NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY DIRECTIVE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSION
PART ONE Objective, Scope, Basis and Definitions
Objective Article 1. The objective of this directive is to determine the application and admission criteria of international student to associate degrees and undergraduate programs of Necmettin Erbakan University.
Scope Article 2. This directive covers the laws to be applied to admit international students who want to have an education at associate degrees and undergraduate programs of Necmettin Erbakan University, on the basis of quotas allocated by the Council of Higher Education.
Basis Article 3. This directive was drawn up in accordance with the decision of the General Assembly of the Council of Higher Education dated 01/21/2010 and 03/17/2010, the official document of the Directorate of Higher Education Council dated 01/27/2010 and numbered 3269.
Definitions and Abbreviations Article 4. (1) The terms and abbreviations mentioned in this directive are defined as follows: a) RT : Republic of Turkey b) TRNC : Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus c) CHE : The Council of Higher Education d) University : Necmettin Erbakan University e) Senate : Senate of Necmettin Erbakan University f) Rector : Rector of Necmettin Erbakan University g) Rectorate : Rectorate of Necmettin Erbakan University h) University Administrative Board (UAB) : Administrative Board of Necmettin Erbakan University i) Relevant Administrative Board : Administrative Board of the Relavant Unit j) Commission of International Student Admission: The Commission which are responsible for the application and admission process of international students who apply for an education at Necmettin Erbakan University. k) International Student : Applicants who are not the citizens of TC and KKTC and graduated from a high school which is equivalent to a Turkish High schools in a foreign country. l) Quota : The number of international Students to be admitted to associate degrees and undergraduate programs conducted at Necmettin Erbakan University. m) Education Annotated Visa : The permission given by the Ministry of Interior Affairs to enable foreign students with the permit of residence in Turkey to have an education. n) Permit of Residence : The document informing the permission of residence for a limited time for foreign students. o) International Student Office : The Student Office established by the Directorate of Student Affairs which is connected to the Rectorate of Necmettin Erbakan University.
PART TWO Student Quota, Qualities of Applicants, Necessary Application Documents, and Application Conditions Quota Article 5. Determination and evaluation of application conditions and quota, and placement of the candidates to related programs are under the authority of Necmettin Erbakan University. (1) Suggestions regarding quota for international student coming from Faculty/ Higher Schools/ Vocational Higher Schools/ Conservatory (for regular and evening programs) are sent to Student Selection and Placement Center (OSYM) after the approval by the Senate of the University, and are published in the Foreign Student Admission Guideline which is determined by the Council of Higher Education. (2) The calendar of application which is relevant to international students admission process is annually stated in the academic calendar of the university, by regarding the properties of higher education programs. (3) On the condition that there are not any applications or they are insufficient, the transfer of these quota to other programs is under the authority of Administrative Board of Necmettin Erbakan University.
Qualities of Applicants Article 6. (1) Applications of the following candidates will be accepted if they are either at the last year of high school or have graduated from high school; a. Applicants who have foreign nationality, b. Applicants born as foreign citizen and then have Turkish nationality as a second citizenship, and then who completed their last three years of high school education in a foreign country, c. Applicants of Turkish citizen who completed their last three years of high school education in a foreign country other than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), d. Applicants with dual citizenship who are denationalized from the Republic of Turkey or Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and completed their last three years of high school education in a foreign country, e. Applicants of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) citizens who are residents of TRNC and have completed high school education with GCE AL exam scores, (2) The applications of the following candidates will not be accepted; a. Applicants who are citizens of the Republic of Turkey, (except for those who completed their last three years of high school education in a foreign country other than TRNC) b. Applicants who are citizens of TRNC c. Applicants who have dual citizenship one of which is the Republic of Turkey, (except for those who completed their last three years of high school education in a foreign country other than TRNC), d. Applicants who are citizens of the Republic of Turkey and have completed their whole secondary education in TRNC. e. Applicants with dual citizenship who are denationalized from either RT or TRNC and graduated from the embassy schools. f. Applicants with dual citizenship who are denationalized from either RT or TRNC and completed all their high school education in Turkey or TRNC. g. Applicants born as Turkish citizen and then got permission from Ministry of Internal Affairs to renounce Turkish nationality and had records proving that their underage children, who registered to the renouncing document, had document to use the rights specified in the law numbered 5203, h. Applicants who are dismissed from higher education institutions due to a disciplinary action. Necessary Documents for Application Article 7. (1) Applications are made with the following copies of the documents which are approved by Turkish Republic Notaries or Turkish Embassies or Consulates in applicants’ countries; a) Application Form for Admission of International Students b) Approved Turkish copy of high school diploma, c) Official high school transcript approved by the director of high school and showing all the courses and grades during whole high school education, (If the transcript is not issued in Turkish, approved Turkish translation copy of the transcript should be attached to the transcript) (If available, the version transformed in 100 grading system) d) Approved Turkish copy of the document showing the diploma grade, e) Bank receipt for the application fee. f) Copy of Passport g) 2 photographs h) Turkish approved copy of the document of valid examination result of the exams, i) Turkish approved copy of the document showing the state of education of students who are about to graduate at application date.
