Those with exam scores below the limits determined by the University Administration and those who do not comply with other application conditions are not considered for application process. Applications are evaluated according to the rules determined by the University Administration under the condition that the quota would not exceed 35% of the total allocation for the Turkish students.

(2) Additional placement procedure for the empty places, which would be available after exact registration dates would be determined by the Abdullah Gül University.

Admission Results and Waiting List

Article 13 – (1) The final list of accepted students will be published on the University’s website at the end of the application period along with an official waiting list including 5 potential substitute students in each AGU Faculty.

(2) A letter of acceptance will be sent to candidates who are eligible for registration by the relevant unit. Using this letter, candidates are required to obtain their Turkish Student Visa ("Education Visa") from a Turkish Embassy. This visa is necessary to enter Turkey and register university.

(3) In case of any sort of written cancellation of previously accepted students and their withdrawal from their rights as accepted students, it will be the University’s right to contact the waiting list students and offer them the vacated positions.

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Application for Scholarships

Article 14 – (1) All accepted students are considered for the award of the “Free Tuition Scholarships”

AGU created for its International Students (covering the tuition fee of the student)

The above-stated scholarship will be awarded by the AGU Scholarship Committee based on a fair point system.

This scholarship is awarded to Faculty students only and will cover the entire duration of the program the student applied for.

A scholarship will automatically be suspended if the awardee does not maintain his/her CGPA above 2.0.

English Language Proficiency Exams accepted by AGU

Article 15 – (1) English is the language of instruction at Abdullah Gül University with the exception of foreign languages classes.

International applicants therefore must show proof of English proficiency in order to be accepted into one of the University’s Faculties. If applicants fail to show proof of one of the following English Proficiency exams, they can still receive admission and be registered into the University’s Language School until their English level is considered sufficient by the Language School to study at the Faculty level.

a) TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language

− TOEFL (PBT) 537, TWE 4.0

− Computer based TOEFL (CBT) 203, TWE 4.0

− İnternet based TOEFL (IBT) 75, TWE 19

Please submit your TOEFL score via the official ETS website with AGU’s Institution (DI) Code: B426

b) İMS: Abdullah Gül University English Proficiency Exam (To be taken in AGU in September 2018)

Students will take 5 skill-based exams (Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading, Linguistic Aptitude) graded out of 5 points (Total 25 points) and need a minimum of 24 to pass.

The application documents should be uploaded to the university’s application system on https://sis.agu.edu.tr/ the applications via fax, mail or e-mail will not be accepted. Accepted students must submit the originals of the documents at the time of enrollment.

Students admitted to a program will receive a letter of acceptance from Abdullah Gül University.

Students with the acceptance letter should obtain a "student visa" from a Turkish Embassy. This visa is necessary to enter Turkey and enroll at the university.

Registration

Article 16– (1)

The registration for the 2018-2019 academic year will be held in September 2018 (exact dates will be communicated to accepted students via email).

All students are required to submit the originals of the following documents:

1. Original High School Diploma and Exam Results 2. Acceptance Letter sent by AGU

3. Equivalency Diploma/Certificate 4. Valid Passport and a copy of it

5. 4 Color Photos: 4,5 x 3,5 cm biometric photos must have been taken in the past 6 months 6. Bank Receipt of the Paid Semester Tuition Fee (or paid dormitory fee)

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7. English Language Exam

8. A proof of Health Insurance Plan covering the student in Turkey from the registration date until the January following registration to the University (at least).

Contact

Article 17 – (1) For any query regarding the selection and placement of international students in undergraduate – bachelor’s degree programs, please use the contact details below:

Tel: + 90 352 224 88 00 Ext: 4051 E-mail: intoffice@agu.edu.tr

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SECTION FOUR

List Of Approved International/Local Examinations

& Diplomas For International Students

Article 18 –

Countries Diploma Requirements

International Turkish High School Diploma for Foreign Citizens A minimum 80% diploma score.

International Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) *

Please submit scores via the official Collegeboard website with AGU’s Designated Institution (DI) code:

7466

“Math” and “Evidence-based Reading and Writing” (ex-

“Critical reading”) tests:

A minimum of 1100 general points out of 1600 for both sections combined, and a minimum of 660 points out of 800 in the "Math" test alone.

(SAT Essay not required) International American College Testing (ACT) *

Please submit scores via the official ACT website with AGU’s Designated Institution (DI) code: 7081

A minimum of 24 points out of 36 in Composite including Maths and Science

International General Certificate Education (GCE) A minimum of two C passes at "A Level" (Advanced Level)

OR/AND

A minimum of two C passes at

"AS Level" (Advanced Subsidiary).

International Advanced Placement (AP) A minimum score of 3 out of 5 in related subjects.

International International Baccalaureate (IB) (IB) diploma grade minimum 33.

International International Science Olympiads Gold, Silver or Bronze medal holders in International Science Olympiads recognized or participated by TÜBİTAK.

International West African Examination Council (WAEC) or West African Senior School Certificate

Examination (WASSCE)

Minimum B3 passes in each 4 subjects, including science subjects

Afghanistan Nationwide University Entrance exam of

Afghanistan (Concours- KONKURS General State Examination) - Baccalaureate

Minimum Grade Required 85 out of 100

Albania Dëftesë Pjekurie (Secondary School Leaving

Certificate/Certificate of Maturity) Minimum Grade Required 8/10 Algeria Baccalaureat general Grade of 13/20 with a minimum

of 14 in science subjects

Andorra Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire Minimum Grade Required 13/20 with a minimum of 14 in science subjects

OR

Bachillerato (Batxillerat) minimum grade 7/10.

Angola Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Certificado

de Habilitação Literária) A minimum average of 14 out of 20 with at least 15 out of 20 in

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science subjects Anguilla General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

(GCE Ordinary) OR

Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)

Minimum Grade Required A(I) or B(II).

Argentina Bachiller of Bachillerato de Nivel Medio o Secundario Bachillerato Especializado

Minimum Grade Required B=

6.00/10.00.

Armenia Certificate of Maturity (hasunut’yun Vkayakan) OR

Certificate of Complete Secondary Education (Vkayakan mijnakarg lriv yndhanur krt’ut’yan)

Minimum Grade Required B=

13.00/20.00 (4/5). With a minimum of 14 in science subjects

Australia Secondary Education Certificate Minimum overall grade of B - Most Common: B=63/100 - Common Post Secondary:

B=65/100

- Australian Capital Territory (ACT): B=70/100

- New South Wales: B=65/100 - Northern Territory: B=14/20 - Queensland: B=5/7

- South Australia: B=65/100 - Tasmania: B=3/4

- Western Australia: B=70/100 - Federal: B=70/100

Austria Reifeprüfung OR

Maturazeugnis/Externistenreifeprufungszeugnis (with at least 4 subjects)

OR

Studienberechtigungsprufung/Berufsreifeprufung OR

Abschlusszeugnis from a Fachschule (with at least 4 years of full time study).

Average of 2,5. Applicants are also usually asked to achieve scores of at least 1.99 (sehr gut) out of 5 in written exams in up to two subjects.

Azerbaijan University entrance examination of Azerbaijan

"Tələbə Qəbulu üzrə Dövlət Komissiyasının"

(TQDK) OR

Azerbaijan Certificate of Complete Secondary Education

A minimum score of 525 out of 700 in the in the area of specialization related to the program applied for.

OR 4/5 Bahamas The Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary

Education (BGCSE) Minimum overall grade

required: B equivalent (75.00/100).

Bahrain Secondary School Leaving Certificate

(Tawjihiyah/Tawjihi) Minimum exam score of 80 %

(B) in the stream related to the program applied for.

Bangladesh Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) A minimum graduation score of 80 % (B equivalent; 4/5).

Barbados CXC Caribbean Advanced Placement Examination (CAPE)

Minimum overall grade

required: III, C (Good standard of performance) (US equivalent=B).

