GENERAL STUDENT PROCEDURES
1- How can I access the academic information (fields of study, course contents, etc.) of the departments and programs affiliated to the Institute of Health Sciences?
You can access the information about the fields of study, course contents, academic staff, etc. of the departments and programs from the Departments tab on the main page of the Institute.
2- How and when can I apply to Institute of Health Sciences programs?
Application dates are announced in the academic calendar of the relevant year.
You can access the academic calendar here.
On the announcement date, the names of the programs that will accept students, application requirements and the documents required for application are published on the Institute of Health Sciences website. Applications are made online. Applications not made within the deadlines specified in the announcement are not taken into consideration.
You can access the application form for graduate programs here.
You can upload your documents to the system here.
3-Where can I access the application results for graduate programs?
You can access the results through the announcements made on the website of the Institute of Health Sciences regarding student recruitment to graduate programs. The announcements made on the website are notifications to the candidates and no further notification will be made by any means.
4-I completed my online application. What should I do now?
The application results are published on the Institute of Health Sciences website on the announcement date of the preliminary evaluation results specified in the academic calendar. Written and/or oral exam information (date, time and place, etc.) is also announced together with the preliminary evaluation results. It is compulsory to take all of the exams announced on the specified date and time.
You can access the academic calendar here.
5-Do I have to take the interview (oral exam)?
It is compulsory to take all announced exams. Candidates who do not attend any of the announced written and/or oral exams are considered unsuccessful and are not included in the ranking.
6- I took the exams. What should I do now?
Exam results are announced on the Institute of Health Sciences website on the dates specified in the academic calendar.
Students who are eligible to enter the relevant program must complete their final registration on the dates specified in the academic calendar. In order for students to make their final registration, except for full scholarship programs, they must pay the tuition fee and submit the documents required for final registration to the Institute of Health Sciences.
You can access the academic calendar here.
7- I won the program with a scholarship. How can I register?
Students who are entitled to enter the program they have applied for with a scholarship can register by submitting the petition that they want to register and the documents required for final registration to the Institute of Health Sciences on the final registration dates specified in the academic calendar.
You can access Scholarship Registration Petition Form here.
8- I cannot fully meet the announced admission requirements. For example, my ALES score is 54, but the announced requirement is 55. Can I still apply?
In order for the application to be accepted, the announced conditions must be fully met and documented. Otherwise, the application will not be accepted.
In order for the application to be accepted, the announced condition must be fully met and documented. Otherwise, the candidate's application will not be accepted.
9-What are the minimum ALES scores for applying to the programs of the Institute of Health Sciences?
| Program To Be Applied | Required Minimum ALES Score |
| Non-Thesis Master's Programs | - |
| Thesis Master's Programs | 55 |
| Doctoral Programs | 55 |
10-What are the minimum foreign language scores for applying to the programs of the Institute of Health Sciences?
| Program To Be Applied | Required Minimum YDS/YÖKDİL Score |
| Non-Thesis Master's Programs | - |
| Thesis Master's Programs | - |
| Doctoral Programs | 55 |
11-Do I need to submit the original or a copy of any document to the Graduate School of Health Sciences during the application?
You are not asked to bring any documents to the Graduate School of Health Sciences during the application. You are required to submit the original or officially approved copies of the documents requested from you during the final registration period.
12- Can I make the final registration process by mail?
You cannot make your final registration by mail.
13- Can I have someone else make my final registration?
The final registration process can be done through the person to whom the student has given a legal authorization.
14- How is the registration renewal process carried out?
Registration renewal is carried out at the beginning of each semester on the dates specified in the academic calendar. Except for those with full education scholarships, other students can renew their registration and choose their courses provided that they pay the registration fees. The Registration Renewal Petition Form must be submitted to the Directorate of Institute together with the receipt indicating that the registration fee has been paid.
Registration Renewal Petition Form can be accesses here.
15-What happens if I do not renew my registration on time?
Students who fail to fulfill their tuition fee obligations during the registration renewal period are deemed to have waived their right to continue for that semester and cannot benefit from their student rights. The semester in which the student is not registered is also counted as part of the education period.