Conditions for Application Article 8. (1) Explanations about the applications are announced on the webpage of our University before the application date. (2) Applications are made to the International Students Office established by Necmettin Erbakan University Registrar’s Office by sending mail or in person between the stated dates. (3) The date of submission of documents to the relevant unit is taken as a basis for application date. Applications of the applicants, who don’t submit the required documents due to mail within the application period, aren’t taken into consideration. (4) Applications of the applicants, whose any documents are missing within the application period, aren’t taken into consideration. (5) In case of applications for more than one unit, application fee, which is determined in the application announcements, should be deposited for each unit. The name of the unit should be stated in the receipt of application fee. (6) Meeting the application conditions does not necessarily mean that the applicant has the right to be admitted.
PART THREE
Commission of International Student Admission, Minimum Scores for Application, Evaluation and Placement of Applications
Commission of International Student Admission Article 9. (1) Directorate of Necmettin Erbakan University establishes a Commission of International Student Admission under the presidency of the Vice Rector who is responsible for the Student Affairs. The commission consists of five (5) academicians in a balanced way to represent all the academic units of the university. (2) In accordance with the principles of this directive, the Commission of International Student Admission has charge of evaluating the applications of international students who apply for an associate degree and undergraduate program at Necmettin Erbakan University. The commission provides the list of the accepted and substitute international students for the Administrative Board of University to be approved. The lists approved by the Administrative Board of University are notified to the Directorate of Student Affairs.
Minimum Scores for Application Article 10. (1) In order to be able to apply, the candidates should have the minimum scores given in Appendix 1. (2) The exams, having the status of high school graduation exam (GCE, International Baccalaureate, Tawjihi etc.) doesn’t have a validity limit. However, the ones having the status of university entrance exam (SAT, Gaokao etc.) are valid for two years beginning from the date of taking the exam. (3) Applicants who have won gold, silver and bronze medals at international science olympics which are recognized and participated by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) do not have to attain any minimum scores.
Evaluation of Applications and Placement Article 11. (1) The exams and minimum scores for application (Appendix 1) which are taken into consideration in the process of International student admission are determined by the Administrative Board of the University. (2) With the help of the software program developed by the Directorate of Computing (Computer Center), the Commission of Foreign Students Admission conducts the processes of evaluating the applications and placing the applicants to the departments/programs declared in the guideline. By means of this program: a. The formulas in Appendix 1 is used in the transformation of international exams into secondary education success score. b. By ranking the transformed scores from highest to lowest, Administrative Board of the University is presented a list of the candidates to be placed by the International Student Office in accordance with their preferences. (3) After the transformation formulas in appendix 1 are applied, in case any two or more applicants have the same score; the priority will be given to the candidates who have been awarded with gold, silver and bronze medals from international science Olympics which are recognized and participated by TUBITAK. The second priority is given to the candidates who are available to take the university entrance exam, and the third one is given to those who have applied with high school exit exams. If the quota announced isn’t filled, a placement is carried out with secondary education score average for available quotas. (4) If necessary, second or third additional placement can be conducted or available quotas are added to the quotas of undergraduate programs which have excess demand. (5) Besides general terms mentioned above, the candidates who apply to the departments/programs admitting students according to Special Skills Examination need to be successful at Special Skills Examination conducted by our university. Evaluation of applications is made in accordance with the relevant faculty criteria depending on Special Skills Test application, registration and admission principles
PART FOUR
Announcement of the Results, Documents Required for Registration, Language Proficiency Levels
Announcement of the Results and Registration Article 12. (1) The results are announced on the university’s and the related unit’s web site (www.konya.edu.tr) (2) Registrations are made by the Directorate of Student Affairs. It is obligatory for the applicants to be registered in person. Applicants are not registered via internet or mail.
