2025-2026 Fall Semester Transfer Application Announcement

Applications for undergraduate transfer will be accepted only online between June 30 – July 11, 2025. 

(The online application system will close on July 11, 2025 at 17:00.)

Applications via post or in person will not be accepted. 

Applicants who are Turkish citizens not currently enrolled at METU, as well as foreign nationals residing in Türkiye, can only access the application system via e-Government login. 

METU students should log in using their student ID and password. 

International applicants from foreign institutions must first create a user account in the application system.  

Transfers are carried out in accordance with the provisions of: 

• Regulation on Transfers, Double Major, Minor Programs and Interinstitutional Credit Transfers at Associate and Undergraduate Degree Levels in Higher Education Institutions, and METU Directive for Undergraduate Program Transfers.

  View the directive here

 

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Quota types, eligibility criteria, and required national/international exam scores are defined in the METU Undergraduate Program Transfer Directive. 

In inter-institutional transfer applications, program equivalency will be required. Equivalent programs are defined as those with identical names or with at least 80% overlap in content.

Applicants from outside METU must document English proficiency during the application, including those coming from programs where the medium of instruction is entirely English.

Courses taken during summer school and their grades will not be considered in transfer evaluations for the following Fall semester. 

In addition to the requirements stated in the directive, the Faculty of Engineering uses the following criteria in ranking applicants:

For applicants to engineering programs:

• a) Students who entered university between 2010 and 2017 with LYS-MF4 or from 2018 onwards with YKS-SAY, must not have a score difference greater than 40 points between their score and the base score of the program they are applying to in the same year.

• b) Students placed into their current program via a non-YKS exam and wishing to transfer to a different program must also meet the 40-point maximum difference rule as above.

• c) Applicants to the Industrial Engineering Department must have taken and passed MATH 119 and MATH 120 (or equivalents) with at least BB, and completed MATH 260 (or equivalent) to be eligible.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Transfer applications will be submitted via the application system under the "Transfer Applications" tab.

• METU students and international applicants log in using their student credentials. 

• Non-METU students must log in via their e-Government credentials.

• Up to three program preferences may be selected. 

• For inter-institutional transfers, program equivalency is mandatory. Applications to non-equivalent programs will not be evaluated. 

Applications are submitted only online, and all required documents must be uploaded to the system.

No paper documents will be accepted.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

For METU students: No additional documents are required.

For applicants from outside METU and METU Northern Cyprus Campus:

• Transcript:: Listing all courses taken, grades received, and GPA. 

• Student Certificate

• Document indicating no disciplinary action taken

• Exam Result Certificate (e.g., DGS, LYS, GCE, SAT, ABITUR): The exam used for university admission, as per relevant regulations.

• ÖSYM Placement Document: Showing admission score and details.

• University Catalog and Curriculum: URLs showing the courses and content of the applicant’s department and completed years.

• Copy of National ID / Passport

• English Proficiency Certificate: Must be valid at the time of application. See recognized exams and scores here:

  http://oidb.metu.edu.tr/tr/odtu-tarafindan-kabul-edilen-ingilizce-yeterlilik-sinavlari-es-degerlik-tablosu

• Application Fee: Only required for applicants from universities outside Türkiye. A separate fee of $55 per program is required. Payment instructions:

  https://oidb.metu.edu.tr/en/fees

  https://oidb.metu.edu.tr/en/bank-account-numbers-other-services

EVALUATION AND RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT

Applications are first checked for eligibility. Applications that fail to meet the criteria will be marked as “rejected at application stage”.

• METU students will be notified via email if their application is rejected at this stage. 

• Non-METU applicants can view their results via: https://application.metu.edu.tr/

For applicants who meet all requirements, the relevant academic units will evaluate their applications. Final acceptance/rejection results will be announced via the Transfer Applications system at: https://application.metu.edu.tr/ 

COURSE EQUIVALENCY AND ADJUSTMENT (INTIBAK)

For internal transfers within METU, previously completed courses and grades are included in the GPA of the new program (excluding courses considered outside the new program scope). Equivalency adjustments (intibak) are made for courses with different codes

For inter-institutional transfers, the time spent at the previous institution/program counts toward the maximum duration of study.

REGISTRATION

Admitted candidates should follow registration announcements at: http://oidb.metu.edu.tr/tr/kim-nasil-kayit-yapmali

Contact email: yataygecis@metu.edu.tr