Belarus Certificate of Complete Secondary Education (Atestat ab ahuĺnaj siaredniaj adukacyi, Атэстат аб агульнай сярэдняй адукацыі)

OR

Diploma of Secondary Vocational Education (Dyplom ab siaredniaj prafiesijnaj adukacyi,

Attestat: A minimum average of 90% certificate/diploma score (4,5 out of 5 or 9 out of 10).

Belarussian Central Testing:

Minimum 420 out of 600

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Дыплом аб сярэдняй прафесійнай адукацыі) OR

Belarussian Central Testing

Belgium Diploma van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs OR

Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur OR

Abschlusszeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts

Minimum grade required: B equivalent - French=13/20 (Distinction) or Flemish= 14/20 (= 70%)

(Met onderscheiding (With praise / With honors) Belize CXC Caribbean Advanced Placement Examination

(CAPE) Minimum Grade Required: B=

2.00-2.99 (Good)

Benin Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire Minimum Grade Required:

13/20 = B

Bermuda General Certificate of Secondary Education Minimum Grade Required: B = 3.00/4.00 = 65% (Very Good) Bhutan Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate

(BHSEC) OR

Indian Higher Secondary School Certificate (10+2)

Minimum Grade Required: B =3 (Good)

Bolivia Bachiller Minimum Grade Required: B

(Bueno)=70% or 5/7 Bosnia and

Herzegovina Diploma of Secondary Education (Svjedočanstva o završenoj srednjoj školi)

OR

Matura (Svjedozba o maturi)

Minimum Grade Required: B (Dobar (Good)) = 3.00/5.00 or 7.00/10.00

Botswana Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Minimum Grade Required 70%

(B)

Brazil ENEM (Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio) Minimum Grade Required 70%

(B), Bom ("Good") Bulgaria Diploma za sredno obrazovanie (Диплома за

средно образование), Diploma of Secondary Education

Minimum Grade Required 70% = Добър ("Good")

Burkina Faso Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required 13/20

(B+), with a minimum of 14 in science subjects

Burma Basic Education Standard X (10) Examination Diploma A

Minimum Grade Required 80%

(B)

Burundi Diplôme ďEtat (State Diploma) Minimum Grade Required= 70%

(B)

Cambodia Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 70%

(B) Cameroon FRENCH: Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement

Secondaire OR

BRITISH: Cameroon General Certificate of Education

FRENCH: Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 and 14/20 in science subjects.

BRITISH: Minimum Grade Required: At least three Advanced Level passes in the Cameroon General Certificate of Education Advanced Level with a minimum grade of B in two subjects relevant to the program applied for.

Canada Canada Provincial High School Graduation Diplomas

Minimum Grade Required: B equivalent (depends on the province)

Minimum average of 72%

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diploma score

Cape Verde Curso Complementar dos Liceus Minimum Grade Required:

13/20 with a minimum of 14 in science subjects

Central

African Republic

General School Secondary Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

13/20 (B+) with a minimum of 14 in science subjects

Chile Prueba de Seleccion Universitaria (PSU) Minimum Grade Required:

600/850 China National College Entrance Examination (NCCE)

("Gaokao") OR

Senior Secondary School Certificate

National College Entrance Examination (NCCE) ("Gaokao") Min grade required= 525/750 (70%)

Senior Secondary School Certificate

A minimum average of 70%

certificate/diploma score Colombia ICFES (Colombian Institute for the Promotion of

Higher Education) Examination= National University Entrance Examination

Minimum Grade Required: 70%

(B), Medio Alto (High Average) Congo

Republic (Brazzaville)

Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

Congo Democratic

Republic (Kinshasa)

Diplôme ďEtat Minimum Grade Required: 70%

Costa Rica Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: 80%,

Notable (Good) Croatia Matura - Svjedodžba o završenom srednjem

obrazovanju (Certificate of Completed Secondary Education)

Minimum Grade Required: B=

2.75/5 (Dobar (Good))