16- I want to freeze my registration. What should be done for this?
The student must apply to the Institute of Health Sciences with a Petition for Freezing Registration during the registration renewal week. Students who apply during the registration renewal week must pay 25% of the program fee in order for their request to be considered.
The Registration Freezing Petition Form can be accessed here.
17- I want to cancel my registration. What do I need to do for this?
You must apply to the Institute of Health Sciences with a disenrollment petition. Your disenrollment will take place with the decision of the Institute Board of Directors.
If the dismissal request is made before the start date of the courses specified in the academic calendar for the relevant academic year, the paid fee for that semester, if any, will be refunded.
If the dismissal request is made until the last working day of the fourth week following the start of the classes, the student must pay 25% of the tuition fee for that semester.
If the student makes the dismissal request after the last working day of the fourth week following the start of the classes, the tuition fee must be paid in full.
You can access the Disenrollment Petition Form here.
18-What courses do I have to take?
The courses you need to take are specified in the lesson plans of the relevant program on a semester basis.
You can access the course plans from the Departments tab on the Institute's website.
19-How can I choose a course?
Course selections are made through the Student Affairs Information System. In order to log in to the system, you need to create a password.
You can create your password by entering here.
20- Can I have the courses I took in my previous education counted at the Institute of Health Sciences?
For the graduate courses that a student has taken and succeeded in from any domestic or foreign higher education institution, exemption and adjustment procedures are made for the program he/she has enrolled in with the proposal of the head of the relevant department and the approval of the Institute Board of Directors.
Adjustment or exemption procedures must be made before the course selections are completed.
21-I cannot log in to the system because I do not have an e-mail address and phone number in the student automation system. How can I identify my email address and phone?
You need to contact the program manager in order to update your e-mail address and phone.
You can create your OBS password by entering here.
22- Where, when and how can I get my student ID card?
You can get your student ID card from the Institute of Health Sciences after you have completed your final registration.
23-I lost my student ID. How can I reissue my student ID?
After filling out the Student ID Application Form, you must pay for the new ID card to the Financial Affairs Directorate. If you submit the Application Form and payment receipt to the Institute of Health Sciences, your ID card will be printed.
You can access the Student ID Application Form here.
24-I need a student certificate and/or transcript. How can I get it?
In order to obtain a transcript, you must apply to the Institute Directorate with a petition about your request. You can receive your transcript from the Institute Secretariat.
25- Is there a make-up exam instead of the exams I could not take?
The student can request to take the make-up exam for the midterm exams that he cannot take with the document documenting the health report obtained from the health institutions in case of illness or injury or the excuse obtained from the local civil authority in case of natural disasters and accidents. The Institute Board of Directors decides on the appropriateness of the request to take the make-up exam.
26-How can I access the exam dates?
Exam periods are specified in the academic calendar. The faculty member responsible for the course makes the announcement for the exam date and time.
Academic calendar can be accessed here.
27- Where and how can I access student forms?
You can access the student forms here.
MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS
1-What is the duration of master's degree (with or without thesis) education?
The duration of the thesis master's program is four semesters and the maximum duration is six semesters.
The duration of the non-thesis master's program is two semesters and the maximum duration is three semesters.
Students who fail to complete their education successfully at the end of the specified periods are dismissed from the University.
2- How many ECTS points should I get to graduate?
At least 120 ECTS points must be obtained in the master's program with thesis. This includes at least eight courses including the Seminar Course and the thesis study. The ECTS credits of the courses taken in an academic year cannot be less than 60.
At least 90 ECTS points must be obtained in the non-thesis master's program. This includes at least ten courses and a term project.
In the course plans of the related program, information about the compulsory and elective courses, thesis, seminar, etc. that must be taken in order to graduate, the credits and ECTS points of the courses and the semester in which they will be given are included.
3-What is the minimum passing score to be successful in a course?
The passing score you need to get to be successful in a course is at least 75 according to the 100-point system.
