Admission to the master's and doctoral programs of our Graduate School takes place twice a year, for the fall and spring semesters of each academic year. Application procedures are carried out by the ITU Registrar's Office, and all announcements regarding applications are published at www.sis.itu.edu.tr.
Application periods
Fall semester applications
April – June
Spring semester applications
October – January
Applications are accepted within these months on the dates set in the Academic Calendar. Application dates, quotas and program-specific requirements are announced separately by the Registrar's Office each semester.
Current application announcement: For the dates and the full announcement of the open or upcoming application period, please follow the Registrar's Office Application and Admission page.
The application process for candidates applying through the international student quota is announced separately; for details, please see the Registrar's Office International Students page.
Application process
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Review the program and its requirements
Our graduate programs and the application requirements announced in previous semesters can be found on the graduate programs page.
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Prepare your documents
The documents to be uploaded with your application and presented at the interview are listed under the Required documents tab.
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Apply online
Applications are made only electronically, by uploading your documents to the graduate application system. The link is active only during the application dates. Uploading all documents to the system is sufficient; there is no need to print and submit them. Applications submitted in person or by mail are not accepted.
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Attend the interview
Candidates are interviewed by student admission committees formed upon the proposal of the programs and the approval of the Graduate School. Interview dates are set by the Department Chairs and announced on the Graduate School website before the interview week.
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Follow the results
The list of candidates who are successful in the interview and earn the right to final registration, together with the final registration dates, is announced at www.sis.itu.edu.tr.
General requirements
The values below are the minimum requirements that apply across the Graduate School.
| Requirement |
Minimum |
| ALES score |
55 |
| ALES score – PhD application with a bachelor's degree |
80 |
| GRE Quantitative score (equivalent to ALES 55, accepted in place of ALES) |
610 |
| GPA – PhD application with a bachelor's degree |
3.00 |
ALES and GRE score reports are valid for 5 years. For candidates who completed a master's degree and took a break of no more than one semester, a previously obtained ALES score report is accepted regardless of its validity period. For equivalences between exams, please see the ALES – GRE – GMAT conversion table.
In accordance with the Graduate Education and Training Regulation, programs may announce higher score limits than these values, and the ALES requirement may not apply to some non-thesis programs. Before applying, be sure to check the program-specific requirements announced for that semester.
Required documents
Documents to upload to the application system
Transcript
Documents showing bachelor's and master's courses and grades, obtained from all higher education institutions the candidate has graduated or will graduate from
ALES or GRE score report
The score report is valid for 5 years.
English proficiency document
Statement of purpose
A letter describing your expectations from graduate education and the field you would like to work in
Documents to present at the interview
If not uploaded to the application system, the following documents are presented to the committee during the interview.
2 letters of recommendation
Additional letter (PhD)
A letter of recommendation that PhD candidates obtain from the advisor they plan to work with during their studies (in addition to the two letters above)
English proficiency
Applicants are required to submit one of the English proficiency documents accepted by the ITU Senate. For the accepted tests and their validity periods, please see the Registrar's Office Valid English Tests and Minimum Scores page.
Master's
Master's students who earn the right to register and complete their registration but whose English is insufficient are given one year. During this period, students prepare for the accepted tests on their own. Students who meet the requirement continue their studies from the course stage. Students who fail to meet the requirement by the end of this period are dismissed from the University.
PhD
Candidates without a test score report may complete their application; however, candidates who cannot submit the document at final registration will not be registered.
Evening education non-thesis programs
A minimum score of 55 is required on the ITU Foreign Language Exam (Senate Principles of the ITU Graduate Education and Training Regulation).
TOEFL iBT
For TOEFL iBT tests taken in Türkiye, only results obtained from test centers at state and foundation universities are accepted. (University Executive Board decision no. 914, dated 15.12.2011)
Exemption
Candidates who are citizens of a country whose native language is English and who hold a high school, bachelor's or master's diploma from a country whose official language is English are not required to submit a foreign language document.