Cuba Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: B=

80% or 4/5 (Muy Bueno) Cyprus Apolytı̱́rio tou Lykeíou (Certificate of Completion

from Lyceum) OR

Απολυτήριο του Gimnasio (Certificate of Completion)

80% or 16/20

Czech Republic

Vysvědčení o maturitní zkoušce (Certificate of Maturity Examination) from a Gymnásium

70% or 2.00 (where 1 is the best grade), "Chvalitebný

(Commendable)"

Denmark Studentereksamen (Student Examination), OR

Højere Forberedelseseksamen (Higher Preparatory Examination),

OR

Højere Handelseksamen (Higher Commercial Examination);

OR

Hojere teknisk eksamen (Higher Technical Examination)

8/12 or 9/13

Djibouti Baccalaureat de l'enseignement Secondaire Minimum Grade Required:

13/20 with a minimum of 14 in

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science subjects Dominican

Republic Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: B=

83%

Ecuador Bachiller Minimum Overall Grade

Required: B= 7.5/10 or 15/20 or 80%

Egypt Thanaweya a`Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate)

Minimum grade required: B=

75% ديج (Good)

El Salvador Bachiller Minimum Grade Required: B=

7/10 or 70% ("Muy Bueno") Equatorial

Guinea Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: 7

Eritrea Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate

Examination (ESECE) Minimum Grade Required: B=

70%

Estonia Gumnaasiumi Ioptunnistus (High School

Certificate) Minimum Grade Required:

Five point scale: B= 4/5 ("Hea", Good)

Six point scale: B= 4/5 (before 2000)

Six point scale: B= 3/5 or 71%

(after 2000) Ethiopia Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance

Examination (EHEEE) OR

Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate

75%

OR

Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate

Min grade required: B= 85%

Finland Ylioppilastutkintotodistus -

Studentsexamensbetyg (Matriculation Examination Certificate)

3/5 or 4/7 or 8/10 ("Hyvä"

(Good))

France French Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

Gabon Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

Gambia West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate(WAEC - SSCE)

Minimum Grade Required B3=

70% (Good) Georgia Sashualo Ganatlebis Atestasi საშუალო

განათლების ატესტატი (Certificate of Secondary Education)

OR Attestat

Minimum Overall Grade Required:

- Pre 2007: B= 4 კარგი (Good) - 10 point Secondary: B= 7 კარგი (Good)

- 7 point Secondary: B= 5 კარგი (Good)

OR

certificate/diploma score (4,5 out of 5 or 9 out of 10).

Germany Abitur Minimum Grade Required: B= 3

(Befriedigend) or B= 7/15 Ghana West African Senior Secondary Certificate

Examination (WASSCE)

Greece Apolyti̱rio Eniaiou Lykeiou Απολυτηριο Ενιαιου

Λυκειου (Upper Secondary School Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: B=

7/10 Πολύ καλός (Very Good) or 14/20

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Greenland Meeqqat Atuarfiannit Inaarsinermut

Uppernarsaat (Higher Preparatory Examination) OR

Meeqqat Atuarfiannit Misilitsissimamemut Uppernarsaat (Advanced Leaving Examination)

Minimum Grade Required: 9

Grenada CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: B= II (Good)

Guatemala Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: B=

80% Muy Bueno (Very Good) Guinea

(Conakry)

Baccalauréat Deuxième Partie Minimum Grade Required: B=

12/20 Guyana Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary

Education Certificate (CSEC) Minimum Grade Required: B= II (Good)

Haiti Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required B=

65%

Honduras Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: B=

80% or 4/5 (Muy Bueno) Hong Kong Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination

(HKCEE OR HKALE)

Minimum Grade

Required: Minimum of C grade ("Credit") in at least 3 subjects related to studies applying for Hungary Erettsegi Bizonyitvany (Maturity Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: B=

71% or 4/5 (Jó –Good-) Iceland Stúdentspróf (Upper Secondary School

Certificate) Stúdentspróf (Upper Secondary

School Certificate)

Minimum Grade Required: 7/10 (B, "Second Class")

India Higher Secondary School Certificates - Indian School Certificate (ISC)

OR

Intermediate Certificate OR

Higher School Certificate OR

Higher Secondary Certificate / All India Senior School Certificate

OR

Pre-University course - awarded on completion of Standard XII.