4-What are the weights of midterm, final and make-up grades in the calculation of the passing score?
In the calculation of the passing score, 40% of your midterm score and 60% of your final or make-up scores are taken into consideration.
5-When is the thesis supervisor appointed?
In the master's program, the head of the related department proposes a thesis advisor for each student to the Institute within two weeks at the latest after the final registration deadline specified in the academic calendar at the beginning of the first semester. The thesis advisor is finalized with the approval of the Institute Board of Directors.
You can access the Thesis Supervisor Appointment Form here.
The contract between the student and the supervisor must be submitted to the Graduate School Directorate.
You can access the Student-Supervisor Agreement Form here.
6-Can a second advisor be assigned to my doctoral thesis study?
In cases where the nature of the thesis study requires more than one thesis advisor, a second advisor may be appointed. The second thesis advisor can be appointed from outside the University faculty, provided that he/she has at least a doctorate / medical specialty degree, working or retired people working in public institutions, foundation universities or private sector.
You can access the Second Thesis Supervisor Appointment Form here.
7-When should I submit my master's thesis topic and title?
The student and his/her supervisor must propose the thesis topic to the Institute with the approval of the ethics committee until the end of the second semester at the latest. The thesis supervisor decides whether or not to ask for ethics committee approval.
Thesis Topic and Proposal Form can be accessed here.
8- What happens if I do not submit my master's thesis title and topic on time?
Students whose thesis topic and thesis title are not approved until the end of the second semester are considered unsuccessful from the specialization course and thesis study. Provided that they register, they can only give thesis topic and thesis title in the following semester. For the following semesters, the student is considered unsuccessful from the specialization course and thesis study until the thesis topic and thesis title are approved.
9- When should I present my seminar? How is the seminar presentation done?
Seminar presentation is done in the second or third semester. If there is more than one seminar, they can be presented in the following semesters. The semester in which the seminar will be given is specified in the course plan. Seminars are open to an audience consisting of faculty members, graduate students and experts in the field. Before the seminar presentation, the Seminar Presentation Announcement Form must be filled out and the seminar must be announced by posting it in certain places in the University.
You can access the Seminar Presentation Announcement Form here.
10-When should I make the YÖK Thesis Data Entry?
In order to prevent duplicate thesis topic studies, in line with the decision taken by YÖK, thesis master's program students whose thesis title and topic proposal are accepted must fill out the YÖK Thesis Data Entry Form, including their ORCID numbers, and submit it to the Institute.
11-When do I have to finish my courses in the master's program?
In master's programs with thesis, the student who fails to successfully complete the credited courses and seminar course in the curriculum at the end of four semesters, or who fails to fulfill the success conditions stipulated by the higher education institution within this period, who fails in the thesis study within the maximum periods or who does not enter the thesis defense is dismissed from the higher education institution.
12-Can more than one thesis and specialization course be taken in the same semester?
More than one thesis and specialization course cannot be taken in the same semester.
13-Can I graduate early?
Early graduation is not possible according to the course plans.
14-Are there any academic publication requirements for graduation?
In order to apply for the master's thesis defense exam, at least one article published or accepted for publication in national or international refereed journals or oral or poster presentations presented at national or international events are required, provided that the student is the first author, and the subject is related to the thesis. The student submits the documents related to these studies (article, participation certificate, abstract, cover page of the proceedings, etc.) to the related department in the thesis exam application. Students who do not meet the specified conditions cannot take the thesis defense exam.
15-What are the rules I should follow in thesis writing?
Graduate theses must be written in accordance with the rules specified in Bezmialem Vakıf University Graduate Thesis Writing Guide.
You can access Bezmialem Vakıf University Graduate Thesis Writing Guide here.
16-What is plagiarism check? How is it done?
In order for the thesis submission process to be carried out, the thesis work must be checked for plagiarism. For this, a plagiarism checker called TURNITIN is used at our university. TURNITIN must be accessed with the advisor's user login. The maximum acceptable plagiarism rate is 30%.
17-How do I apply to take the thesis defense exam?
