Istanbul Üniversitesi
Turkey
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Other names: Istanbul University.
First degree/qualification: Lisans diplomasi/bachelor's degree (4 years).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: overall average in "B" or "Good" range.
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 4 year first degree.
Documents required: Official transcript; official certification of degree and date awarded. All documents in Turkish and English.
Description: Instituted in the 15th century; reorganized several times. Considered one of the top universities in Turkey. An entrance examination and the secondary school diploma (lise diplomasi) (11 years of education) are the usual admission requirements.
Grading systems:
Suggested scales | ||
A | 9-10 | Pekiyi |
B | 7- 8 | Iyi |
C | 5- 6 | Orta |
F | 0- 4 | Gecmez |
Excellent | 85-100% |
Good | 65- 84% |
Fair | 50- 64% |
Fail | 0- 49% |
Grading varies; see scales above and check transcript.
Language of instruction: Turkish.
Advanced degrees:
Yüksek lisans/master's: 2-4 years after appropriate first degree.
Doctorate: 2-4 years after appropriate degree.
Last updated: May 09, 2005