DIRECTIVE ON THE SELECTION AND PLACEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE BACHELOR S DEGREE PROGRAMS SECTION ONE

2017-2018 DIRECTIVE ON THE SELECTION AND PLACEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE BACHEL S DEGREE PROGRAMS SECTION ONE Purpose, Scope, and Legal Basis Purpose Article 1 (1) The purpose of this directive is to regulate the conditions imposed on applications from International Students to Abdullah Gül University (AGU) Bachelor's Degree Programmes, and to regulate the principles and procedures for registration and acceptance of International Students. Scope Article 2 (1) This directive sets out the procedures for application and enrolment that must be followed by International Students when applying to study on Bachelor's Degree Programmes at Abdullah Gül University. Legal Basis Article 3 (1) This directive was prepared on the basis of the 14th article of Higher Education Law No. 2547 dated 4/11/1981. 1

SECTION TWO Application Dates, Windows, Quotas and Tuition Fees Application and Registration Dates Article 4 (1) Date Of Application: 31 October 2016-01 August 2017 (2) Date Of Registration: To be announced Application Windows Article 5 (1) Applications will be accepted in several windows. Applications will be processed and admissions given out to the most deserving applicants on an on- going basis. Quotas Article 6 (1) International Students Quotas For the 2017-2018 Academic Year Abdullah Gül University (Kayseri) Quota Faculty of Architecture Architecture (English) 5 Faculty of Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering (English) 6 Industrial Engineering (English) 6 Civil Engineering (English) 5 Mechanical Engineering (English) 7 Computer Engineering (English) 4 Faculty of Management Business Administration (English) 7 Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences Molecular Biology and Genetics (English) 5 (2) The filling of Faculty quotas is at the discretion of the Abdullah Gül University s. The University can decide whether to fill its quotas or not. 2

Tuition Fees Article 7 (1) No application fee will be charged. (2) Tuition Fees For the 2016-2017 Academic Years for International Students * Faculty Per Semester Per Year Faculty of Engineering 1528,5 TL 3057 TL Faculty of Architecture 1528,5 TL 3057 TL Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences 1528,5 TL 3057 TL Faculty of Management 1155 TL 2310 TL *The tuition fees above were valid for the 2016-2017 academic year. The fees for the 2017-2018 academic year may be slightly altered and will be announced after the Council of Ministers Decision. SECTION THREE Applications Conditions and Process, Selection, Placement, Foreign Language Proficiency, Registration Application Conditions Article 8 (1) The candidates with degrees from high schools equal to Turkish high schools satisfying the conditions of this announcement can apply to undergraduate programs (to receive BS or BA degrees) at Abdullah Gül University (AGU) provided that they follow the instructions in this announcement. The candidates satisfying one of the following citizenship conditions are eligible to apply to degree programs under this announcement: 1) Foreign national students; 2) Natural born citizens of the Republic of Turkey who have been permitted by the Turkish Ministry of Interior Affairs to abandon their citizenship and who hold an Official Document for the Use of Rights Granted by the Turkish Citizenship Law (it might prove useful for such applicants to review the laws governing Turkish citizenship); 3) Natural born citizens of a foreign country who later acquired Turkish citizenship or such applicants who have dual citizenship; 4) Turkish citizens who completed their entire secondary education in a foreign country other than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC); 5) TRNC citizens having residency in the TRNC who completed their secondary education in the TRNC and received a General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE AL), commonly 3

referred to as an A- level qualification, and such applicants who completed their secondary education between 2005 and 2010 in another country and received a GCE AL. (2) Applications will not be accepted from: 1) Turkish Nationals having completed their secondary education in Turkey or in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 2) Citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (except those having residency in the TRNC who completed their secondary education in the TRNC and received a GCE AL, and such applicants who completed their secondary educations between 2005 and 2010 in another country and received a GCE AL); 3) Applicants with dual citizenship whose Turkish citizenship results from being born in Turkey (except those who completed their entire secondary educations in a foreign country other than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus/those who completed their entire secondary educations in a Turkish school in a foreign country other than TRNC); 4) Applicants with dual citizenship whose one citizenship is that of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (except those having residency in the TRNC who completed their secondary education in the TRNC and received a GCE AL, and such applicants who completed their secondary educations between 2005 and 2010 in another country and received a GCE AL); 5) Turkish citizens who completed their secondary educations at a school within Turkey that is either affiliated with the Embassy of a foreign country or that is a foreign high school (this provision also applies to applicants with dual citizenship whose Turkish citizenship results from being born in Turkey). (3) Applications and admission processes of applicants (including admission letters) from students residing in the following countries will be managed by AGU s Asia Coordination Office CREO Learning : Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor- Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen. (4) Applications and admission processes of applicants (including admission letters) from students residing in Morocco will be managed by AGU s Morocco Coordination Office Flexyclass Online Application Platform Article 9 (1) Details regarding the application process will be available on the university's web page at the beginning of the Application period. Applications will be carried out on the University s online application platform. Applications failed to be delivered within the deadlines or failed to show all the necessary documents for application cannot be processed. 4