Thesis defense exam dates are specified in the academic calendar. For the thesis defense exam applications, the Thesis Defense Examination Request Form must be filled out and submitted to the relevant department. The thesis defense jury is appointed with the recommendation of the thesis supervisor and the head of the relevant department and the decision of the Institute Board of Directors. The jury consists of three or five faculty members, one of whom is the student's thesis supervisor and at least one of whom is from other higher education institution.
You can access the academic calendar here.
You can access the Thesis Defense Examination Request Form here.
18-What should I do if the thesis defense exam is accepted, corrected or rejected?
After the completion of the thesis defense exam, the jury may decide to accept, reject or correct the thesis in a closed session. Students whose thesis is accepted are considered successful. Students whose thesis is rejected are evaluated as unsuccessful. The decision is reported to the Institute by the head of the department within three days following the thesis exam. The thesis, which is decided to be corrected, is defended again in front of the same jury within three months at the latest. The student whose thesis is rejected as unsuccessful is dismissed from the higher education institution.
The student who is successful in the thesis defense exam must submit the Thesis Submission and YÖK Thesis Data Entry Forms to the Institute within one month from the date of entering the thesis exam, together with two copies of the thesis written in accordance with the thesis writing rules of the Institute.
You can access the Thesis Submission Forms here.
19-Can thesis submission period be extended?
If a petition related to the subject is submitted to the Institute Board of Directors, the submission period can be extended for a maximum of one month.
20-Can I restrict access to my thesis?
Upon the recommendation of the thesis advisor and the approval of the related department, it may be decided to postpone the access to the thesis for six months or two years with the decision of the Institute Board of Directors.
You can access the Thesis Restriction Form here.
21-My graduation has been approved, where and how can I receive my diploma?
The diploma of the student whose graduation process is completed is prepared by the Institute of Health Sciences. The diploma is delivered only to the person himself/herself or one who have a legal authorization. The diploma cannot be delivered by mail, etc. or to people who do not have legal authorization (even if they are first-degree relatives).
DOCTORAL PROGRAMS
1-What is the duration of education in doctoral programs?
For those admitted with a thesis master's degree, the duration of doctoral education is at least eight semesters and maximum twelve semesters.
For those admitted with a bachelor's degree, the duration of doctoral education is a minimum of ten semesters and a maximum of fourteen semesters.
Students who fail to complete their education successfully at the end of the specified periods are dismissed from the University.
2- How many ECTS points should I get to graduate?
Students admitted with a master's degree with thesis must take at least 240 ECTS credits to complete the doctoral program. The ECTS credits to be taken in an academic semester cannot be less than 60. This includes at least seven courses, seminar, qualifying exam, thesis proposal and thesis study, provided that the total is not less than 21 credits.
Information about the compulsory / elective courses, thesis, seminar, etc. and credits and ECTS points that must be taken in order to graduate from the program can be accessed from the course plans of the related program.
3-What is the minimum passing score to be successful in a course?
The passing score you need to get to be successful in a course is at least 75 according to the 100-point system.
4-What are the weights of midterm, final and make-up grades in the calculation of the passing score?
In the calculation of the passing score, 40% of your midterm score and 60% of your final or make-up scores are taken into consideration.
5-When is the thesis advisor assigned?
The head of the department offers a faculty member in the University staff as a thesis advisor until the end of the first semester. The thesis advisor assignment is finalized with the approval of the Institute Board of Directors.
You can access the Thesis Supervisor Assignment Form here.
When appointing a thesis supervisor, a contract between the student and the supervisor must be submitted to the Directorate of the Institute.
You can access the Student-Supervisor Agreement Form here.
6-Can a second advisor be assigned to my doctoral thesis study?
In cases where the nature of the thesis study requires more than one thesis advisor, a second advisor may be appointed. The second thesis advisor can be appointed from outside the University faculty, provided that he/she has at least a doctorate / medical specialty degree, working or retired people working in public institutions, foundation universities or private sector.
You can access the Second Thesis Supervisor Appointment Form here.
7-When should I submit the title and topic of my doctoral thesis?
