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 and 3,5 in analytical writing.

60 (equally-weighted)
(
LES: 50)

 

 

English Proficiency

TOEFL (213 CBT / 80 iBT) or TWE (4.00) or IELTS (6.5) or FCE (C) or KPDS (80) or ÜDS (80)

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

06th June 2008

Date of Interview

13th June 2008 for European and U.S. History

10th June 2008 for Ottoman History

 

 

 

Contact Person
E-mail / Phone

Paul Latimer
paul@bilkent.edu.tr
+90 312 290 2076

Oktay Özel
oozel@bilkent.edu.tr
+90 312 290 2813

Timothy Roberts
roberts@bilkent.edu.tr
+90 312 290 2378

David Thornton
tdavid@bilkent.edu.tr
+90 312 290 1796

Fax

+90 312 290 2820