General Category

1. Second-year Undergraduate student. According to the year of study recorded in the Office of Academic Affairs system at the time of internal selection..
2. GPA should be higher than 2.70.
3. TOEFL iBT 87 (Do not accept Home Edition) or IELTS 6.5 (Listening 5.5 Reading 5.5 Writing 5.5 Speaking 5.5).

1. The language requirements listed are the minimum standards. Applicants are advised to look into specific departments and courses to ensure they meet all prerequisites and additional language criteria. The host institution reserves the right to deny admission if no suitable departments or courses are available.
   If any information provided in this table conflicts with the latest announcements from the exchange university, country, or region, applicants should follow the most recent official announcements from the respective university, country, or region. Exchange students who are selected and recommended by NTU are not allowed, after receiving admission approval from the host university, to request changes to the granted admission conditions, nor may they, if their exchange application is rejected by the host university, request to reapply under different conditions. Any such actions will result in immediate cancellation of their admission eligibility.
2. For exchange information, please refer to the website and the Fact Sheet
3. For course information, please refer to the website.
4. Graduate students need to submit an approval letter jointly signed by their thesis advisors and Graduate School Director for their participation to the program. We can consult their requirements with our Faculties during your student's application at Bilkent University.
5. The language of instructions at Bilkent is English except few courses at the Faculty of Law. International students can take few courses in the Law Faculty that are in English. We can consult this during your student's application at Bilkent University.
6. The normal course load is 5 courses with 15 Bilkent credits for Bilkent Students. Your student can register up to 6 courses. ECTS credits of the courses are available at course offering lists.
7. For language course information, please refer to this link.
8. Insurance information, please refer to this link. Incoming exchange students must be subscribed to a health insurance package valid in Turkey before their departure. This is a also a prerequisite for residency permit application.
9. Estimated Cost of Living