Necessary Documents for Application: Article 10 (1) 1) Verified copy of high school diploma. (If it is not in Turkish or English, verified translated copy in one of these languages will be attached. The School, Embassy, Consulate or Notary Public can be the authority that verifies the copy of the diploma.) 2) Exam Score Document: Verified copy of the exam result used for application. (The School, Embassy, Consulate or Notary Public may be the verification authority). 3) Application form: It should be completed online during application. The printed, and signed form should be submitted during the enrollment if admitted. 4) The photocopy of the page of the passport with the photograph of the candidate. 5) High school transcript showing all courses taken and grades received. (The official transcript certified by the high school should be submitted during enrollment if admitted). 6) The medium of instruction at Abdullah Gül University is English. The applicants accepted by Abdullah Gül University must have sufficient English competency to follow the lessons and must present a proof of their English proficiency with a minimum score at an accepted exam (see below). Applicants satisfying this requirement may enroll in the program to which they have been accepted. The candidates who fail to satisfy the English proficiency requirement are accepted to the English Preparatory Program at the School of Foreign Languages at Abdullah Gül University. Completion of Admission and Position Securing Article 11 (1) All accepted students need to transfer a pre- registration fee of (500$ or 1528,5TL) within the 7 days following the announcement of their admission status in order to secure their position at AGU. This pre- registration fee will then be deducted from either their Tuition or Accommodation fee, depending on their scholarship situation, if any was granted. If no payment was made within the 10 days following the announcement of the student s admission status, the University will consider that the student would have withdrawn his right as accepted student, and has therefore the right to offer the vacated position to another eligible student. Assessment of Applications Article 12 (1) Assessment of applications and the placement of candidates are at the discretion of the Abdullah Gül University. Those with exam scores below the limits determined by the University Administration and those who do not comply with other application conditions are not considered for application process. Applications are evaluated according to the rules determined by the University Administration under the condition that the quota would not exceed 20% of the total allocation for the Turkish students. (2) Additional placement procedure for the empty places, which would be available after exact registration dates would be determined by the Abdullah Gül University. 5

Admission Results and Waiting List Article 13 (1) The final list of accepted students will be published on the University s website at the end of the application period along with an official waiting list including 5 potential substitute students in each AGU Faculty. (2) A letter of acceptance will be sent to candidates who are eligible for registration by the relevant unit. Using this letter, candidates are required to obtain their Turkish Student Visa ("Education Visa") from a Turkish Embassy. This visa is necessary to enter Turkey and register university. (3) In case of any sort of written cancellation of previously accepted students and their withdrawal from their rights as accepted students, it will be the University s right to contact the waiting list students and offer them the vacated positions. Application for Scholarships Article 14 (1) All accepted students are considered for the award of the Free Tuition Scholarships AGU created for its International Students (covering the tuition fee of the student) The above- stated scholarship will be awarded by the AGU Scholarship Committee based on a fair point system. This scholarship is awarded to Faculty students only and will cover the entire duration of the program the student applied A scholarship will automatically be suspended if the awardee does not maintain his/her CGPA above 2.0. English Language Proficiency Exams accepted by AGU Article 15 (1) English is the language of instruction at Abdullah Gül University with the exception of foreign languages classes. International applicants therefore must show proof of English proficiency in order to be accepted into one of the University s Faculties. If applicants fail to show proof of one of the following English Proficiency exams, they can still receive admission and be registered into the University s Language School until their English level is considered sufficient by the Language School to study at the Faculty level. a) TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL (PBT) 537, TWE 4.0 Computer based TOEFL (CBT) 203, TWE 4.0 İnternet based TOEFL (IBT) 75, TWE 19 Please submit your TOEFL score via AGU s Institution (DI) Code: B426 b) İMS: Abdullah Gül University English Proficiency Exam (To be taken in AGU in September 2016) Students will take 5 skill- based exams (Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading, Linguistic Aptitude) graded out of 5 points (Total 25 points) and need a minimum of 24 to pass. The application documents should be uploaded to the university s application system on https://sis.agu.edu.tr/faces/public/yabanciogrencibasvuru.xhtml?lang=en the applications via fax, 6

