The students who have made an application for graduation (including the students who have made an application for graduation during their last semester) must take the thesis defense and make final submission, which the hard bound copy of the thesis abiding by the deadlines in the YTU Senate Code of Practice on Graduate Education Procedures. The students who are going to follow those procedures after March 8th, 2021, which is the start of the 2020/2021 Academic Year Spring Semester must pay the tuition fee because the date of the final submission with the hardbound copy of the thesis will be the date of graduation.

On the other hand, the students who have not completed the maximum period of study must add the Thesis and Field Specialization Courses.