= A-

Indonesia Ujian Akhir Nasional (UAN) Minimum Grade Required: B=

80%=50/60 "Baik (Good)"

Iran General Secondary Education Examination (Dabiristan)

OR

Pre-university Education (Pishdaneshgahi)

15/20

Iraq Sixth Form Baccalaureate (Adadiyah) Minimum Grade Required: B=

80%

Ireland School Leaving Certificate (Ardteistiméireacht) Minimum Grade Required: B=

60% "C2"

Israel Teudat Bagrut (Matriculation Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: B=

8/10 or 75% " בוט (good)"

Italy Esame di Stato (conclusivo del corso di studio di Istruzione Secondaria Superiore)

OR

Esame di Maturità

Minimum Overall Grade Required: B= 7/10 = 80%

"Buono"

Ivory Coast General Secondary Education Certificate

(Baccalauréat Général) Minimum Grade Required: B=

13/20 with a minimum of 14 in

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science subjects Japan Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Upper

Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Minimum Overall Grade Required: B= 70% = 3.5/5 "良 Ryō (Good) "

Jamaica Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate OR

Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination

Minimum Grade Required: B= 3

Jordan Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: B=

84%

Kazakhstan Unified National Testing (ENT) OR

Kazakhstan Attestat o (obschem) Srednem Obrazovanii

OR

Kazakhstan Orta bilim turaly attestat

= 96/120 OR 4,5/5 OR 4,5/5

Kenya Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Minimum Grade Required: B on average with minimum 50 points in total

Kuwait Al-Shahada-Al Thanawiyya Al-Amma (General

Secondary Education Certificate) A minimum average of 80%

certificate/diploma score Kyrgyzstan National University Entrance Examination (ORT).

OR Attestat

A minimum score of 190 out of 250

OR

Attestat: 4,5 / 5.0

Laos Baccalaureate A minimum score of 13/20 and

with a minimum of 14 in science subjects

Latvia Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of General Secondary Education)

OR

Attestat Zrelosti (Security School Graduation Certificate)

OR

Diplom ob Okoncanji Srednego Special'nogo Ucebnego Zavedenija (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School)

OR

Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School)

Minimum Grade Required: 7,5 out of 10 in total (from all courses)

Lebanon Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

13/20 and with a minimum of 14 in science subjects

Liberia Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC -

SSCE) A maximum total score of 15 in

five subjects, three of which related to the program applied for

OR

Libya General Secondary School Certificate Minimum Grade Required: 80%

Liechtenstein Matura/Maturitat/Maturitatzeugnis (Maturity Certificate)

Minimum Grade Required: 3 = B- /C+

Lithuania Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of General Secondary Education)

OR

Attestat Zrelosti (Security School Graduation

Minimum Grade Required: 7,5 out of 10 in total (from all courses)

(15)

Certificate) OR

OR

Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) Luxembourg Diplome de Maturite AND Diplome de Fin

d'Estudes Secondaires Minimum Grade Required: B

equivalent mark : A = 45 B Macedonia General Secondary Education Certificate (Matura) Minimum Grade Required: 4 out

of 5.

Madagascar Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

Malaysia Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) OR

High School Diploma (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia or Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia)

Minimum Grade Required: B score (3/4)

Mali Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

Malta GCE 'O' levels OR

Matriculation (M) Examination of the University of Malta

Minimum Grade Required: A, B, or C

Mauritania Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

Mayotte Baccalaureate Baccalaureate with a minimum

score of 13/20 and with a minimum of 14 in science subjects

Mexico Bachillerato Minimum Overall Grade

Required: 7,5 (Bien) or B equivalent

Moldova Baccalaureate OR

Attestat

Baccalaureate grades

Minimum Grade Required: 7,5 out of 10

Diplom ob Okoncanji Srednego Special'nogo Ucebnego

Minimum Grade Required: 3 out of 5

certificate/diploma score (3 out of 5 or 7 out of 10).

