Admission and Registration Conditions

1. For Turkish Students;

In order to receive education in bachelor and associate programs at any higher education institution in Turkey, students have to take the national student selection exam given by Measuring, Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM). The students are placed into these programs by ÖSYM in accordance with their score in these exams pursuant to their preferences. 

Students who are placed into the university by ÖSYM;

(1)  First registration procedures of the students who are placed into the University by ÖSYM (Measuring, Selection, and Placement Centre) are conducted by Student’s Affairs Directorate in accordance with the calendar specified by the ÖSYM as both electronic and on-campus registration.

(2) In order for the final registrations of the students to be made, the original copies of the documents specified by ÖSYM and the documents required by the University or their copies approved by the University, if there are any must be submitted.

(3) The registrations of the students who are understood not to meet the required conditions for final registration, who could not maintain these conditions, who have submitted falsified or altered statements or documents will be cancelled even if they have registered before.

Internal transfer students;

(1) The admission and registration with internal transfer of the students from national and overseas higher education institutions to the university’s bachelor or associate departments or programs are carried out pursuant to Regulation for Transfer between Associate and Bachelor Programs, Double Major, Minor and Interacademic Credit Transfer at Higher Education Institutions” published by Council of Higher Education and KTO Karatay University Directive for Internal Transfer.

External transfer students;

(1) The course equivalence procedures of the students who are placed into bachelor programs of the University with the external transfer examination held by ÖSYM are carried out in accordance with the provisions of the “Regulation on Continuation of Vocational School and Open University Associate Degree Program Graduates to Undergraduate Education, published by the Council of Higher Education. Registrations with external transfer can be made in the form of electronic registration and on-campus registration between the dates determined by ÖSYM every year.

2. Admission of foreign students

The admission and registration procedures of the students who are Foreign or Turkish nationals coming from abroad to the University are carried out in accordance with the provisions of “Regulation for Foreign National Students Studying in Turkey”, “Principals for Admission of Foreign Students of Council of Higher Education” published by Council of Higher Education and KTO Karatay University International Student Admission Directive for Associate Degree and Undergraduate Programs.

3. Erasmus+ exchange programme students

Based on the mutual agreements made between the University and other higher education institutions, mutual student exchange programs can be implemented via Erasmus+ programme. During the exchange program’s duration, the registration of the student in the University continues. The student exchange programs are implemented based on the relevant regulation published by Higher Education Institution and the procedures and principals determined pursuant to the mutual agreements and KTO Karatay University Erasmus+ Program Directive.

General Information Required for Registration;

For the registration process, it is mandatory to fill the Student Information Form first.

Student Information Form;
https://obs.karatay.edu.tr/oibs/ogrsis/ogr_on_Kayit_op.aspx

Required Documents

• The original or certified copy of the diploma received from the secondary education institution or the newly dated graduation certificate (If lost; the lost certificate to be obtained from the secondary education institution)
• A computer printout of the YKS (Higher Education Institutions Examination) exam result document and the document showing the score details.
• Payment receipt (for discounted, paid students),
• For students who are placed in Pilotage, Civil Aviation and Cabin Services departments, up-to-date criminal record (archive) and health report (to reach the health institutions and organizations where the health report can be obtained: http://web.shgm.gov.tr/documents/sivilhavacilik/files/pdf/saglik_birimi/yetkili_saglik_kuruluslari.pdf

Important Information

• Students must apply in person for registration. Students who have an excuse can also register with a power of attorney to be given to someone else from the notary public.
• Registration via mail cannot be done.
• Unregistered quotas will be reported to ÖSYM for additional placement. Students who do not register until the end of the working hours of announced deadline cannot claim their right for registration afterwards.
• In accordance with the decision of the General Board of Higher Education stating that persons cannot register to two formal associate or bachelor programs on the higher education programs on the ÖSYS guidelines at the same time and continue their education, the applicants whose statuses suit this explanation cannot register in the higher education program they are recently placed into unless they break off their registration from their previous program. These decisions do not prevent students from being placed in any program in the YKS preference and placement.

Military service of students is postponed until they graduate or are dismissed, not exceeding the age of 29. Since all kinds of status changes such as enrolment, dismissal, graduation of students in our university are recorded in the Higher Education Database (YÖKSİS), this information can be accessed by the Recruitment Departments and the postponement procedures are carried out automatically.