General Admission Requirements

Turkish Students

The admission, examination and assessment procedures of students are conducted in accordance with the Law of Higher Education and the decisions and regulations of the Council of Higher Education, which have been introduced as part of the concerning law. The students of Ordu University are provided with the booklets giving information during the registration.

The registration and admission procedures of students at Ordu University are performed by the Registrar’s Office and information related to regulations and directives can be reached at http://ogidb.odu.edu.tr/index.php/posted/109
A two-stage examination system has been practiced for entrance to a higher education institution. The exams are conducted by Student Selection and Placement Centre (http://www.osym.gov.tr). For more information about the exams, please visit: http://www.osym.gov.tr. At the first stage of the examination system students take a single and common exam which is called “Transition to Higher Education Examination” (YGS). “Transition to Higher Education Examination” is an exam for students who have completed their secondary education successfully and wish to receive higher education, and it assesses the proficiency for entrance to higher education. The candidates who have not received minimum 140 points from any kind of score in YGS cannot apply for a higher education program with their YGS scores (except for those who have right for open admission) and take the Undergraduate Placement Exam (LYS) in the second round of the examination. The candidates receiving a score of 140.000-179.999 in YGS are entitled to apply for only associate degrees of vocational schools and open education programs. Those who have got minimum 180 points from one of the YGS scores are entitled to enter the second round exams (LYS). Having received minimum 180 in YGS, the candidates can both apply for the degrees of vocational schools and open education programs and for the undergraduate degrees that accepts students by their YGS scores. Students must have minimum 140 from YGS to apply for the undergraduate degrees except for the programs that require a special aptitude test. The second round of the examination system is called “Undergraduate Placement Examinations” (LYS). These are the exams which measure the knowledge and skills of the candidates based on the courses and define the grade of success that is the ground for the placement of students to formal undergraduate programs except open education programs. Each test in LYS is assessed individually and a standard score is calculated for each test. Weighted LYS scores (ALYS) of candidates are calculated by using these standard scores and weights. LYS scores are formed by transforming ALYS scores into minimum 100 and maximum 500. Those getting minimum 180 in LYS can make preferences for the undergraduate programs accepting students with LYS scores.

Vocational School of Physical Training and Sports and Faculty of Music and Performing Arts have pre-registration processes and special aptitude tests for admission at Ordu University.