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General Admission Requirements Information on the Institution

A. For Turkish Citizens

A1. Associate Degree Programmes (Short Cycle)

Admission Requirements:

  • High school diploma
  • Not being registered at another higher education institution
  • Getting the required base score from Student Selection and Placement Test (OSYS)
  • Students graduated from vocational highschools are admitted to the programme without an examination score requirement if only it is related to the field they graduated.

A2. Bachelor's Degree Programmes (First Cycle)

Admission Requirements:

  • High school diploma
  • Not being registered at another higher education institution
  • Getting the required base score from Student Selection and Placement Test (OSYS)

A2a. Student Admission with Aptitude Tests

Admission Requirements:

  • Highschool diploma
  • Not being registered at another higher education institution
  • Getting the required base score from Student Selection and Placement Test (OSYS)

The list of the programmes that admit students with aptitude tests based on the regulations determined by the related units with the approval of University Senatorial Committee are as follows: Faculty of Fine Arts; Dramatic Writing, Photography Graphical Arts, Acting, Sculpture, Painting, Stage Design, Ceramic, Musicology, Performance(A.S.D), Faculty of Communication; Department of Visual Communication Design, School of Physical Education and Sports, Trainer Education, Recreation, Sports Management, General Musicology, Guitar, Violin, Clarinet, Composition, Double bass, Piano, Trombone, Turkish Folk Music and Cello.

A3. Master's Degree Programmes for MA/MS (Second Cycle)

Admission Requirements:

  • Holding an undergraduate degree
  • Having a minimum score of 55 from ALES (Examination for Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education) in the test type the programme applied for; or an equaling score from GRE or GMAT
  • Applicants are required to have a minimum score of 50 from UDS or KPDS (Governmental Foreign Language Proficiency Test) in one of the English, French or German languages; or must have an equaling score from the exams specified by the Committee of Higher Education.

A4. Doctorate Degree Programmes/Proficienciy in Art (Third Cycle)


A4a.Doctorate Degree Programmes (Third Cycle)

Admission Requirements:

  • Holding either an undergraduate or post graduate degree
  • Having a minimum score of 55 from ALES (Examination for Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education) in the part of the programme applied for; or an equaling score from GRE or GMAT
  • Applicants must have a minimum score of 50 from UDS or KPDS (Governmental Foreign Language Proficiency Test) in one of the languages of English, French or German; or must have an equaling score from the exams specified by the Committee of Higher Education.
  • With undergraduate degree applications, applicants should have a minimum score of 70 from ALES in the test type of the programme applied for; or an equaling score from GRE or GMAT. With TUS (National Test of Speciality in Medicine) score applications to Health Sciences Institute, minimum basic medicine score of 50 is required from TUS for the graduates of Faculty Medicine.

A4b. Proficiency in Art

Admission Requirements:

  • Holding a master's degree
  • ALES scores are not required
  • Having a minimum score of 55 from UDS or KPDS (Governmental Foreign Language Proficiency Test) in one of English, French or German languages; or must have an equaling score from the foreign language proficiency exams specified by the Committee of Higher Education

B. For International Students


B1. Bachelor's Degree Programmes (First Cycle)

Admission Requirements:

  • Highschool Degree
  • Not being registered at another higher education institution

According to the regulations determined by the University of Kocaeli, international students can make their applications with a certificate of one of the following examinations: CLICK HERE

Assessing the applications of students who meet the above-mentioned requirements set by the Higher Education Directorate, placement is carried out according to the preferences of the applicants

B2. Master's Degree Programmes (Second Cycle)

Admission Requirements:

  • Holding either a bachelor's or a master's degree.

The applications of international students from countries that have a cultural agreement with Turkey, or from Turkish and Relative Communities are evaluated by taking the reference letters, grade point average, the courses they have taken during their master's studies or undergraduate studies and other personal documents into consideration by the related main branch directorate and the applicants whose scientific proficiency level is evaluated as "satisfying" may be accepted to masters programmes they applied for.

The foreign language for international students is Turkish. The foreign applicants who get the required score from the Test of Turkish Language Proficiency, conducted by an academic jury of three, who are chosen by the board of chairs of the related institution, are eligible to continue the master's or doctorate programme. The ones who fail the language exam are considered as "on leave" for one year in order to learn Turkish language. Students who fail Turkish Language Proficiency Test within one year's time lose their registration right to masters or doctorate programmes.

In addition to the Turkish Language Proficiency Test, foreign applicants who apply for programmes where the medium of instruction is another foreign language are given an oral exam in that language as well. The applicants who fail in this exam are given one year's time to improve that language. The applicants who fail the language test in the given time lose their registration right. There is a requirement of ALES for international students with an undergraduate or master's degree; however there is no requirement for a minimum score of 55.

There is no ALES requirement for international students holding a bachelor's or master's degree from foreign universities.

C. FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE STUDENTS

Student exchange procedure at Kocaeli University is designed in two ways:

C1.ERASMUS STUDENT EXCHANGE

There should be a valid bilateral agreement between the institution of the applicant and Kocaeli University. The administrative operations of the exchange students are carried out by International Relations Unit.

Students who want to apply as an exchange student should prepare the necessary documents listed below and submit them to the International Relations Office:

  1. Application Form for Incoming Students
  2. Learning Agreement Form
  3. CV
  4. A letter of Intention
  5. Transcript of Records
All documents are to be typed and necessary parts should be approved by the institution of incoming students. Detailed information and necessary documents are announced on the "Documents" page of International Relations Office web site.

Click for the regulations for Erasmus exchange students more info

C2.NON-ERASMUS STUDENT EXCHANGE

Apart from Erasmus, student or staff exchange is possible based on mutual agreements and regulations determined by protocols.