Your registration will be completed upon the approval of Turkish Higher Education Council regarding the equivalence of the last graduated higher instution and the course of study.
| 1 | Online Application | Application should be completed until the deadline. | |
| 2 | Program Application Form | CYSEC Program Application Form should be uploaded under "Documents" in the online application system. | |
| 3 | Official Transcript | An official document issued by the registrar of the candidate's previous Institution showing all courses and grades taken. It should be uploaded under "Documents" in the online application system. | |
| 4 | Statement of Purpose | Document (one or two pages) explaining your objectives and your motivation for pursuing a graduate degree in the field of Cyber Security. It should be uploaded under "Documents" in the online application system. | |
| 5 | Curriculum Vitae (CV) | Candidates must submit an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (resume). It should be uploaded under "Documents" in the online application system. | |
| 6 | Photograph | One recently taken photograph must be uploaded to the online application system. | |
| 7 | Two Letters of Recomendation |
The writers of recommendation letters are expected to upload them to the online system. When the application is completed, a link will be emailed to the email addresses indicated in the “Recommenders” section of the online application system for them to upload their recommendation letters. |
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| 8 | Degree Requirements |
An undergraduate degree is required in order to apply for a graduate program. There is no requirement about the undergraduate program type for application. The applicant should have an undergraduate or a graduate diploma in order to be admitted to a graduate program. |
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| 9 | English Proficiency Exam Result | TOEFL | Internet-based test (IBT): Min. score 78 (Best score is not accepted) |
| PTE | Min. score 48 | ||
| CAE | Min. score B | ||
| CPE | Min. score C | ||
| YDS | Min. score 65 | ||
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| YÖKDİL | |||
| e-YÖKDİL | |||
| ELAE* | Candidates must obtain a satisfactory score in the Sabancı University English Language Assessment Examination (SU-ELAE). *ELAE exam is composed of 1 part: Writing. The exam is free. When your application has been accepted by the institute, you are automatically registered for this exam. You will be informed of the date, time and location of the exam and its result at a later date by the institute. |
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English Proficiency Exam Result
As the instruction language at Sabancı University is English, any of the above English Proficiency Exam results with a score equal to or above the minimum will be sufficient for application. Scanned copies are acceptable for the application period, but the originals should be submitted during the admission process.
Test dates must be within:
- 2 years for TOEFL, PTE
- 3 years for CAE, CPE
- 5 years for YDS, e-YDS, YÖKDİL and e-YÖKDİL
of the candidates's official application date to the degree program.
According to the updated YOK (Turkish Higher Education Council) Legislation;
a) Acceptable Exams
There has been an update in the list of exams which are considered as equivalent by YOK and acceptable for Graduate Program registrations by Sabancı University; equivalency of IELTS, TOEFL-PBT and TOEFL-CBT exams is not accepted by YOK (Turkish Higher Education Council) any more; and these exams will not be valid for Graduate Program registrations.
b) Exam Centers
If the international exams, of which equivalency is accepted by YOK and which are accepted for Graduate Program registrations by Sabancı University as indicated in Article (a), are taken in Turkey; these exams have to be taken in a State University building.
Applicants who do not submit a valid English Proficiency Exam score (fulfilling all other requirements) can only be admitted to a graduate study on the condition of obtaining a satisfactory score from the Sabancı University English Language Assessment Exam (ELAE).
Please visit School of Language web site for "Practice Test" of English Language Assessment Exam (ELAE).
Graduates of Sabanci University are exempt from submitting an English Proficiency Exam score provided that they apply within two years following their graduation. Period between graduation date from the previous program and registration date to the new program should be maximum 2 years.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
ALES (Graduate Admission Test for Turkish Universities), GRE or GMAT Score is not required for Non-thesis Master’s Degree programs.
Application:
Applications must be submitted through online system only by the application deadline. Applications sent via e-mail cannot be evaluated. We would like to remind you that if you get admitted, originals of all official documents required to be submitted during university registrations.
Sabancı Üniversitesi Öğrenci Kaynakları Birimi, Orta Mahalle, Üniversite Cd. No:27, Tuzla, 34956 Istanbul
0 (216) 483 90 93
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