APPLICATION TO GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Masters programs are two-year programs leading to the M.S., M.A., M.B.A, M.ARCH., M.R.P., M.C.P. or M.REST. degrees. Some departments have options of Masters with thesis (minimum 7 courses and a thesis work) or without thesis (minimum 10 courses and a term project) and some departments offer evening Masters Programs without thesis (in which tuition fees are based on number of credits taken). Doctoral programs lead to PhD degree and they are based on at least 7 courses, doctoral qualifying examination, thesis proposal and thesis work and totally no less then 21 credit hours. Doctoral programs must be completed within 8 semesters.
Since graduate programs are administered by Graduate Schools, applications to graduate programs are processed by Graduate Schools. Students have to get in touch with the concerned Graduate School in order to apply to a graduate program. Graduate Schools at Middle East Technical University and their contact information are as follows:
Name of Graduate School Social Sciences wwwsbe@metu.edu.tr Natural and Applied Sciences wwwfbe@metu.edu.tr Informatics metuii@euclid.ii.metu.edu.tr Applied Mathematics wwwiam@metu.edu.tr Marine Sciences admin@ims.metu.edu.tr Applications are accepted by the end of December for Spring Semesters and by the end of May for Fall Semesters.
REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION
If you hold (or expected to hold within a year) a Bachelor's degree, you can apply for a Master's degree or Ph.D. on B.S. degree, provided that you are graduated from a 4-year-program (i.e. minimum of 120-130 credits and of 40 courses; semesters system or its equivalent and additionally B.S. CGPA>=3.00, GRE quantitative >= 650, ALES>=70 for Ph.D. on B.S. degree ). Besides, if you hold (or expected to hold within a year) a Master's degree you can apply for a Ph.D. degree. You are expected to apply to programs consistent with your previous education, nevertheless acceptance to other related programs is possible via a deficiency program.
For graduate application, you are required to have the results of a Graduate Exam such as GMAT or GRE and an acceptable English Proficiency Test, such as TOEFL, IELTS, etc. To find out tests accepted as equivalent by METU and when & where to take these exams, please visit:
http://www.fbe.metu.edu.tr/ENGLISH/index.php
In addition to these exam results you are also required to submit a letter of intention and letter of recommendation.
TUITION FEES AND LIVING EXPENSES
The semester tuition fee for regular graduate programs: $ 650 (in 2007-2008 Academic Year).
The tuition fee for evening masters programs is based on the credits taken and depends on the program. You should check the fee with the Graduate School concerned. Monthly living expenses: $ 500 – 600 (depending on the way of living)
All international students are required to have health insurance, which costs about $ 250 - 300 annually. The health insurance can be purchased during registrations.
Please note that these amounts are subject to change every year.