10/07/2025
Transfer applications to Sabancı University from other universities are evaluated by the relevant Faculty Boards upon the pre-evaluation of the Commision within the scope of the rules determined by Sabanci University and the quota, in compliance with "Instruction Letter for the Transfer among the Higher Education Institutions at the Associate’s and Bachelor’s Degree Programs and the Rules for Double Major, Minor and Credit Transfer between Institutions" published by the Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK).
Candidates to be admitted to the programs are determined based on the evaluation of their application documents by the relevant Faculty Administrative Board.
Application date
- Application Date: July 8 - July 11, 2025 (Applications will be received online and will end at 17:00 on July 11.)
- Interviews: July 24, 2025
- Results Announcement Date: August 15, 2025
- University Registration Date: September 11, 2025 (Backup registrations will take place on September 12, 2025.)
General Rules for the Application Requirements:
1.YOK Equivalency: For the applications from higher education institutions abroad, the institution and the program in which the candidate is enrolled must be recognized as equivalent by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK).
2.Program Equivalency: The higher education institution and program where the candidate is registered must be equivalent to Sabancı University undergraduate programs.
3.Term: Students who had completed first two semester of the undergraduate diploma programs can apply. Last two semester of the diploma programs can not be applied.
4.Grade Point Average : Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 60 out of 100 or 2.29 out of 4.00. Candidates applying from universities that use a grading system different from 4.00 or 100 must obtain an official document and a grade conversion table from their university and submit them along with their application.
5.To Be Registered: Applicants must be registered in the current higher education institution as a student.
6.English Proficiency: Applicants who can document that they have passed a national and/or international foreign language exam at the level determined by the university, as well as those applying from a higher education institution where the medium of instruction is entirely English, are exempt from the Sabanci University English Language Assessment Exam (ELAE). Applicants who do not meet these criteria must take the Sabanci University English Language Assessment Exam (ELAE) upon acceptance to Sabanci University. Those who pass this exam may continue in the program..(*) Exams and Scores for Foundation Development Year Exemption
7.Education Period: The total periods required to complete the program and those formerly passed must not exceed the maximum education period of 14 terms.
8.OSYM Score: For students with Turkish citizenship, who are registered in a university abraod; it is required to meet ranking condition stated in YKS guidebook for the related year for applications to Faculty of Engineering and Natual Sciences. For Management Programs and Arts and Social Sciences Programs, it is required to have an equal or above central placement score from the relevant score type in the year that the student took YKS exam, than the minimum required score for the equivalent diploma programs in Turkey to the program that the student intend to transfer.
Application Documents
1. Application Form and Application Fee
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TBA application fee must be paid to the account of which details will be sent to you with an e-mail right after you submit the application.
Application fee is non-refundable.
2.The Certificates of Examination Results
There must be a copy of YKS certificate (indicating the score and the higher education institution placed) used for the admittance to the institution the applicants are to leave for the applicants from domestic universities, including higher education institutions in KKTC and those mentioned in the YKS guide; YKS certificate showing obtained scores from all score types is also required.
For T.C. nationals registered abroad; YKS certificate (Student Pleacement Exam) and YKS certificate showing obtained scores from all score types is also required.
Applicants who are registered in a higher education institution abroad are required to meet the conditions in the Higher Education Programs and Quotas Guide.
In order to be able to transfer from a higher education institution abroad to a program in our country for which success ranking is required;
a) In the year a student starts his/her higher education, the university he/she is registered in must be in the first four hundredth percentile in the world rankings determined by the ranking institutions based on the Higher Education Council and meet the term/class and success requirements,
b) In case of being registered in a university other than the first four hundred percentile;
1.Those who have completed their secondary education in Turkey must take the central placement exam and meet the requirement of success ranking in the relevant score type of the program for which the success ranking is required as of the registration year,
2.Those who have completed at least the last two years of their secondary education abroad must have successfully passed at least four semesters of the diploma program they are enrolled in excluding the preparatory year.
A screenshot of the page showing the university’s position in the world rankings for the year of enrollment must be uploaded to the online application.
It is required for the international applicants or the ones who complete entire high school education outside of Turkey, to submit one of the exam or diplomas stated in the list
3.Transcript
An official document, demonstrating all courses, grades, and GPA's, issued by Student Affairs Office of the higher education institution the applicant is enrolled in. If the grading table is not on the transcript, an official letter explaining the grading system must also be submitted along with the transcript. (Transcripts obtained from the e-Government system are accepted.)
For international applications; those who have completed at least two years of their secondary education in an institution abroad must also submit their high school transcripts (report card).
For applications from abroad, the transcript submitted by the applicant will also be verified through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
4.Detailed Description and Contents of The Courses
There must be documents with the contents and detailed descriptions of the courses indicated on the candidate's transcript. It will be useful for the overseas applicants to attach catalogs giving information about the foreign institutions or documents like these. It is required for each course which is succesfully passed. Courses which are found equivalent by the Faculty Administrative Board will be substituted with their grade.
5.English Proficiency Exam Result
a) The document certifying that the student has passed one of the national and/or international foreign language examinations at a level determined by the university (*)
b) An official document indicating the program's education language prepared by the Student Affairs Office of the university the applicant is enrolled in (for the institutions of which medium of instruciton is fully English). If the information is indicated on the transcript, no additional document is required.
(*) Exams and Scores for Foundation Development Year Exemption
6.Student Certificate
The document demonstrating that the applicant is a student of the institution, prepared by the Student Affairs Office of the university the applicant is registered in. (Student Documents obtained from e-Government are also accepted.)
For applications from abroad, the student certificate submitted by the applicant shall be verified through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
7.Certificate of Disciplinary Standing
The document indicating the disciplinary standing for the domestic applicants prepared by the Student Affairs Office of the university that the applicant is registered in.
8.Letter of Recommendation
It is not mandatory; can be submitted optionally. Minimum 2, preferably 3 letters of recommendation
9.High School Diploma
High school diploma copy attested by the university, for the applicants graduated from a high school in Turkey
For the applicants graduated from overseas high schools, it is required to attach notarized Turkish translations of their high school diploma and diploma equivalency certificate obtained from Turkish Ministry of Education, along with the high school diploma
10.The Passport Pages
Students who are registered to a higher education institution outside the country of their citizenship must submit notarized copies of the page containing their passport photo and identity information, the pages showing their entry and exit dates to the country during the years they studied at the relevant institution, and the e-government entry/exit document query page for Turkish nationals. In applications made from abroad, the entry and exit records obtained from the General Directorate of Security regarding the entry and exit dates to the relevant country and Türkiye for Turkish nationals will also be verified by the Ministry of Interior.
11. The Document of Return from Abroad
The official writing indicating the state of the applicants whose parents have returned to Turkey upon completion of their offical duty or their working lives abroad.
12.Copies of certificates, courses, internships, sports competitions with rewards taken before.
- All documents must be offically prepared in English or Turkish languages. It is necessary to attach the Turkish or English notarized translations besides the original documents prepared in other languages.
- Whether the applicants will be placed in a program or not will be determined according to the number of the semesters and credits.
- Which of the courses taken before to be substituted; and which course will be substituted with which one will be indicated in the Faculty Administrative
- Board resolution, after the transfer application is accepted.
- Scholarships are not provided for transfer admissions.
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