student-application-process

 

General rules regarding the student application process are listed below.

• Applications to be a student at the Institute of Health Sciences are received "online" and applications by mail are not accepted. The information filled in during the application is considered as the declaration of the candidate.
• Applications that do not comply with the special conditions required by the departments and the rules determined by the regulations are rejected.
• The General Academic Grade Point Average (GPA), which shows the graduation status during the application, is checked through YÖKSİS. If the necessary information cannot be obtained from YÖKSİS, the application is rejected. In order to update YÖKSİS information, you must contact the student affairs officer of the faculty/institute you graduated from.
• Candidates can follow the lists of candidate students who are eligible to take the scientific evaluation exam and their exam results via the Bezmiâlem Vakıf University Institute of Health Sciences website. Announcements made to candidates regarding the student recruitment process for graduate programs on the Institute's official website are notifications and are not notified by any means.
• If candidates have both 4-point grading system scores and universities' 100-point system scores on their transcripts, they must enter their 4-point system scores to the online application system.
• If the documents uploaded online are missing/erroneous, the student's application is recorded as incorrect and feedback is given to the e-mail address added to the system so that the student can make edits to the relevant documents.
• The applications, registrations and/or studentships of those who are found to have falsified and/or forged their documents will be cancelled.

• If candidates do not attend any of the scientific evaluation exams (written/oral), they are considered unsuccessful and are not ranked.

Special conditions may be announced for each program during each application period in accordance with Bezmiâlem Vakıf University Senate Decisions, Bezmiâlem Vakıf University Graduate Education Regulations and Bezmiâlem Vakıf University Graduate Education and Training Application Principles.

CORRESPONDING ARTICLES OF APPLICATION PRONCIPLES

Application to thesis and non-thesis master's programs

ARTICLE 34 –

(1) The principles for applications to thesis and non-thesis master's programs are as follows:

1. The candidate must have a bachelor's degree.
2. For master's programs with thesis; it is necessary to have received at least 55 points from ALES in the score type of the program applied for or an equivalent score taken from national or international exams accepted by YÖK as equivalent to ALES. ALES score is not required for candidates who will apply to non-thesis master's programs.
3. For master's programs requiring a foreign language requirement; the score to be obtained from the central foreign language exam accepted by YÖK or an exam accepted as equivalent is determined by the Institute Board upon the proposal of the relevant department and approved by the Senate.
4. The undergraduate grade point average in the quadruple or fifth grade system must be at least 60 equivalent points after being converted using the equivalence table published by YÖK.
5. The candidate must meet the announced requirements for the program he/she is applying for.
6. By the decision of the University Senate, a score above the ALES threshold determined in these Application Principles may be determined as the minimum score.
7. Lower limits and equivalents for Foreign Language scores may be determined differently for each program upon the recommendation of the departments and the decision of the Institute Board and are approved by the Senate.
8. The equivalence of the grading systems to be used in calculating the undergraduate graduation grade during the pre-evaluation and evaluation stages with the 100-point grading system is determined according to the decisions published by YÖK.
9. If there is no separate score determined by the Senate, standard score requirement is required for applications.
10. Foreign applicants are required to meet the requirements for application and admission of foreign students specified in Article 14.

Application to doctoral programs

ARTICLE 48 –

The requirements for applications to doctoral programs are as follows:

(1) For applications to Doctoral Programs;

1. It is necessary to have a bachelor's degree with at least ten semesters of education, including preparatory classes, or,
2. A diploma from the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, or,
3. Master's degree with thesis or,
4. A specialization authorization gained in a laboratory branch according to the principles regulated by the Ministry of Health. Those who receive a ten-semester undergraduate education, excluding preparatory classes, are considered to have a master's degree.
5. To have a minimum score of 55 in the score type of the program applied for from ALES or an equivalent score from national or international exams accepted by YÖK as equivalent to ALES,
6. To have at least 55 points from a central foreign language exam accepted by YÖK or an equivalent score from an international foreign language exam accepted as equivalent,
7. To have at least 60 equivalent points in this table by converting the master's grade point average in the quadratic or quintic system in the equivalence table published by YÖK,
8. To meet the announcement requirements for the program to which they apply,
9. Foreign applicants must meet the foreign student application and admission requirements specified in Article 14.