mail or e- mail will not be accepted. Accepted students must submit the originals of the documents at the time of enrollment. Students admitted to a program will receive a letter of acceptance from Abdullah Gül University. Students with the acceptance letter should obtain a "student visa" from a Turkish Embassy. This visa is necessary to enter Turkey and enroll at the university. Registration Article 16 (1) The registration for the 2016-2017 academic year will be held on September 19 th - 23 rd, 2015. All students are required to submit the originals of the following documents: 1. Original High School Diploma and Exam Results 2. Acceptance Letter sent by AGU 3. Equivalency Diploma/Certificate 4. Valid Passport and a copy of it 5. 4 Color Photos: 4,5 x 3,5 cm biometric photos must have been taken in the past 6 6. Bank Receipt of the Paid Semester Tuition Fee 7. English Language Exam 8. A proof of Health Insurance Plan covering the student in Turkey from the registration date until January 1 st 2017. (at least) Contact Article 17 (1) For any query regarding the selection and placement of international students in undergraduate bachelor s degree programs, please use the contact details below: Tel: + 90 352 224 88 00 Ext: 4051 E- mail: intoffice@agu.edu.tr 7

SECTION FOUR List Of Approved International/Local Examinations & Diplomas For International Students Article 18 Countries Diploma Requirements International Turkish High School Diploma for Foreign Citizens A minimum 80% diploma score. International Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) * Please submit scores via AGU s Designated Institution (DI) code: 7466 Math and Evidence- based Reading and Writing (ex- Critical reading ) tests: A minimum of 1100 general points out of 1600 for both sections combined, and a minimum of 660 points out of 800 in the "Math" test alone. (SAT Essay not required) International American College Testing (ACT) * Please submit scores via AGU s Designated Institution A minimum of 24 points out of 36 in Composite including Maths and Science (DI) code: 7081 International General Certificate Education (GCE) A minimum of two C passes at "A Level" (Advanced Level) /AND A minimum of two C passes at "AS Level" (Advanced Subsidiary). International Advanced Placement (AP) A minimum score of 3 out of 5 in related subjects. International International Baccalaureate (IB) (IB) diploma grade minimum 33. International International Science Olympiads Gold, Silver or Bronze medal holders in International Science Olympiads recognized or participated by TÜBİTAK. International Afghanistan West African Examination Council (WAEC) or West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Nationwide University Entrance exam of Afghanistan (Concours- KONKURS General State Examination) - Baccalaureate Minimum B3 passes in each 4 subjects in Nigeria and C passes in Ghana. Minimum Grade Required 85 out of 100 (85-85.99= Good (Aali), 86-100= Excellent (Alaa). Albania Dëftesë Pjekurie (Secondary School Leaving Certificate/Certificate of Maturity) Minimum Grade Required 8/10 = 76.00/100 = B+ = Mirë (Good). Algeria Baccalaureat general Grade of 13/20 with a minimum of 14 in subjects relevant to the program applied Andorra Baccalauréat de l'enseignement Secondaire Minimum Grade Required 13/20 or Bachillerato (Batxillerat) minimum grade 7/10. With a minimum of 14 in subjects Angola Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Certificado A minimum average of 14 out of 8

Anguilla Argentina Armenia de Habilitação Literária) General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE Ordinary) Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC) Bachiller of Bachillerato de Nivel Medio o Secundario Bachillerato Especializado Certificate of Maturity (hasunut yun Vkayakan) Certificate of Complete Secondary Education (Vkayakan mijnakarg lriv yndhanur krt ut yan) 20 with at least 15 out of 20 in subjects relevant to the program applied Minimum Grade Required A(I) or B(II). Minimum Grade Required B= 6.00/10.00. Minimum Grade Required B= 13.00/20.00 (4/5). With a minimum of 14 in subjects Australia Secondary Education Certificate Minimum overall grade of B - Most Common: B=63/100 - Common Post Secondary: B=65/100 - Australian Capital Territory (ACT): B=70/100 - New South Wales: B=65/100 - Northern Territory: B=14/20 - Queensland: B=5/7 - South Australia: B=65/100 - Tasmania: B=3/4 - Western Australia: B=70/100 - Federal: B=70/100 Austria Reifeprüfung Maturazeugnis/Externistenreifeprufungszeugnis (with at least 4 subjects) Studienberechtigungsprufung/Berufsreifeprufung Abschlusszeugnis from a Fachschule (with at least 4 years of full time study). Average of 2,5. Applicants are also usually asked to achieve scores of at least 1.99 (sehr gut) out of 5 in written exams in up to two subjects. Azerbaijan University entrance examination of Azerbaijan "Tələbə Qəbulu üzrə Dövlət Komissiyasının" (TQDK) Azerbaijan Certificate of Complete Secondary Education A minimum score of 525 out of 700 in the in the area of specialization related to the program applied 4/5 Bahamas The Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) Minimum overall grade required: B equivalent (75.00/100). Bahrain Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Tawjihiyah/Tawjihi) Minimum exam score of 80 % (B) in the stream related to the program applied Bangladesh Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) A minimum graduation score of Barbados Belarus CXC Caribbean Advanced Placement Examination (CAPE) Certificate of Complete Secondary Education (Atestat ab ahuĺnaj siaredniaj adukacyi, Атэстат аб агульнай сярэдняй адукацыі) 80 % (B equivalent; 4/5). Minimum overall grade required: III, C (Good standard of performance) (US equivalent=b). Attesta: A minimum average of 90% certificate/diploma score (4,5 out of 5 or 9 out of 10). 9

