University Recognition

IB Dıploma and UNIVERSITY RECOGNITION
High school students on the IB Diploma Programme take May exams at the end of last year of school. These exams are prepared and assessed by IBO. Students who have completed the programme and got diploma are granted subject credits which save them up to one year as well as they earn credit and exemption from freshman courses at university since they are regarded by the top universities as having obtained the necessary educational basis. It will give the students the chance of adding to their choice of prospective universities and increase their possibility of earning a scholarship.
Over 3,300 institutions of higher education in nearly 90 countries, IB diploma is valid to be accepted to the universities and diploma holders are granted subject credits depending on their diploma scores. “The IB has shown that students are well prepared for university work and the Diploma Programme has earned a reputation for rigorous assessment, giving IB diploma holders access to the world’s leading universities. These include institutions such as Cambridge, Harvard, Heidelberg, McGill, MIT, Oxford, Princeton, Rotterdam Erasmus, Sorbonne, University of British Columbia, and Yale”
(University Cover Letter 2018 Dıploma, IBO ©)

In Turkey, applicants who wish to continue their education at a Turkish university have to still take the (TYT, AYT and YDT) university entrance examinations; and success in university entrance exam is also expected to be placed on the basis of this exam’s results.

Scholarships:
Maltepe University: Completion of the full Diploma Program guarantees at least 90 % scholarships to Marmara Private High School IB graduates at The Maltepe University which is also a part of Marmara Education Group.

Turkish foundation universities:
These are the universities which grant scholarships to IB Diploma holders with levels changing in line with their policies of scholarships.
Başkent University, Beykent University, Bilkent University offers the opportunities to study any major branch whereas it does not grant scholarships. Doğuş University
Işık University, İstanbul Bilgi University, İstanbul Kültür University, Kadir Has University, Koç University, Okan University, Özyeğin University, Sabancı University, Ted University, and Yeditepe University.

For more information about university recognition:

MARMARA PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL OVERSEES UNIVERSITY APPLICATION ACCEPTANCES/ENROLMENTS - CLASSES OF 2010 TO 2017
ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY, WALES, UK
BOSTON SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY, USA
BRAUNSCHWEIG TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, GERMANY
BUDAPEST FACULTY OF MEDICINE, HUNGARY
BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS, HUNGARY
CATHOLICA UNIVERSITY, ITALY
DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY, UK
DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE, CALIFORNIA, USA
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY. USA
POLYTECNICO DI MILANO, ITALY
RYERSON UNIVERSITY, CANADA
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, USA
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY, CANADA
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, UK
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS, USA
UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM, UK
UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH, UK
UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CANADA
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UK
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
UNIVERSITY OF OTTOWA, CANADA
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, CANADA
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, CANADA
UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, UK
WARSAW FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, POLAND