APPOINTMENT OF THESIS / PROJECT ADVISOR AND THESIS PROPOSAL:
All MS students in graduate programs must have a graduate advisor who is appointed by the Graduate School no later than the end of the student’s 1st semester in the program.
After the appointment of the advisor, MS students must submit their thesis proposal to the graduate office no later than the end of the 2nd semester.
APPOINTMENT OF THE THESIS JURY:
Master thesis jury members are assigned with the recommendation of the thesis advisor and the relevant department board with the approval of the Executive Council. Jury members are comprised of three or five faculty members, one of them being the thesis advisor, and at least one jury member from a university other than the one they are affiliated with. If a jury committee is comprised of three members, the co-advisor cannot be a jury member.
SEMESTER EXTENSION
The master program must be completed within four semesters. Students who will not be able to complete their master’s education within the maximum period, should send their additional time requests to the graduate school office.
Students who have extended their education for a further period of time, must complete the scholarship extension form signing by supervisor and deliver to graduate school office. Scholarships and other benefits can be extended for a maximum of 2 semesters.
TRAVEL FUND APPLICATION
A travel fund is provided once a year to graduate students who will be presenting articles or posters in a scientific event. Applications are taken twice a year in March and October.
Students who will apply for the travel fund should fill in the form below with the abstract signed by the advisor and deliver to the graduate school office before the submission date.
APPOINTMENT OF THESIS / PROJECT ADVISOR AND THESIS PROPOSAL:
All PhD students in graduate programs must have a graduate advisor who is appointed by the Graduate School of the student no later than the end of the student’s 2nd semester in the program.
APPOINTMENT OF QUALIFIER EXAM JURY:
The date of the qualifier exam is specified according to the protocol issued by the Academic Council. However, students who are accepted with a Master’s degree must take the qualifier exam until the end of the fifth semester, and students who are accepted with a Bachelor degree must take the qualifier exam until the end of the seventh semester the latest.
Qualifier exams are arranged and carried out by a thesis committee consisting of five members who are recommended by the department board and approved by the Executive Council. The exam jury consists of five faculty members, including the thesis advisor, and at least two members from a university other than the one they are affiliated with. Whether the thesis advisor has the right to vote or not is specified by the relevant Executive Council.
APPOINTMENT OF THESIS MONITORING COMMITTEE:
A Doctoral Thesis Monitoring Committee is appointed on the recommendation of the program and approval of the Executive Council within one month after the student passes the Doctoral Qualifying Examination. Thesis Monitoring Committee is comprised of three faculty members. Except for the thesis advisor, there is one member from inside the program and one member from outside the program. If there is a co-advisor, co-advisor may attend the committee meetings.
PhD THESIS PROPOSAL
The PhD thesis proposal is submitted within 6 months after PhD Qualifier Exam. The student submits the thesis proposal to the members of the thesis monitoring committee 2 weeks before the meeting. And the student conducts the presentation at the meeting of the thesis monitoring committee.
MEETINGS OF THESIS MONITORING COMMITTEE
Thesis monitoring committee meets twice a year for the student whose thesis proposal is accepted between January-June and July-December. There should be at least four months between two monitoring assessments. The student submits a written report to the graduate school office for sending to members of the thesis monitoring committee 2 weeks before of the meeting date. This report will be made in the summary of the work done until then and the next work plan period is specified. The evaluation report shall be notified to the graduate school office in writing within three days at the latest following the date of the meeting. A summary of the progress report of the thesis should also be included.
APPOINTMENT OF THESIS JURY:
The Doctoral Thesis Jury is appointed on the recommendation of the department board and with the approval of the Executive Council. The jury consists of five members, including the student’s advisor, three of them from the thesis monitoring committee and at least two members from a university other than the one they are affiliated with. The co-advisor may be in the jury without having the right to vote.
PhD THESIS DEFENSE
The thesis jury of the students who are entitled to the thesis defense with the approval of the thesis monitoring committee is determined. The announcement of the thesis is made and everyone’s participation is ensured. A time is left in the form of a question-answer for everyone involved. At the end of this period, after the leave of the participants, the thesis defense jury directs the student questions about his / her thesis and the thesis defense is terminated. A summary of the progress report of the thesis should also be included.
TRAVEL FUND APPLICATION
A travel fund is provided once a year to graduate students who will be presenting articles or posters in a scientific event. Applications are taken twice a year in March and October.
Students who will apply for the travel fund should fill in the form below with the abstract signed by the advisor and deliver to the graduate school office before the submission date.
SEMESTER EXTENSION
The PhD program must be completed within eight semesters for MS / MD graduates; in ten semesters for integrated students (BS graduate). Students who will not be able to complete a PhD within the maximum period of time will need to submit additional time requests to the graduate school office.
The students who extend 8 semesters which are the standard duration of PhD education, should fill scholarship extend form. The form should be signed by the advisor and should be delivered to graduate school office.