(2) For applications to doctoral programs with a bachelor's degree;

1. To have a score of at least 80 in the score type of the program applied for from ALES or an equivalent score from national or international exams accepted by YÖK as equivalent to ALES,
2. To have at least 55 points from a central foreign language exam accepted by YÖK or an equivalent score from an exam accepted as equivalent,
3. To have at least 75 equivalent points by converting the undergraduate grade point average in the four- or five-point system according to the equivalency table published by YÖK,
4. It is necessary to meet the announcement requirements for the program they are applying for.

(3) For applications to doctoral programs in Basic Medical Sciences;

1. To be graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine or Master's Program,
2. Candidates must have at least 50 points in TUS Basic Medicine Score type or at least 55 points in numerical score type from ALES. Only TUS Basic Medicine Score of medical school graduates is accepted.
3. To have at least 55 points from a central foreign language exam accepted by YÖK or an equivalent score from an exam accepted as equivalent,
4. To have at least 60 equivalent points by converting the undergraduate grade point average in the four- or five-point system according to the equivalency table published by YÖK,
5. Applicants must meet the announcement requirements for the program they are applying for.
6. The Basic Medicine Score is obtained by multiplying the standard score obtained from the TUS Basic Medical Sciences Test-1 section by 0.7 and the standard score obtained from the Clinical Medical Sciences test by 0.3.

Evaluation of graduate applications

Preliminary Assessment

ARTICLE 7–

(1) In applications, the evaluation jury determines the candidates up to ten times the announced quota among the applicants, taking into account 60% of the ALES/TUS-Basic Medicine Score and 40% of the undergraduate or graduate grade point average and notifies the relevant institute. According to this ranking, if there is more than one candidate with the same score in the last place, all of these people are called for the exam. If the number of applications is less than ten times the announced position, all of the candidates are taken to the entrance exam. Candidates are announced on the Institute's website together with their scores taken into account in the preliminary evaluation.

(2) There is no preliminary evaluation for candidates applying for foreign quotas.

Oral, written and/or practice exams

ARTICLE 8-

(1) Oral/written/practice exams are held by the exam jury; It is conducted as a practical exam to measure the written and/or skills of the students in order to measure their oral and/or knowledge level in a way to measure their professional expression and knowledge skills and expression skills. The way of the examination is decided by the Department. Oral and/or written and/or application exams are calculated by taking the arithmetic average of the exams.

(2) The exam jury ensures that oral/written/practice exams are objective, measurable and auditable. The member designated as rapporteur shall record the questions and answers of the oral exam.

(3) Applicants who do not bring the original copy of the documents required for registration or notarized or institute-approved sample until the date of the oral/written/practice exams are not admitted to oral/written/practice exams.

(4) All applicants who apply for foreign quotas are taken into written and/or oral and/or practical exams.

Assessment

ARTICLE 9 –

(1) Success grade for entry to the thesis/non-thesis master's program; is calculated by taking into account 60% of the ALES exam score, 20% of the undergraduate graduation grade and 20% of the scientific evaluation exam grade made by the relevant department.

Candidates whose success score is below 60 out of 100 points are considered unsuccessful. The exam jury determines the number of candidates according to the announced number of quotas in order of success and reports them to the relevant institute.

(2) Success grade for entry to the doctoral program; is determined by taking into account 60% of the ALES exam score, 20% of the master's graduation grade for master's degree graduates/undergraduate graduation grade for undergraduate graduates, and 20% of the scientific evaluation exam score made by the relevant department.

Candidates whose success score is below 70 out of 100 points are considered unsuccessful. The exam jury determines the number of main candidates as many as the announced quota and substitute candidates twice as many as the number of quotas in order of success, and notifies the relevant institute.

(3) Candidates applying for foreign national quotas, the success grade for entry to the thesis/non-thesis master's program is calculated by taking into account 40% of the undergraduate grade point average and 60% of the scientific evaluation exam score made by the relevant department.