Monaco Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

Mongolia National University Entrance Examination Minimum Grade Required: 640 out of 800 in each of the four areas related to the program applied for.

Morocco Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

13/20 and with a minimum of

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14 in science subjects Mozambique Ensino Secundario Geral OR Ensino de

Prodessores para o Ensino Primario OR Curso de Marinha Mercante OR Ensino Secundario Geral de Adultos OR Certificado de Habilitacoes Literarias

Minimum Grade Required: 13.

Namibia Matriculation Certificate OR

Senior Certificate OR Education Certificate Primary (ECP)

OR

International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) showing at least 5 academic passes

Minimum Grade Required: IGCSE

= A or B 55 = B-

Nepal Secondary School Certificate Minimum Overall Grade

Required: 70% in upper Second Division or B equivalent

The

Netherlands VBO / MAVO / HAVO / VWO / MBO Diploma /

Secondary School Certificate A minimum average of 70%

certificate/diploma score New

Caledonia Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

New Zealand Sixth Form Certificate (SFC) OR

Higher School Certificate (HSC) OR University Entrance (UE)

OR

University Bursaries Examination (UBE)

Minimum Grade Required: SFC : 5 academic subjects passes : 1-5 HSC : 4 academic passes : A or B UE : 4 academic passes : 50 percent or + UBE : 4 academic passes : C or +

Nicaragua Bachiller or Bachillerato en Ciencias, Letras y Filosofia (Secondary School Graduation Diploma in Science, Letters and Philosophy)

OR

Diploma de Conclusion de Estudios del Ciclo Diversificado (Diploma of Completion of the Diversified Cycle)

Niger Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

Nigeria Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) OR

WAEC-SSCE

A minimum score of 200 OR

WAEC-SSCE: minimum B3 passes in each 4 subjects, including science subjects Norway Examen Artium

OR

Vitnemal (Certificate) from an upper secondary school with a BESTATT (passed)

Minimum Grade Required: 4,5 out of 6 including Maths

Oman Al-Shahada-Al Thanawiyya Al-Amma (General

Secondary Education Certificate) A minimum average of 80%

certificate/diploma score Pakistan Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) A minimum average of 80%

certificate/diploma score Palestine General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi) A minimum average of 80%

certificate/diploma score Panama Secondary School Certificate Minimum Overall Grade

Required: 81 or B equivalent Paraguay Bachiller/Bachillerato en Humanistico-

cientifico (formerly Ciencias y Letras) Traditional University preparatory studies Secondary School

Minimum Grade Required: 4 = B

(17)

Graduation Diploma

Peru Bachiller Profesional (professional bachelor with specialization stated)

OR

Certificado Oficial de Estudios de Educacion Secundaria Comun-Completa or Quinto Ano (Official Certificate of Studies of Common Secondary Education or Fifth year, from a regular secondary school)

The

Philippines Secondary School Certificate Minimum Overall Grade Required: 85 or B equivalent Turkey Turkish High School Diploma for Foreign Citizens A minimum 80% diploma score.

Poland Matura or Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)

Minimum Grade Required: A minimum average of 70%

certificate/diploma score Dobry = B

Portugal Carta/Certidao do Curso Complementar Liceus (Certificate of Complementary Course)

OR

Certificado de Fim De Estudios Secundarios OR

Concurso Nacional de Candidatura Do Ensino Superior (National Entrance Exam) through 1988.

Certificado alone is acceptable since 1989

Qatar Al-Shahada-Al Thanawiyya Al-Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate)

certificate/diploma score Romania Diploma de Bacalaureat Minimum Grade Required: 7,5

out of 10 (good) Russia Russian National Final School Exam – EGE

OR

Russia ATTESTAT / Certificate of Secondary Education

OR

Attestat 3/5 Rwanda Rwanda Advanced General Secondary Certificate

Examination

At least two Advanced Level principal passes in the Rwanda Advanced General Secondary Certificate Examination with a minimum grade of A in two subjects relevant to the program applied for.

