The minimum requirements to be met by the MSc. Program Candidates;
Applicants must meet the following requirements to apply for master’s programs with thesis:
* Hold a bachelor’s degree or be eligible to graduate by the application dates.
* Have an ALES score (Quantitative type) not less than 55 or possess an equivalent GRE Quantitative score accepted by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) as equivalent to the minimum ALES score required for the program.
* For applications to Turkish-medium master’s programs with thesis, one of the following foreign language proficiency requirements must be met (This clause was amended by the Senate Decision dated 19.12.2024 and numbered 10-06):
a) Hold a high school, bachelor’s, or postgraduate diploma obtained in a country where English or another foreign language approved for the relevant graduate program (by the recommendation of the Departmental Board and the approval of the Institute Council) is the official language of instruction.
b) Obtain a minimum score of 50 from one of the central foreign language exams accepted by YÖK and ÖSYM, or an equivalent score from an internationally recognized exam accepted as equivalent.
* Applicants to master’s programs with English as the language of instruction must have a minimum score of 55 from YDS, or an equivalent score (at least 55) from another foreign language exam recognized as equivalent to YDS by ÖSYM.
The Overall Success Score is calculated as follows:
Overall Success Score = 0.40 * Entrance Exam Score + 0.10 * Undergraduate GPA + 0.50 * ALES Score
The minimum Overall Success Score must be 60.
Candidates who fail to attend any part of the entrance exams (written/oral) are considered unsuccessful and will not be ranked.
The above-mentioned scores represent minimum requirements. However, for each program, different minimum score thresholds may be determined by the recommendation of the Departmental Board, the decision of the Institute Council, and the approval of the Senate, provided that they are not lower than the minimum set by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK).