• Language Proficiency
• Undergraduate Admissions
• Graduate Admissions
• Transfer Students
• Exchange Programs
• Semester Registration

Students whose level of English is insufficient are required to enroll in the School of English Language. Those accepted to the Translation and Interpretation Department must take, in addition, a Proficiency Examination in French, and those whose level of French is insufficient are required to follow the language program in the Basic French Section of the School of Applied Languages.

Undergraduate Admissions

To begin undergraduate studies at Bilkent, all Turkish applicants to the Faculties of Engineering; Science; Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences; Business Administration; Humanities and Letters; Education; Law; the School of Applied Languages and the School of Tourism and Hotel Management must take the entrance examination (ÖSS) administered by the national Student Selection and Placement Center (Ö). Based on the results of this exam, Ö SYM places students according to their preferences.

Applicants to the Faculties of Art, Design and Architecture and of Music and Performing Arts must successfully pass the ÖSS examination. Admission is then granted on the basis of aptitude tests administered by the respective faculty.

Applicants to vocational school programs are also placed by ÖSYM, based on their ÖSS scores. There is no application fee for first-year undergraduate students since they are placed by ÖSYM.

All international students who want to apply to Bilkent University for a full-time undergraduate program has to go through an admission procedure:

	1)	International students applying to join a full-time undergraduate degree program must satisfy one of the following scores: At least 40 standard points in one of the two most recent YÖS Examinations for Foreign Students for Higher Education Programs in Turkey. For details of the "Examination for Foreign Studentsi" please see www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/academic/international/yos.html. In the SAT I, a total score of at least 1000 or higher up to 1200 in the combined Critical Reading and Math Reasoning tests, depending on the Department to which application is being made. Please see www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/academic/international/sat.html for the minimum requirements of each department/program. In the GCE (General Certificate Education) at least three A levels one of which is in the subject of the program. In the ACT examination, a minimum score of 24 in Mathematics, Science and Composite. In the Baccalaureate Libanais examinations given Lebanon, a diploma score of at least 14 in the Scientific Stream. In the Tawjih examinations given in Jordan and Palestine, a minimum average of 85 points in all courses in the Scientific Stream. An International Baccalaureate diploma with a diploma score of at least 28 or higher up to 32 depending on the department to which application is being made. A French Baccalaureate diploma with a diploma score of at least 12. ABITUR with a score of at least 4. In the Gao Kao examination of the People's Republic of China, a score of at least 540. (It may vary according to the department applied.) Recipients of gold, silver or bronze medals in the International Science Olympics recognized or participated by TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific Research Council). Additionally, the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture and the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, students must take an aptitude test administered by the related Faculties in late August 2009 in addition to one of the above requirements.
	2)	Passport Photocopy
	3)	Passport Size Picture
	4)	Lycee or High School Diploma. The diploma should be recognized by the Ministry of Education of Turkey
	5)	Application Form (WORD)

Applicants should send all the needed documents for application to the address below.

	Bilkent University, Registrar's Office
	Office of International Students
	Bilkent, Ankara,
	06800 Turkey
	e-mail: registrar@bilkent.edu.tr

Graduate Admissions

The following are some of the general graduate admission requirements for all departments:

• All Turkish applicants are required to take the ALES (Lisansüstü Egitimi Giris Sinavi - Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam) given by ÖSYM every year.
• Submission of GRE or GMAT scores is required of international applicants and may be required for domestic applicants in some programs.
• Fluency in written and oral English. TOEFL (Test of English for Foreign Language) scores are required for non-native English speakers who cannot take the local test.

Application forms can be obtained either from the Graduate Admissions Office or through the internet:
http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/academic/graduate/gra-appform.html

Transfer Students

Applicants may transfer to Bilkent University from an accredited university under the following conditions:

• The applicant must have successfully completed at least one full year (two semesters) at an accredited university. No transfers are allowed for the freshman year. The academic standards and the course structure of the university must be equivalent to those of Bilkent University.
• Transfer applications submitted to the Registrar's Office must be completed until mid August. Each department individually determines the number of transfer students it will accept.
• Credits earned at another university are taken into consideration when determining a transfer student's requirements for graduation from Bilkent. However, in order to graduate from Bilkent, the student must have completed at least his/her final two semesters at Bilkent.

Application forms and the list of required documents can be obtained either from the Registrar's Office or through Internet: http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/admission/transfer.html

Exchange Programs

The Student Exchange Program gives students the opportunity to study abroad while experiencing a culture different from their own. It also exposes visiting students to the culture, art and history of Turkey. Exchange programs are coordinated under two main categories:

	1)	Erasmus programs with Universities in the European Union.
	2)	Exchange programs with the U.S. Universities and Universities elsewhere.

The principle of reciprocity inherent in the exchange programs makes it possible to send Bilkent University students to the partner universities provided that students from those universities come to Bilkent. Program participants pay the regular tuition fees to their home institution for the semester, and are responsible for additional travel, housing, food, and incidental costs as well as the insurance expenses and other minor fees while at the host university.Outgoing Erasmus students are being granted with a monthly payment from EU funds.Detailed information about Erasmus and exchange programs may be found at www.bilkent.edu.tr.

Semester Registration

Students are required to register for courses at the beginning of each semester within the time limits announced by the University. Tuition must be paid prior to registration.

Students with acceptable excuses for late registration may register up to the final date for adding courses.