Admission Requirements

A complete application package consists of the following:

• Online Application
• Transcript of Grades
• Letter of Recommendation
• CV/Resume
• TOEFL or YDS (IELTS is not accepted by YÖK. Ministry of Education in Turkey)
• Essays
• Supplemental Information

i. Applicants interested in applying for a scholarship, are requested to submit a GMAT or GRE test score and send a copy of it to OzU Admissions Office and upload the copy with the online application.
ii. Copy of the undergraduate diploma.

Online Application

Before beginning the online application, please read the Admissions Section and Application Instructions thoroughly. Online applications may be completed at any time.

Transcript of Grades

Applicants are required to hold a four-year college or university baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution, with a sufficient GPA to indicate their capability to pursue a rigorous academic program. All colleges and universities that you have attended, whether or not you received a degree from that institution, should be listed on the application form. Formal, complete names of these institutions and the title and year of any diploma or degree received should be listed.

OzU GSB requires an official paper transcript (indicating courses, grades, degrees received, rank or distinction, if applicable) from each college or university attended. Records must be issued by the registrar’s office or record-keeping official from the institution you attended. To be considered official, the transcript must bear the official seal and signature of the institution. (Notarized) copies of academic records are not acceptable. If the original transcript is not in English or Turkish, you must also provide a certified English or Turkish translation. If an explanation of the university’s grading system is not shown on the transcript, you must submit a separate official statement from the university that provides that information. If the transcript does not record the awarding of the degree received, you should also submit certified original copies of your diplomas.

The transcript(s) should be enclosed with the application form, or sent directly to OzU Admissions Office by the registrar’s office or a college/university official.

We encourage you to scan and upload original copies of your academic records from every college or university you have attended. If records are not available in English or if you have no access to a scanner, you may self-report transcripts after translating all course names into English. OzU GSB reserves the right to withdraw any offer of admission if there is a discrepancy between the official transcript and the scanned or self-reported transcript.

Recommendation Forms

One recommendation form isrequired – preferably from your direct supervisor. The form can be submitted online. Recommenders with no internet access may complete the paper form of the recommendation form and either mail it to OzU GSB Admissions Office directly or return it to you in a sealed envelope, signed across the seal, to be submitted with the other application materials, if any.

Bahar Hisim
Özyeğin Üniversitesi
İşletme Enstitüsü
Nişantepe Mah. Orman Sok. AB2 311, 34794
Çekmeköy / İstanbul

Curriculum Vitae / Resume

Recommendation Forms

Please provide a CV detailing your education (with dates of attendance and degrees earned) and work experience (with titles, dates, and whether part-time or full-time) to date, and your computer skills.

TOEFL (English Proficiency Exams)

All applicants are required to demonstrate proficiency of English as part of their applications, by taking either the TOEFL test or other accepted proficiency tests (see below), unless their native language (mother tongue) is English, or they completed their bachelor’s degree at an English-speaking university in a country where the official language is English. Applicants who graduated within 2 years from a university in Turkey where the mode of instruction is English, they are exempt from the proficiency exam.

The TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), administered by the ETS (Educational Testing Service, Princeton, USA). OzU GSB’s TOEFL institution code is: 5991. They can scan and submit their test score reports online as part of their application, and report both the overall and component test scores, either on their application form or by mailing a copy of the score report to OzU GSB Admissions Office (in case they have do not have access to the Internet or to a scanner) to begin the evaluation process.

TOEFL test scores are valid for two years (as of the date of application). To be considered for admission, you must have a minimum Total Score of 78 and a Writing score of at least 20 on the IBT (Internet-based test) version of the TOEFL.

Alternative tests (as specified on the website currently).

For more details, visit: www.toefl.org

Alternative Tests of English

Note: IELTS is not accepted per YÖK (Ministry of Education Turkey).

Essays

Submit your essays (in English) online. Although there is no firm limit, you are requested not to exceed 400 words for each essay and to limit the experiences you discuss to those that have occurred in the last four years. If you have any problems accessing the Internet, you may write each essay on a separate sheet(s) of paper, with your name on each sheet, and mail them with your application package. In this case, your essays must be typed and double-spaced and adhere to the 400-word limit per essay.

• What is your long term career goal and how will the OzU MBA program will help you achieve this goal?
• What is good leadership to you? Please provide a specific example from your own professional life that exhibits good leadership in your opinion.

Supplemental Information (Optional)

Is there anything else you would like to add that would help the admissions committee in evaluating your application? You can also use this section to address any specific circumstances related to your academic or career background (300-word limit).

Please provide your answers on a separate sheet of paper with your name on it, and mail it with your application package. Your write-up must be typed and double-spaced.

GMAT or GRE (in case of scholarship application)

The GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) or GRE is required of all applicants interested in scholarships.In order to begin the evaluation process, we encourage you to scan and submit your test score report online with your application (or mail a copy of it to OzU GSB Admissions Office in case you have problems accessing the Internet or you do not have access to a scanner). The GMAT scores are valid for only five years (as of date of application).

For more details, visit: www.gmat.org

Interview

After your application has been submitted either online or via mail and evaluated, you may be invited to an in-person or by-phone interview. All interviews are by invitation only and are conducted by the MBA Admissions Committee or by a member of our international network of affiliates. In-person interviews may be scheduled on our Istanbul campus or in other major cities. If invited, you must participate in order to complete your application process.

Additional Requirements for International Applicants

If your nationality is of a country other than the Republic of Turkey or the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, you are considered an international applicant. In addition to the application requirements discussed above, you need to provide:

• Copies of all pages with photograph and identity information of your passport
• Two passport-sized photographs (4.5 cm x 6 cm, taken within the last six months; standard frontal head shots; with your first and last name on the back)
• Proof of health insurance

Admissions Policies

• Only one application per year is allowed.
• Completeness and accuracy of submitted application form and accompanying material is the applicant’s responsibility.
• Submitted application materials become the property of OzU GSB and will not be returned to applicants.
• All admission decisions are final and confidential, and no feedback will be provided to applicants who are not admitted.
• Applicants who have been invited for an interview must participate in order to complete their application process.