The exam jury determines the number of main candidates as many as the announced quota and substitute candidates twice as many as the number of quotas in order of success, and notifies the relevant institute.

(4) Success grade for candidates applying for foreign national quotas to enter the doctoral program; is calculated by taking into account 40% of the master's graduation grade for master's degree graduates/undergraduate graduation grade for undergraduate graduates and 60% of the scientific evaluation exam score made by the relevant department. Candidates whose success score is below 60 out of 100 points for the thesis/non-thesis master's program, and candidates whose success score is below 70 out of 100 points for the doctoral program are considered unsuccessful. The exam jury declares the main candidates as many as the announced quota and other candidates who meet the success requirement as reserve candidates in order of success. If the main candidates do not apply within the specified period, substitutes are called one by one.

While preliminary evaluation and evaluation are carried out;

ARTICLE 10- (1)

a) For candidates who will apply to doctoral programs, the GPA of the undergraduate diploma is taken into account for direct applications with an undergraduate diploma, and the GPA of the graduate diploma is taken into account for applications made with a master's degree.

b) For candidates applying to master's programs, undergraduate GPA is taken into account.

c) For candidates who are graduates of the Faculty of Medicine and will apply to a doctoral program only in Basic Medical Sciences, TUS Basic Medicine Score may be taken as basis instead of ALES score.

d) ALES requirement is not required for applications to master's and doctoral programs by graduates of doctoral/art proficiency/medical specialization/dentistry specialization/veterinary specialization/pharmacy specialization, and the score determined by the University Senate is taken as basis for the evaluation of the candidates.

Announcement of students who are eligible for final registration​

ARTICLE 11–

(1) Candidates who are successful in the exams are announced based on their success scores. A maximum of reserve candidates can be announced as many as the announced quota.

(2) Instead of candidates who lose their rights by not registering on the days specified in the academic calendar of the relevant academic year, although they have the right to enroll in the program, substitute candidates are accepted based on their success scores.

Registration to the institute

ARTICLE 12-

(1) Successful candidates complete their final registration by submitting the documents required by the relevant institute within the deadline. Original documents or notarized or institute approved copies of the documents required for registration are accepted. Candidates who do not complete their registration within the deadline lose their registration rights.

(2) Those whose documents are falsified and those who cannot correct the deficiencies in their documents within the time period are not registered.

Application requirements and acceptance for foreign students and Turkish students who have completed their education abroad

 ARTICLE 14–

(1) Foreign candidates applying to a graduate program where the language of instruction is Turkish must have a TÖMER certificate. (Foreign candidates who have completed their undergraduate and/or master's degree at a university teaching in Turkish are not required to have a TÖMER certificate.)

(2) Their undergraduate and/or master's grade point average in the quadruple or fifth grade system must be converted into the equivalence table published by YÖK and they must have at least 60 equivalent points in this table,

(3)  They must meet the conditions of the advertisement for which they applied,

(4) When applying to graduate programs that provide education 100% in foreign languages, candidates must have received at least 70 points from the central foreign language exam accepted by YÖK in the language which they will study, or an equivalent score from an international foreign language exam whose equivalence is accepted,

(5) Foreign candidates applying to other doctoral programs must have received at least 55 points from the central foreign language exam accepted by YÖK or an equivalent score from an international foreign language exam whose equivalence is accepted,

(6) Foreign candidates whose native language is English are exempt from Article 5.

(7) Foreign candidates must submit their residence permit to the relevant institute within one month at the latest from the final registration date.

(8) For the applications to graduate programs of foreign candidates and Turkish candidates who have completed their entire undergraduate and/or graduate education abroad; the candidates must have a certificate of equivalence for undergraduate and/or graduate education received from YÖK, foreign candidates who have completed their education in areas other than their specialization in Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy are required to have a School Recognition letter issued by YÖK.

Special students

 ARTICLE 15–​

(1) Students enrolled in a master's, doctorate or proficiency in art program may enroll as special students in graduate courses at other higher education institutions with the approval of the department in which they are registered.