The thesis topic and thesis title are evaluated by the academic board of the related department and notified to the Institute by the end of the second semester at the latest. If ethics committee approval is required for the research, it is notified to the Institute through the head of the department within two months at the latest from the date of the doctoral qualification exam. The thesis advisor decides whether ethics committee approval is required for the study.
You can access the Thesis Topic and Suggestion Form here.
8-What happens if I do not submit the title and topic of my doctoral thesis on time?
If the thesis topic and thesis title are not approved by the end of the second semester, the student can only submit the thesis topic and thesis title during the following semester, provided that he/she registers in that semester. The same procedure is applied for the following semesters.
9- When should I present my seminar? How is the seminar presentation done?
Seminar presentation is done in the second or third semester. If there is more than one seminar, they can be presented in the following semesters. The semester in which the seminar will be given is specified in the course plan. Seminars are open to an audience consisting of faculty members, graduate students and experts in the field. Before the seminar presentation, the Seminar Presentation Announcement Form must be filled out and the seminar must be announced by posting it in certain places in the University.
You can access the Seminar Presentation Announcement Form here.
10- When should I make YÖK thesis data entry?
In order to prevent duplicate thesis topic studies, in line with the decision taken by YÖK, doctoral students whose thesis title and topic proposal are accepted must fill out the YÖK Thesis Data Entry Form, including their ORCID numbers, and submit it to the Institute.
11-What is the maximum period for completing the credit courses in a doctoral program?
The maximum time to successfully complete the required credit courses in the doctoral program is four semesters for those admitted with a thesis master's degree and six semesters for those admitted with a bachelor's degree. Students who fail to successfully complete the credited courses within this period or whose average grade score is less than 3.00 according to the 4-point system are dismissed from the higher education institution.
12-Can more than one thesis and specialization course be taken in the same semester?
More than one thesis and specialization course cannot be taken in the same semester.
13-Can I graduate early?
Early graduation is not possible according to the course plans.
14-Are there any academic publication requirements for graduation?
In order for doctoral students to apply for the thesis exam:
-At least one research article produced from thesis studies published or accepted for publication in journals within the scope of SSCI (Social Sciences Citation Index), AHCI (Arts and Humanities Citation Index), SCI (Science Citation Index), SCIE (Science Citation Index Expanded) and in which the candidate is the first name,
-At least one research article published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal on topics related to the thesis or the field,
-At least one research article on topics related to the thesis or the field, submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals,
-At least one oral or poster presentation on thesis-related topics at national or international events.
The curriculum vitae prepared in ARBİS format, three research articles submitted for the graduation requirement, oral or poster presentations about the thesis studies in national or international events, and documents related to certificate programs, courses, etc. attended during doctoral education, if any, must be submitted to the Institute in the portfolio.
For those who have received patents from national or international patent organizations related to their thesis work, the first name article requirement is not required.
15-What are the rules I should follow in thesis writing?
Graduate theses must be written in accordance with the rules specified in Bezmialem Vakıf University Graduate Thesis Writing Guide.
You can access Bezmialem Vakıf University Graduate Thesis Writing Guide here.
16-What is plagiarism check? How is it done?
In order for the thesis submission process to be carried out, the thesis work must be checked for plagiarism. For this, a plagiarism checker called TURNITIN is used at our university. TURNITIN must be accessed with the advisor's user login. The maximum acceptable plagiarism rate is 30%.
17- When do I have to take the doctoral qualification exam?
Students admitted with a master's degree must take the qualifying exam until the end of the fifth semester at the latest, and students admitted with a bachelor's degree must take the qualifying exam until the end of the seventh semester at the latest.
When to take the doctoral qualifying exam is determined in the course plan. Students who are in the doctoral qualification period and do not take the exam in the relevant period are considered unsuccessful.
You can access the Doctoral Qualifying Examination Request Form here.
18-When are the doctoral qualification exams held?
The dates of the doctoral qualification exams are specified in the academic calendar each year.
You can access the academic calendar here.
19-I failed the doctoral qualifying exam. When can I take the exam again?
