Eligibility
o Either to be registered in a diploma program at SU or fulfill the minimum credit requirement to make major declaration before the start of his/her exchange period.
Students can apply without declaring their major diploma program. However, they have to inform us about the diploma program they intend to declare during the application by stating it through online system. The program you will declare in our system should be the same as the program you will declare during Major Declaration period to the university. At the end of the major declaration days stated in the academic calendar, we will also check it with your Faculty and Student Resources Unit.
If you are an undergraduate student, willing to obtain minimum credit requirement for declaration before the start of your exchange period, you can apply for the programs
o Minimum overall GPA requirement:
- Undergraduate students is: 2.2 (by the time of application)
- Graduate students is 2.5 (by the time of application
o For Graduate students: Approval from advisors (Fill out the form and upload during application)
IMPORTANT NOTES
o Undergraduate students without a valid ENG101 score are not eligible to apply for exchange programs. Applicants who have not yet completed ENG102 at the time of application will be assessed as if they attained grade "C" for ENG102.
(You may read the document for the new rules about English Proficiency Coefficients for Outgoing Students' selection and placement as of 2020-2021.)
o Proficiency in the host institution's language of instruction.
o No balance due to Sabancı University.
o Students who are enrolled for Professional Graduate Programs cannot apply for exchange programs.
o MBA Students cannot apply for main and late calls. There's a separate application process for MBA students only.
o If you have benefited from Erasmus (student mobility or placement) before, you should make sure that the total length of mobility at each level (undergraduate or graduate) - no matter the type of mobility – should not exceed 12 months. (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees are evaluated independently)
o Students who has disciplinary suspension during the term they are supposed to be an exchange student, wouldn't be allowed to go, as stated in Higher Education Council regulations, they would lose their rights as a student. Therefore, students with disciplinary suspension for the term they accepted as an exchange student, would lose their rights to go with Exchange programs.
Please note that students have the RESPONSIBITY to:
o While you are not required to pay tuition fees at your host institution as an exchange student, you will be responsible for all other expenses. To cover a part of these, you might receive an Erasmus+ grant (for EU-countries) in accordance with the budget.
o Check the "entry requirements" of the host institution you're planning to apply for via their institutional websites. After placements there will be an application procedure and you must get an acceptance letter from the host institution you've been placed. In order to be able to get acceptance, you must fulfill "entry requirements".
o Check which subjects are available for you. Please make sure to check the instruction language of the courses you wish to choose as well as the pre-requisites.
o Check the academic calendar to avoid time clashes.
o Your final participation is up to partner university decision. Your placement does not guarantee your participation.