(2) The principles regarding special students are as follows;

a) Diplomas or degrees are not given to special students. However, a document showing the courses and grades taken in the programs they follow is given.

b) In order for special students to register for the courses, they must obtain approval from the departments that open the related courses and fulfill their financial obligations.

c) Students who take special student status cannot benefit from their student rights, but students are required to fulfill the requirements such as attendance, examinations, discipline and similar obligations.

d) The special student is not an education aiming at obtaining a direct degree in the relevant program and cannot exceed two semesters.

e) The credits of the courses taken in the status of special students in universities can be counted as the credits of the courses of the program entitled to students.

f) In the exemption procedures for the courses taken by students accepted to graduate programs as special students and successfully passed, the exempted courses cannot exceed 50% of the courses given in the relevant graduate education. Exemption status is determined by the decision of the relevant Institute Board of Directors, after taking the opinion of the department.

Admission through external and internal lateral transfer

 ARTICLE 16–

(1) Students who have completed at least one semester, excluding the scientific preparation, in graduate programs of another institute/department within the university or another higher education institution, have not yet completed half of the maximum duration of their program, have not received any disciplinary penalties, have successfully completed all courses up to the semester they will transfer to in the program they will leave within the normal duration, have not yet had their doctoral thesis proposal accepted, and meet the minimum application requirements of the institute, can be accepted through lateral transfer within the intra-institutional and inter-institutional quotas determined for graduate programs.

(2) The number of students to be admitted through lateral transfer is determined by the relevant Institute Board of Directors by taking the opinions of the relevant departments and is published on the institute website on the application dates specified in the academic calendar, after the approval of the Rectorate.

(3) In order for internal and external lateral transfer applications to be accepted, the student must apply to the relevant institute directorates within the periods specified in the academic calendar, along with the application petition and the documents specified in the first paragraph of Article 16.

(4) The transcript and course contents of the student applying for lateral transfer are evaluated by the relevant department, and the transfer process of the candidates deemed appropriate by the department is finalized by the decision of the Institute Board of Directors. If deemed necessary by the department, the relevant student may be recommended to take additional courses for the program to which he/she has applied.

(5) Among the students who apply, the candidates whose courses are deemed suitable by the department for lateral transfer are listed by the department as main and substitute according to GPA and are announced on the website of the relevant institute after the decision of the Institute Board of Directors.

(6) By meeting the conditions in the first paragraph of Article 16, the courses taken in the non-thesis master's program by the student who wishes to transfer from the non-thesis master's program to the thesis master's program may be counted in place of the courses in the thesis master's program, upon the recommendation of the relevant department and the decision of the Institute Board of Directors.

(7) Students enrolled in a master's or doctoral program at the university can transfer to another master's or doctoral program of the university if there is an in-house quota, by meeting the conditions in the first paragraph of Article 16.

Medicine-Science Doctorate Integrated Program

ARTICLE 8 – (Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine Medicine-Science Doctorate Integrated Program Education-Training and Examination Directive)

(1) Only Faculty of Medicine students who are continuing their education at the faculty and have completed their second year can be accepted to the integrated medicine-science doctorate program by written and oral exam.

(2) The number of students to be accepted to the program is determined by the Education Coordinator at the beginning of each academic year, notified to the Faculty Executive Board and approved by the Senate.

(3) The minimum requirements for the student to be accepted into the program are as follows:

a. Being in the top 5000 in the relevant score type in the Higher Education Institutions Exam Field Proficiency Test, which is the basis for medical school placement.

b. Receiving at least 80 points from the central foreign language exams accepted by the Council of Higher Education or an equivalent score from the international foreign language exams whose equivalence is accepted by ÖSYM.

c. The overall academic grade point average of the first and second years of the Faculty of Medicine must be at least 3.00 out of 4.00.

d. Having at least 80 ALES score.

e. Must have received at least 70 points in the written and oral exam to be taken for program acceptance.

(4) Written and oral exams are held.

(5) Success evaluation is made by taking into account 50% of the arithmetic average of the written and oral exam scores, 40% of the GPA average in the 4-point system converted according to the equivalence table published by YÖK, and 10% of the university placement score. The exam jury determines the number of candidates according to the order of success according to the number of quotas announced.

(6) As a result of the evaluation, the number of successful students may be less than the quota available.