Saudi Arabia General Secondary Education Certificate OR

Kudrat" Examination taken within last 2 years

General Secondary Education Certificate

certificate/diploma score OR

Kudrat" Examination taken within last 2 years:

exam score

Senegal Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

Serbia Svjedodzba o Zrelosti (Certificate of Maturity) OR

Diplomao Stecenom Pozivniusmerenom

Obrazovanju i Vaspitanju Srednjeg Stupnja (a final examination certificate)

Min Grade Required: 3,5 = Above Average

(18)

OR

Svjedodzba o Zavrsnom (a final examination certifcate from Croatia) OR

Svendocanstvo o Polozenom Zavrsnom (a final exam cert. from Serbia)

OR

Spricevalo o Kancani osnovia Soli (a final exam cert. from Slovenia)

OR

Svidetelstvo za Polozen Zavrsen (a final exam cert. from Macedonia)

Sierra Leone Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC -

SSCE) A maximum total score of 15 in

five subjects, three of which must be science subjects, in the Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC - SSCE).

Singapore Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary and Advanced Levels (Cambridge GCE O and A Levels)

Minimum Grade Required: B4 passes in 2 Advanced Level subjects and minimum C5 pass in each subjects

Slovakia Vsyvedceni Maturitná Skúška (Secondary School

Leaving Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: 2 = B

Slovenia Svjedodzba o Zrelosti (Certificate of Maturity) OR Diploma o Stecenom Pozivniusmerenom

Obrazovanju i Vaspitanju Srednjeg Stupnja (a final examination certificate)

OR

Svjedodzba o Zavrsnom (a final examination certifcate from Croatia)

OR

Svendocanstvo o Polozenom Zavrsnom (a final exam cert. from Serbia)

OR

Spricevalo o Kancani osnovia Soli (a final exam cert. from Slovenia)

OR

Svidetelstvo za Polozen Zavrsen (a final exam cert. from Macedonia)

Minimum Grade Required: 3.5 = Above Average

Somalia Secondary School Leaving Certificate OR

GCE 'O' Levels,

Secondary School Leaving Certificate 90%

OR

GCE 'O' Levels, on Certificate, directly from the Examining Board showing a minimum of 5 academic passes including English Language Min Grade Required: SSLC: B equivalent GCE : A or B

South Africa GCE 'O' Levels OR

Matriculation Certificate of the South African Matriculation Board

OR

Natal Senior Certificate OR

National Senior Certificate of the Union of South Africa

Minimum Grade Required: A or B

(19)

OR

Orange Free State School Leaving Certificate OR

Senior Certificate OR

Senior Certificate with Matriculation Exemption OR

Secondary School Senior Certificate of the Department of Education, Cape of Good Hope OR

Transvaal Secondary School Certificate OR

Transvaal University Entrance Certificate

South Korea College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) [Suneung] A minimum average of 70%

including at least one relevant subject in type B.

A minimum score of 560 out of 800

Spain Título de Bachiller (LOGSE) Minimum Overall Grade

Required: Bien, 7 out of 10 or B equivalent

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka G.C.E Advanced Level Examination At least three science subjects with minimum grades ABB.

