Admission and Application

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION

An undergraduate degree in history is NOT a prerequisite for entering the M.A. program. Graduates of departments of social sciences, humanities, management, engineering, and science may apply. All students entering the graduate program in history must take one year of preparatory courses before they begin Master's level course work.

 

To enter the Ph.D. program candidates are required to have completed an M.A. degree in History or a related field. They must also pass the entrance exam for the area in which they wish to specialize.

 

If you are interested in applying, please go to the website of Graduate Programs at Bilkent University to download the necessary documents:

                                 http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/academic/graduate/gra-appform.html

CGPA

2.50/4.00

GRE

Obligatory for foreign students

 

ALES

ALES is required for all Turkish graduate applicants. ALES requirement is waived for applicants with GRE scores of a combined minimum verbal and quantitative total of 950 for MA and 1050 for Ph.D. and 3,5 in analytical writing in MA and 4,0 for Ph.D. applications.

60 (equally-weighted)

 

 

English Proficiency

TOEFL (213 CBT / 82 IBT/ 550 PBT and TWE 4.00) or IELTS (6.5) or FCE (C) or KPDS (87) or ÜDS (87)

Proof of Degree

Yes (if already obtained)

Transcripts

Yes

Statement of Purpose

1-2 pages

Letter of Recommendation

2

Other

A sample essay written in English, CV

Application Deadline

25 May 2012

Date of Interview

5 June 2012

 

 

 

Contact Person
E-mail / Phone

 

 

 

 

Mehmet Kalpaklı

kalpakli@bilkent.edu.tr

+90 312 290 2386

 

Paul Latimer

paul@bilkent.edu.tr

+90 312 290 2076

 

Kenneth Weisbrode

weisbrode@bilkent.edu.tr
+90 312 290 28 62

Fax

+90 312 290 2820