Belgium Belize Diploma of Secondary Vocational Education (Dyplom ab siaredniaj prafiesijnaj adukacyi, Дыплом аб сярэдняй прафесійнай адукацыі) Belarussian Central Testing Diploma van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs Certificat d'enseignement Secondaire Supérieur Abschlusszeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts CXC Caribbean Advanced Placement Examination Belarussian Central Testing: Minimum 420 out of 600 Minimum grade required: B equivalent - French=13/20 (Distinction) or Flemish= 14/20 (= 70%) (Met onderscheiding (With praise / With honors) Minimum Grade Required: B= 2.00-2.99 (Good) (CAPE) Benin Baccalauréat de ľenseignement Secondaire Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 = B Bermuda General Certificate of Secondary Education Minimum Grade Required: B = 3.00/4.00 = 65% (Very Good) Bhutan Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) Indian Higher Secondary School Certificate (10+2) Minimum Grade Required: B =3 (Good) Bolivia Bachiller Minimum Grade Required: B (Bueno)=70% or 5/7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Diploma of Secondary Education (Svjedočanstva o završenoj srednjoj školi) Matura (Svjedozba o maturi) Minimum Grade Required: B (Dobar (Good)) = 3.00/5.00 or 7.00/10.00 Botswana Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Minimum Grade Required 70% (B) Brazil ENEM (Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio) Minimum Grade Required 70% (B), Bom ("Good") Bulgaria Diploma za sredno obrazovanie (Диплома за средно образование), Diploma of Secondary Education Minimum Grade Required 70% = Добър ("Good") Burkina Faso Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required 13/20 (B+) Burma Basic Education Standard X (10) Examination Diploma A Minimum Grade Required 80% (B) Burundi Diplôme ďetat (State Diploma) Minimum Grade Required= 70% (B) Cambodia Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 70% (B) Cameroon FRENCH: Baccalauréat de ľenseignement Secondaire BRITISH: Cameroon General Certificate of Education FRENCH: Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied BRITISH: Minimum Grade Required: At least three Advanced Level passes in the Cameroon General Certificate of Education Advanced Level with a minimum grade of B in two subjects relevant to the program applied Canada Canada Provincial High School Graduation Minimum Grade Required: B 10

Diplomas equivqlent (depends on the province) Minimum average of 72% diploma score Cape Verde Curso Complementar dos Liceus Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 Central African Republic General School Secondary Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 (B+) Chile Prueba de Seleccion Universitaria (PSU) Minimum Grade Required: 600/850 China National College Entrance Examination (NCCE) ("Gaokao") Senior Secondary School Certificate National College Entrance Examination (NCCE) ("Gaokao") Min grade required= 525/750 (70%) Colombia Congo Republic (Brazzaville) Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) ICFES (Colombian Institute for the Promotion of Higher Education) Examination= National University Entrance Examination Baccalaureate Senior Secondary School Certificate A minimum average of 70% certificate/diploma score Minimum Grade Required: 70% (B), Medio Alto (High Average) Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 Diplôme ďetat Minimum Grade Required: 70% Costa Rica Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: 80%, Notable (Good) Croatia Matura - Svjedodžba o završenom srednjem obrazovanju (Certificate of Completed Secondary Education) Minimum Grade Required: B= 2.75/5 (Dobar (Good)) Cuba Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: B= 80% or 4/5 (Muy Bueno) Cyprus Apolytı ṟio tou Lykeíou (Certificate of Completion from Lyceum) Απολυτήριο του Gimnasio (Certificate of Completion) Minimum Grade Required: B= 80% or 16/20 Czech Republic Denmark Vysvědčení o maturitní zkoušce (Certificate of Maturity Examination) from a Gymnásium Studentereksamen (Student Examination), Højere Forberedelseseksamen (Higher Preparatory Examination), Højere Handelseksamen (Higher Commercial Examination); Hojere teknisk eksamen (Higher Technical Examination) Minimum Grade Required: B= 70% or 2.00 (where 1 is the best grade), "Chvalitebný (Commendable)" Minimum Grade Required: B= 8/12 or 9/13 11

