English Language Proficiency and Central Examination Requirements for Admissons to Master’s and Doctoral Programs
1. ALES or Equivalent
i. Master’s Programs
Applicants do not need to submit GRE or GMAT scores for their applications to Master’s programs. However, Turkish applicants must score the lower bound (55) in ALES. Submission of ALES score is not necessary for foreign applicants.
ii. Doctoral (PhD) Programs
Applicants for PhD programs must satisfy the following minimum requirements for ALES, GRE or GMAT:
| Exam | Score |
|---|---|
| ALES | 60 |
| GRE (Quantitive) | 648 |
| GMAT (Total) | 468 |
2. English Proficiency
i. Master’s Programs
| Exam | Score |
|---|---|
| YDS, KPDS or ÜDS | 50 |
| TOEFL (IBT) | 60 |
| TOEFL (CBT) | 170 |
| TOEFL (PBT) | 497 |
| FCE | C |
| CPE | C |
| CAE | C |
ii. Doctoral (PhD) Programs
| Exam | Score* |
|---|---|
| YDS, KPDS or ÜDS | 60 |
| TOEFL (IBT) | 72 |
| TOEFL (CBT) | 198 |
| TOEFL (PBT) | 532 |
| FCE | C |
| CPE | C |
| CAE | C |
*PhD in Design program requires 70, B and 84 in YDS, CAE and TOEFL (IBT), respectively.