Documents Required for Registration Article 13. (1) The following documents are required for registration: (1) Original high school diploma and “Certificate of Equivalency”, which is taken from Turkish Embassy or Consulate in applicant’s country or RT Ministry of Education or provincial directorate of the Ministry of Education, and indicating that high school diploma is equivalent to the diplomas of Turkish high schools, (2) Original copy of the examination result sent for application. (3) Notarized Turkish copy of passport with education visa (4) Bank receipt proving that the tuition fee was paid to the related bank as declared in the announcements, (5) 12 photographs (4,5X6cm) (taken within 6 months and helps to identify the applicant easily),
(6) A document stating that the applicant has the financial guarantee amount determined by the Directorate of University for related academic year, with regard to the applicant’s financial condition’s eligibility for continuing higher education in Turkey. (7) Document providing the existence of compulsory health insurance for one year. (8) If exists, Turkish proficiency certificate for the students who are placed to the programs whose medium of instruction is Turkish. (9) If exists, English proficiency certificate for the students who are placed to the programs whose medium of instruction is English.
Medium of Instruction and Proficiency Levels Article 14. (1) The students who are placed to departments/programs which have a different medium of instruction except Turkish have to certify that they have been successful in the medium of instruction of the relevant program. (2)The students who apply for the departments/programs with English as medium of instruction are expected to get the necessary scores from the international exams (Appendix 2) which are accepted as equivalent by the Presidency of Interuniversity Board, and are expected to get at least 70 points from the Interuniversity Board Foreign Language Exam (ÜDS) and Public Personnel Foreign Language Level Exam (KPDS). (3)The students who cannot certify that they have been successful in English have to pass English exam to be held by the Administration of School of Foreign Languages in our university. Proficiency of the candidates and their success or failure in the foreign language examination is determined according to the principles of the Directive for Foreign Language Preparatory Education and Examination. (4) The students who failed in English take a maximum one-year education at the School of Foreign Languages English Preparatory Program, and within this period the students are considered on leave according to the decision of the relevant Administrative Board, and during this period they are subject to the principles of the Directive for Foreign Language Preparatory Education and Examination. Article 15. The students who are placed to departments/programs with Turkish as medium of instruction have to certify that they are successful in Turkish. (1) The students who apply for the departments/programs with Turkish as medium of instruction certify their proficiency with Turk Republics with Turk and Relative Communities Examination (TCS), Ankara University Turkish Instruction Center (TOMER) Proficiency Exam and other Turkish Proficiency Exams accepted by the Senate. (2) For TOMER and TCS Exams the criteria for Turkish proficiency levels are as follows:
TOMER TCS Explanation Ankara University Turkish Turk Republics with Turk and Instruction Center Relative Communities Examination 55-64 C Not Sufficient Turkish scores A1 (65-69) B Sufficient Turkish scores A2 (70-74) B Sufficient Turkish scores B1 (75-84) B Sufficient Turkish scores B2 (85-89) A Sufficient Turkish scores C1 (90-100) A Sufficient Turkish scores
C1 Level: Proficient in Turkish and is qualified to start the program. B2 Level: Turkish can be proficient in a short time. Can start the program and must prove that his/her proficiency level is (C1) before graduation. B1 Level: Turkish Proficiency level is enough to start to program, but they have to raise their proficiency level to (C1) before graduation. A2 Level: Not proficient in Turkish. At the end of the year during which they are considered on leave to learn Turkish, candidates can start the program after raising their Turkish to B1 level, but they have to raise their level to C1 before graduation. A1 Level: Not proficient in Turkish. At the end of the year during which they are considered on leave to learn Turkish, candidates can start the program after raising their Turkish to B1 level, but they have to raise their level to C1 before graduation. (3)The students who cannot certify their Turkish Proficiency level with TCS, TOMER, and other exams accepted by the senate have to be successful in the Turkish Proficiency exam conducted by Necmettin Erbakan University Turkish Instruction Centre. Turkish levels of the students and their success or failure is determined according to the principles of the Directive for Necmettin Erbakan University Turkish Instruction Centre and Examination. (4) The students who failed in Turkish take a maximum one-year education at Turkish Preparatory Program at Necmettin Erbakan University Turkish Instruction Centre, and within this period the students are considered on leave according to the decision of the relevant directorate, and during this period they are subject to the principles of the Directive for Necmettin Erbakan University Turkish Instruction Centre and Examination.