Djibouti Baccalaureat de l'enseignement Secondaire Minimum Grade Required: Dominican Republic Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: B= 83% Ecuador Bachiller Minimum Overall Grade Required: B= 7.5/10 or 15/20 or 80% Egypt Thanaweya a`amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) Minimum grade required: University Level Scale A: B= 75% (Good) ججييدد University Level Scale B: B= 75% (Good) ججييدد University Level Scale C: B= 75% (Good) ججييدد El Salvador Bachiller Minimum Grade Required: B= 7/10 or 70% ("Muy Bueno") Equatorial Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: 7 Guinea Eritrea Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Minimum Grade Required: B= Estonia Ethiopia Finland Examination (ESECE) Gumnaasiumi Ioptunnistus (High School Certificate) Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE) Ylioppilastutkintotodistus - Studentsexamensbetyg (Matriculation Examination Certificate) 70% Minimum Grade Required: Five point scale: B= 4/5 ("Hea", Good) Six point scale: B= 4/5 (before 2000) Six point scale: B= 3/5 or 71% (after 2000) Minimum Grade Required: B= 75% Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate Min grade required: B= 85% Minimum Grade Required: B= 3/5 or 4/7 or 8/10 ("Hyvä" (Good)) France French Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: Gabon Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 12/20 Gambia Georgia West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate(WAEC - SSCE) Sashualo Ganatlebis Atestasi საშუალო განათლების ატესტატი (Certificate of Secondary Education) Attestat Minimum Grade Required B3= 70% (Good) Minimum Overall Grade Required: - Pre 2007: B= 4 კარგი (Good) - 10 point Secondary: B= 7 კარგი (Good) - 7 point Secondary: B= 5 კარგი (Good) A minimum average of 90% certificate/diploma score (4,5 out of 5 or 9 out of 10). 12

Germany Abitur Minimum Grade Required: B= 3 (Befriedigend) or B= 7/15 Ghana West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Minimum Grade Required: B3= 3 = 60% Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) Greece Greenland Apolytiṟio Eniaiou Lykeiou Απολυτηριο Ενιαιου Λυκειου (Upper Secondary School Certificate) Meeqqat Atuarfiannit Inaarsinermut Uppernarsaat (Higher Preparatory Examination) Meeqqat Atuarfiannit Misilitsissimamemut Uppernarsaat (Advanced Leaving Examination) Min grade required: B= 2 Minimum Grade Required: B= 7/10 Πολύ καλός (Very Good) or 14/20 Minimum Grade Required: 9 Grenada CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: B= II (Good) Guatemala Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: B= 80% Muy Bueno (Very Good) Guinea (Conakry) Baccalauréat Deuxième Partie Minimum Grade Required: B= 12/20 Guyana Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Minimum Grade Required: B= II (Good) Haiti Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required B= 65% Honduras Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: B= 80% or 4/5 (Muy Bueno) Hong Kong Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE HKALE) Minimum Grade Required: Minimum of C grade ("Credit") in at least 3 subjects related to studies applying for Hungary Erettsegi Bizonyitvany (Maturity Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: B= Iceland India Stúdentspróf (Upper Secondary School Certificate) Higher Secondary School Certificates - Indian School Certificate (ISC) Intermediate Certificate Higher School Certificate Higher Secondary Certificate / All India Senior School Certificate Pre- University course - awarded on completion of Standard XII. 71% or 4/5 (Jó Good- ) Stúdentspróf (Upper Secondary School Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: 7/10 (B, "Second Class") Minimum Grade Required: 75% = A- Indonesia Ujian Akhir Nasional (UAN) Minimum Grade Required: B= 80%=50/60 "Baik (Good)" Iran General Secondary Education Examination (Dabiristan) Pre- university Education (Pishdaneshgahi) Minimum Grade Required: B= 15/20 Iraq Sixth Form Baccalaureate (Adadiyah) Minimum Grade Required: B= 13

