To apply for the doctoral program, students must have a bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture, or Industrial Product Design, and a master’s degree with a thesis in Architecture, Interior Architecture, or Urban and Regional Planning.
-Student application and admission to the program are done according to the principles determined by the University Senate.
-Candidates, who are going to apply for PhD program, must have a graduate degree of architecture (MSc degree with thesis) and must have standard ALES (Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam) score with minimum 60 points.
-Candidates, who are going to apply for PhD program will be assessed according to the written and oral exam made by department, their graduate grade average, in addition to their ALES score.
-Graduates, trained ten semesters except English preparation class for getting bachelor degree are considered as having master degree.
-The application conditions, deadline, required documents and other particulars are announced by the Rectorate before the application date determined in the academic calendar.
-Applications are fulfilled to the registrar’s office within the period specified in the academic calendar.
-For candidates, who make a pause for maximum one semester after leaving any PhD program, new dated ALES certificate will not be required if their present ALES score ensure required score declared by the institute’s departments.
-Instead of ALES score, candidates can apply with GRE, GMAT or similar equivalent international exam scores announced by the Institute’s departments. Unless it is declared by the Institute’s departments, similar international exam scores equivalent to standard ALES score will be determined by Higher Education Council. These equivalent exam scores can not be lower than the ALES score or the equivalent one determined by the Higher Education Council.
-Candidate must success proficiency evaluation conducted by Institute’s departments in order to be admitted to the PhD program. Scientific evaluation is conducted in writing. In addition to this, oral examination is also hold.
-The entrance achievement score of the applicants who apply for the PhD programs are calculated by taking into consideration the ALES or equivalent exam score,gpa of graduate degree and oral and written examination grades. The success of the applicants is determined by the University Senate.