PART FIVE Miscellaneous and Final Provisions
Other Provisions Article 16. (1) For education related issues, the provisions of “Necmettin Erbakan University Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations” and “Necmettin Erbakan University School of Foreign Languages, Foreign Language and Preparatory Education and Examination Regulations ” are applied to foreign students.
Repealing Provisions Article 17. “Necmettin Erbakan University Directive for Foreign Students Admission” have been repealed in accordance with the decision of our Senate dated 02/23/2012 and numbered 2012/03-09.
Entering into Force Article 18: (1) This Directive enters into force by the date of approval by the Board of Higher Education.
Execution Article 19. (1) The provisions of this Directive is executed by the Rector of Necmettin Erbakan University.
Appendix 1 ENGLISH EQUIVALENT EXAMINATION AND MINIMUM SCORES WHICH ARE CONSIDERED SUITABLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN STUDENT ADMISSION Exam/ Score Averages Minimum Maximum Score Score
1 SAT I 1000 1600
2 TCS at least 60 3 KANKUR (Afghanistan National University 200 375 Entrance Examination) 4 TQDK (Azerbaijan National University Entrance 400 700 Examination) 5 ORT ( Kyrgyzstan General Republic 150 250 Examination) 6 ENT (Kazakhstan National University Entrance 70 125 Examination)
7 ACT 21 36
8 IB 28 42
9 TAWJIHI 80 100
10 Baccalaureate Libanais 13 20
11 AL-SHAHADA-AL- TAHANAWİYYA-AL-AMMA 170 240
12 GAOKAO 480 750
13 French Baccalaureate Diploma 12 20
14 UN(UJIAN NASIONAL) 40 60
15 ATTESTAT 3 5 (TURKMENISTAN,UZBEKISTAN,GEORGIA) 16 FOR THE EXAMS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST, 60 100 THE CANDIDATE’S CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATION IN HIS/HER OWN COUNTRY*1
17 FOR THE EXAMS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST, 70 100 THE CANDIDATE’S HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA GRADE IN HIS/HER OWN COUNTRY*
18 ABITUR maximum of 4 points
The Scores of International Examinations and Transformation Table
1 *Except for the 100 grading system, the evaluation is made by transforming into 100 grading system by International Student Acceptance Committee. The Lowest Secondary Education Success Score Accepted by Our University=yedp The Highest Secondary Education Success Score Accepted by Our University=yeyp The Transformation of International Examination Score of the Student=op Secondary Education Success Transformation Score of the Student’s International Examination Score=ydp The Lowest Score Accepted by Our University in International Examination= edp The Highest Score Accepted by Our University in International Examination=eyp
The Formula for Secondary Education Success Transformation Score of Student’s International Examination Score (except for ABITUR): yeyp yedp ydp 50 *op edp eyp edp
The Formula for Secondary Education Success Transformation Score of Student’s International Examination Score (for ABITUR): yeyp yedp ydp 50 *edp op edp eyp Appendix 2 ENGLISH EQUIVALENT EXAMINATION AND MINIMUM SCORES WHICH ARE CONSIDERED SUITABLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN STUDENT ADMISSION
EXAM /SCORE AVERAGES The Lowest Score The Highest Score 1 TOEFL IBT 84 120 2 TOEFL CBT 221 300 3 TOEFL PBT 561 677 4 IELTS 6 9 5 CAE 92(C) 100(A) 6 FCE 75(C) 100(A) 7 CPE 95(C) 100(A)