80% Ireland School Leaving Certificate (Ardteistiméireacht) Minimum Grade Required: B= 60% "C2" Israel Teudat Bagrut (Matriculation Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: B= 8/10 or 75% " טוב (good)" Italy Ivory Coast Japan Jamaica Esame di Stato (conclusivo del corso di studio di Istruzione Secondaria Superiore) Esame di Maturità General Secondary Education Certificate (Baccalauréat Général) Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination Minimum Overall Grade Required: B= 7/10 = 80% "Buono" Minimum Grade Required: B= 13/20 Minimum Overall Grade Required: B= 70% = 3.5/5 " 良 Ryō (Good) " Minimum Grade Required: B= 3 Jordan Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: B= 84% Kazakhstan Unified National Testing (ENT) Kazakhstan Attestat o (obschem) Srednem Obrazovanii Kazakhstan Orta bilim turaly attestat Minimum Grade Required: 80% = 96/120 4,5/5 4,5/5 Kenya Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Minimum Grade Required: B on average with minimum 50 points in total Kuwait Al- Shahada- Al Thanawiyya Al- Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) A minimum average of 80% certificate/diploma score Kyrgyzstan National University Entrance Examination (T). A minimum score of 190 out of 250 Laos Baccalaureate A minimum score of 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied Latvia Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of General Secondary Education) Attestat Zrelosti (Security School Graduation Certificate) Diplom ob Okoncanji Srednego Special'nogo Ucebnego Zavedenija (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) Minimum Grade Required: 7,5 out of 10 in total (from all courses) Lebanon Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: Liberia Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC - SSCE) A maximum total score of 15 in five subjects, three of which related to the program applied for Libya General Secondary School Certificate Minimum Grade Required: 80% Liechtenstein Matura/Maturitat/Maturitatzeugnis (Maturity Minimum Grade Required: 3 = B- 14

Certificate) /C+ Lithuania Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of General Secondary Education) Minimum Grade Required: 7,5 out of 10 in total (from all courses) Attestat Zrelosti (Security School Graduation Certificate) Diplom ob Okoncanji Srednego Special'nogo Ucebnego Zavedenija (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) Luxembourg Diplome de Maturite AND Diplome de Fin d'estudes Secondaires Minimum Grade Required: B equivalent mark : A = 45 B Macedonia General Secondary Education Certificate (Matura) Minimum Grade Required: 4 out of 5. Madagascar Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: Malaysia Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) High School Diploma (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia or Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia) Minimum Grade Required: B score (3/4) Mali Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: Malta GCE 'O' levels Matriculation (M) Examination of the University of Malta Minimum Grade Required: A, B, or C Mauritania Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: Mayotte Baccalaureate Baccalaureate with a minimum score of 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied Mexico Bachillerato Minimum Overall Grade Required: 7,5 (Bien) or B equivalent Moldova Baccalaureate Attestat Baccalaureate grades Minimum Grade Required: 7,5 out of 10 Diplom ob Okoncanji Srednego Special'nogo Ucebnego Minimum Grade Required: 3 out of 5 A minimum average of 70% certificate/diploma score (3 out of 5 or 7 out of 10). Monaco Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 15

Mongolia National University Entrance Examination Minimum Grade Required: 640 out of 800 in each of the four areas related to the program applied Morocco Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: Mozambique Ensino Secundario Geral Ensino de Prodessores para o Ensino Primario Curso de Marinha Mercante Ensino Secundario Geral de Minimum Grade Required: 13. Namibia Adultos Certificado de Habilitacoes Literarias Matriculation Certificate Senior Certificate Education Certificate Primary (ECP) International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) showing at least 5 academic passes Minimum Grade Required: IGCSE = A or B 55 = B- Nepal Secondary School Certificate Minimum Overall Grade Required: 70% in upper Second Division or B equivalent The Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua VBO / MAVO / HAVO / VWO / MBO Diploma / Secondary School Certificate Baccalaureate Sixth Form Certificate (SFC) Higher School Certificate (HSC) University Entrance (UE) University Bursaries Examination (UBE) Bachiller or Bachillerato en Ciencias, Letras y Filosofia (Secondary School Graduation Diploma in Science, Letters and Philosophy) Diploma de Conclusion de Estudios del Ciclo Diversificado (Diploma of Completion of the A minimum average of 70% certificate/diploma score Minimum Grade Required: Minimum Grade Required: SFC : 5 academic subjects passes : 1-5 HSC : 4 academic passes : A or B UE : 4 academic passes : 50 percent or + UBE : 4 academic passes : C or + Minimum Grade Required: 71 Diversified Cycle) Niger Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: Nigeria Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) A minimum score of 200 Norway Examen Artium Vitnemal (Certificate) from an upper secondary school with a BESTATT (passed) Minimum Grade Required: 4,5 out of 6 including Maths Oman Al- Shahada- Al Thanawiyya Al- Amma (General A minimum average of 80% Secondary Education Certificate) certificate/diploma score Pakistan Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) A minimum average of 80% 16