Students who fail the qualifying exam are retaken in the next semester from the section or sections in which they failed. The student who fails in this exam is dismissed from the doctoral program.
20-When should I submit the ethics committee approval for my thesis topic?
Ethics committee approval must be given within two months after the qualifying exam.
21-Who is the doctoral thesis monitoring committee composed of?
The thesis monitoring committee consists of three faculty members. In addition to the thesis supervisor, the committee includes one member from within and outside the department.
You can access the Thesis Monitoring Committee Jury Members Form here.
22-When is the thesis proposal defense? What should I do if I get acceptance, correction or rejection?
Upon successful completion of the doctoral qualifying exam, the student defends his/her thesis proposal, including the purpose, method and work plan of the research to be conducted, orally in front of the thesis monitoring committee within six months at the latest.
The student whose thesis proposal is rejected has the right to choose a new advisor and/or thesis topic. In this case, a new thesis monitoring committee may be appointed. The student who wants to continue the program with the same advisor is taken to the thesis proposal defense within three months, and the student who changes the advisor and thesis topic is taken to the thesis proposal defense again within six months. The student whose thesis proposal is also rejected in this defense is dismissed from the higher education institution.
You can access the Doctoral Thesis Proposal Defense and Evaluation Form here.
23-When do doctoral thesis monitoring committee presentations take place?
The thesis monitoring committee meets at least twice a year, once in January-June and once in July-December for the student whose thesis proposal is accepted. In order for the student's thesis to be finalized, at least three thesis monitoring committee reports must be submitted. The student who is found unsuccessful by the committee twice in a row or three times intermittently is dismissed from the higher education institution. Detailed information about the submission process of the thesis monitoring report is given in the academic calendar. Students who do not submit the thesis monitoring committee report in the relevant period are considered unsuccessful in the Thesis Study Course.
You can access the academic calendar here.
24-How do I apply to take the doctoral thesis defense exam?
Doctoral thesis exam dates are specified in the academic calendar. For the thesis defense exam application, the Thesis Defense Examination Request Form must be filled out and submitted to the relevant department.
You can access the academic calendar here.
You can access the Thesis Defense Examination Request Form here.
25- Who are the jury members of the doctoral thesis defense exam?
The jury for the doctoral thesis defense exam is appointed upon the recommendation of the thesis advisor and the head of the related department and the decision of the Institute Board of Directors. The jury consists of five faculty members, including the advisor, three of whom are members of the student's thesis monitoring committee and at least two from other higher education institutions.
26-What should I do if the thesis defense exam is accepted, corrected or rejected?
After the completion of the thesis defense exam, the jury may decide to accept, reject or correct the thesis in a closed session. Students whose thesis is accepted are considered successful. Students whose thesis is rejected are evaluated as unsuccessful. The decision is reported to the Institute by the head of the department within three days following the thesis exam. The thesis, which is decided to be corrected, is defended again in front of the same jury within six months at the latest. The student whose thesis is rejected as unsuccessful is dismissed from the higher education institution.
The student who is successful in the thesis defense exam must submit the Thesis Submission and YÖK Thesis Data Entry Forms to the Institute within one month from the date of entering the thesis exam, together with two copies of the thesis written in accordance with the thesis writing rules of the Institute.
You can access the Thesis Submission Forms here.
27-Can thesis submission period be extended?
If a petition related to the subject is submitted to the Institute Board of Directors, the submission period can be extended for a maximum of one month.
28-Can I restrict access to my thesis?
Upon the recommendation of the thesis advisor and the approval of the related department, it may be decided to postpone the access to the thesis for six months or two years with the decision of the Institute Board of Directors.
You can access the Thesis Restriction Form here.
29-My graduation has been approved, where and how can I receive my diploma?
The diploma of the student whose graduation process is completed is prepared by the Institute of Health Sciences. The diploma is delivered only to the person himself/herself or one who have a legal authorization. The diploma cannot be delivered by mail, etc. or to people who do not have legal authorization (even if they are first-degree relatives).