Suriname Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs

(HAVO) (Diploma of Higher General Secondary Education)

OR

Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) (Diploma of University Preparatory Education)

Min Grade Required: 7 = B

Swaziland Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) Minimum Grade Required: I or II with a credit pass in English Sweden Fullständigt Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskolan(FSFG-

Swedish school leaving exam) Minimum Grade Required: 3.99 VG (Very Good) B equivalent in total including Maths

Switzerland Maturitätszeugnis (Federal Maturity Certificate) OR

Certificat De Maturité OR

Attestato Di Maturitá OR

Eidgenössisch Anerkanntes Kantonales Maturitätszeugnis

OR

Certificat De Maturité Cantonal Reconnu Par La Confédération

OR

Attestato Di Maturitä Cantonale Riconosciuto Dalla Confederazione

Minimum Grade Required:

3 out of 5 OR

7 out of 10 OR

4,5 out of 6

Sudan Sudan Higher Secondary School Certificate (arts or sciences)

OR

GCE 'O' levels on Certificate, directly from the Examining Board with 5 academic passes OR

Cambridge Overseas School Certificate directly from the Examining Board with 5 academic

(20)

passes

Syria Al-Shahada-Al Thanawiyya Al-Amma (General

Secondary Education Certificate) A minimum exam score of 90%.

Taiwan Certificate of Junior High School Graduation 初中毕业的证书

Minimum Overall Grade Required: 70 or B equivalent Tajikistan Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of

General Secondary Education) OR

OR

Minimum Grade Required: 4,5 = Good

Tanzania Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE)

OR

National Tanzanian Form IV Examination OR

Cambridge Overseas School Certificate OR

GCE 'O' levels OR

East African Certificate of Education

Minimum Grade Required: B

Tchad Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

Thailand Minimum OvMatayom VI (Upper Secondary

Education Certificate) Minimum 70 out of 100 ; 3 out of 4 = B

Togo Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

Trinidad and Tobago

GCE 'O' levels OR

Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate

Minimum Grade Required: GCE : A or B CXC : I or II

Tunisia Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

Turkmenistan Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of General Secondary Education)

OR

Minimum Grade Required: 4.5 = Good

Uganda At least three Advanced Level principal passes in the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education Examination (UACE)

Minimum Grade Required: B in two subjects relevant to the program applied for.

(21)

Ukraine Ukrainian “External Independent Test (OZN)”.

OR Attestat

A minimum average grade of 170 out of 200 in at least two subjects relevant to the program applied for.

OR

certificate/diploma score (3 out of 5 or 7 out of 10).

United Arab

Emirates General Secondary Education Certificate Minimum Grade Required: exam score of 80%.

Scotland Scottish Certificate of Education (SCE) Minimum Grade Required:

A or B pass in 4 Higher Level subjects

Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC)

A or B pass in Higher Level subjects

United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern

Ireland)

General Certificate Education (GCE) A minimum of two C passes at "A Level" (Advanced Level)

OR/AND

A minimum of two C passes at

"AS Level" (Advanced Subsidiary)

United States

of America Secondary School Certificate A minimum average of 70% (B) diploma score.

GPA requirement (2.80/4.00) Uruguay Bachiller

OR

Bachillerato (Secondary School Graduation Diploma)

Uzbekistan Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of General Secondary Education)

OR

Minimum Grade Required: 4,5 = Above Average

Venezuela Bachiller en Ciencias OR

En Humanidades (Secondary School Diploma in the Sciences or Humanities)

Minimum Grade Required: 13 out of 20 = B

Vietnam The school leaving examination (Ky Thi Tot Nghiep Pho Thong Trung Hoc) (12 years of education)

Yemen General Secondary Education Certificate Minimum Average Grade Required: 85%

certificate/diploma score Zaire Dipome d'Etat d'Etudes Secondaires du Cycle

Long Minimum Grade Required: 80

Zambia Zambia School Certificate (ZSC) Minimum Grade Required: 4 or

(22)

above in 6 academic subjects including Chemistry, Physics and Maths

Zimbabwe ZIMSEC A-Levels A minimum of one "A" and two

"B" grades from three ZIMSEC A- Levels in science subjects

*These exams are valid for 2 years.

SECTION FIVE

Abrogated Directive And Enforcement

Abrogated Directive

Article 18 – The Abdullah Gül University Directive for Accepting Foreign Students was accepted by the University Board on 15.10.2015.

Enforcement

Article 19 – This Directive will take force by the decision of the University Board.

Implementation

Article 20 – This Directive will be implemented by the Rector of the Abdullah Gül University.