certificate/diploma score Palestine General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi) A minimum average of 80% certificate/diploma score Panama Secondary School Certificate Minimum Overall Grade Required: 81 or B equivalent Paraguay Bachiller/Bachillerato en Humanistico- Minimum Grade Required: 4 = B cientifico (formerly Ciencias y Letras) Traditional University preparatory studies Secondary School Graduation Diploma Peru Bachiller Profesional (professional bachelor with specialization stated) Certificado Oficial de Estudios de Educacion Secundaria Comun- Completa or Quinto Ano (Official Certificate of Studies of Common Secondary Education or Fifth year, from a regular secondary school) Minimum Grade Required: 4 = B The Philippines Secondary School Certificate Minimum Overall Grade Required: 85 or B equivalent Turkey Turkish High School Diploma for Foreign Citizens A minimum 80% diploma score. Poland Matura or Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: A minimum average of 70% certificate/diploma score Portugal Carta/Certidao do Curso Complementar Liceus (Certificate of Complementary Course) Certificado de Fim De Estudios Secundarios Concurso Nacional de Candidatura Do Ensino Superior (National Entrance Exam) through 1988. Certificado alone is acceptable since 1989 Dobry = B Minimum Grade Required: 16 Qatar Al- Shahada- Al Thanawiyya Al- Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) A minimum average of 80% certificate/diploma score Romania Diploma de Bacalaureat Minimum Grade Required: 7,5 Russia Russian National Final School Exam EGERussia ATTESTAT / Certificate of Secondary Education Rwanda Rwanda Advanced General Secondary Certificate Examination Saudi Arabia General Secondary Education Certificate Kudrat" Examination taken within last 2 years out of 10 (good) Minimum Grade Required: 280 out of 400 3/5 At least two Advanced Level principal passes in the Rwanda Advanced General Secondary Certificate Examination with a minimum grade of A in two subjects relevant to the program applied General Secondary Education Certificate A minimum average of 90% certificate/diploma score Kudrat" Examination taken within last 2 years A minimum average of 70% exam score Senegal Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 17

Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Somalia Svjedodzba o Zrelosti (Certificate of Maturity) Diplomao Stecenom Pozivniusmerenom Obrazovanju i Vaspitanju Srednjeg Stupnja (a final examination certificate) Svjedodzba o Zavrsnom (a final examination certifcate from Croatia) Svendocanstvo o Polozenom Zavrsnom (a final exam cert. from Serbia) Spricevalo o Kancani osnovia Soli (a final exam cert. from Slovenia) Svidetelstvo za Polozen Zavrsen (a final exam cert. from Macedonia) Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC - SSCE) Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary and Advanced Levels (Cambridge GCE O and A Levels) Vsyvedceni Maturitná Skúška (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Svjedodzba o Zrelosti (Certificate of Maturity) Diploma o Stecenom Pozivniusmerenom Obrazovanju i Vaspitanju Srednjeg Stupnja (a final examination certificate) Svjedodzba o Zavrsnom (a final examination certifcate from Croatia) Svendocanstvo o Polozenom Zavrsnom (a final exam cert. from Serbia) Spricevalo o Kancani osnovia Soli (a final exam cert. from Slovenia) Svidetelstvo za Polozen Zavrsen (a final exam cert. from Macedonia) Secondary School Leaving Certificate GCE 'O' Levels, Min Grade Required: 3,5 = Above Average A maximum total score of 15 in five subjects, three of which related to the program applied for, in the Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC - SSCE). Minimum Grade Required: B4 passes in 2 Advanced Level subjects and minimum C5 pass in each subjects Minimum Grade Required: 2 = B Minimum Grade Required: 3.5 = Above Average Secondary School Leaving Certificate 90% GCE 'O' Levels, on Certificate, directly from the Examining Board showing a minimum of 5 academic passes including English Language Min Grade Required: SSLC: B equivalent GCE : A or B 18

South Africa GCE 'O' Levels Matriculation Certificate of the South African Matriculation Board Natal Senior Certificate National Senior Certificate of the Union of South Africa Orange Free State School Leaving Certificate Senior Certificate Senior Certificate with Matriculation Exemption Secondary School Senior Certificate of the Department of Education, Cape of Good Hope Transvaal Secondary School Certificate Transvaal University Entrance Certificate Minimum Grade Required: A or B South Korea College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) [Suneung] A minimum average of 70% including at least one relevant subject in type B. A minimum score of 560 out of 800 Spain Título de Bachiller (LOGSE) Minimum Overall Grade Required: Bien, 7 out of 10 or B equivalent Sri Lanka Sri Lanka G.C.E Advanced Level Examination At least three subjects relevant to the program applied for with minimum grades ABB. Suriname Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (HAVO) (Diploma of Higher General Secondary Education) Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) (Diploma of University Preparatory Education) Min Grade Required: 7 = B Swaziland Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) Minimum Grade Required: I or II with a credit pass in English Sweden Fullständigt Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskolan(FSFG- Swedish school leaving exam) Minimum Grade Required: 3.99 VG (Very Good) B equivalent in Switzerland Maturitätszeugnis (Federal Maturity Certificate) Certificat De Maturité Attestato Di Maturitá Eidgenössisch Anerkanntes Kantonales Maturitätszeugnis Certificat De Maturité Cantonal Reconnu Par La Confédération total including Maths Minimum Grade Required: 3 out of 5 7 out of 10 4,5 out of 6 19

Attestato Di Maturitä Cantonale Riconosciuto Dalla Confederazione Sudan Sudan Higher Secondary School Certificate (arts or sciences) Minimum Grade Required: 85 = B GCE 'O' levels on Certificate, directly from the Examining Board with 5 academic passes Cambridge Overseas School Certificate directly from the Examining Board with 5 academic passes Syria Al- Shahada- Al Thanawiyya Al- Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) A minimum exam score of 90%. Minimum 260 out of 290 Taiwan Certificate of Junior High School Graduation 初中毕业的证书 Minimum Overall Grade Required: 70 or B equivalent Tajikistan Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of General Secondary Education) Minimum Grade Required: 4,5 = Good Attestat Zrelosti (Security School Graduation Certificate) Diplom ob Okoncanji Srednego Special'nogo Ucebnego Zavedenija (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) Tanzania Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Minimum Grade Required: B (ACSE) National Tanzanian Form IV Examination Cambridge Overseas School Certificate GCE 'O' levels East African Certificate of Education Tchad Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: Thailand Minimum OvMatayom VI (Upper Secondary Education Certificate) Minimum 70 out of 100 ; 3 out of 4 = B Togo Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: Trinidad and Tobago GCE 'O' levels Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate Minimum Grade Required: GCE : A or B CXC : I or II Tunisia Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: Turkmenistan Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of General Secondary Education) Minimum Grade Required: 4.5 = Good 20

Uganda Ukraine Attestat Zrelosti (Security School Graduation Certificate) Diplom ob Okoncanji Srednego Special'nogo Ucebnego Zavedenija (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) At least three Advanced Level principal passes in the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education Examination (UACE) Ukrainian External Independent Test (OZN). Attestat Minimum Grade Required: B in two subjects relevant to the program applied A minimum average grade of 170 out of 200 in at least two subjects relevant to the program applied A minimum average of 70% certificate/diploma score (3 out of 5 or 7 out of 10). Minimum Grade Required: exam score of 80%. United Arab General Secondary Education Certificate Emirates Scotland Scottish Certificate of Education (SCE) Minimum Grade Required: A or B pass in 4 Higher Level subjects Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) A or B pass in Higher Level subjects United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) United States of America General Certificate Education (GCE) A minimum of two C passes at "A Level" (Advanced Level) /AND A minimum of two C passes at "AS Level" (Advanced Subsidiary) Secondary School Certificate A minimum average of 70% (B) diploma score. Uruguay Uzbekistan Bachiller Bachillerato (Secondary School Graduation Diploma) Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of General Secondary Education) Attestat Zrelosti (Security School Graduation Certificate) Diplom ob Okoncanji Srednego Special'nogo Ucebnego Zavedenija (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) GPA requirement (2.80/4.00) Minimum Grade Required: 8 Minimum Grade Required: 4,5 = Above Average 21

Venezuela Vietnam Bachiller en Ciencias En Humanidades (Secondary School Diploma in the Sciences or Humanities) The school leaving examination (Ky Thi Tot Nghiep Pho Thong Trung Hoc) (12 years of Minimum Grade Required: 13 out of 20 = B Minimum Grade Required: 7 out of 10 education) Yemen General Secondary Education Certificate Minimum Average Grade Required: 85% certificate/diploma score Zaire Dipome d'etat d'etudes Secondaires du Cycle Minimum Grade Required: 80 Long Zambia Zambia School Certificate (ZSC) Minimum Grade Required: 4 or above in 6 academic subjects including Chemistry, Physics and Maths Zimbabwe ZIMSEC A- Levels A minimum of one "A" and two "B" grades from three ZIMSEC A- Levels in the subjects related to the program applied for *These exams are valid for 2 years. SECTION FIVE Abrogated Directive And Enforcement Abrogated Directive Article 18 The Abdullah Gül University Directive for Accepting Foreign Students was accepted by the University Board on 15.10.2015. Enforcement Article 19 This Directive will take force by the decision of the University Board. Implementation Article 20 This Directive will be implemented by the Rector of the Abdullah Gül University. 22