Admission requirements are given below.
For applications to the Ph.D. program for master degree graduates:
- Must have a bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical, Automotive, Electrical, Electrical-Electronics, Electronics, Electronic and Communication, Control or Computer Engineering and must have completed a thesis/non-thesis master's degree in one of the above areas or (B) Admission decision for bachelors and master graduates of other disciplines will be given by the Program Admission Committee.
- GRE (quantitative): at least 610 (old system), at least 149 (new system) or ALES (quantitative): at least 55 points or GMAT (Total): at least 450 points.
- English Proficiency Exam Score (at least) YDS/KPDS/ÜDS: 55 points or TOEFL: 184 (CBT), 514 (PBT), 66 IBT)
- At least one national/international refereed conference or journal paper.
For applications to the Ph.D. program for bachelor's degree graduates:
- Must have a bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical, Automotive, Electrical, Electrical-Electronics, Electronics, Electronic and Communication, Control or Computer Engineering or (B) Admission decision for bachelors degree graduates of other disciplines will be given by the Program Admission Committee.
- GRE (quantitative): at least 685 (old system), 154 (new system) or ALES (quantitative): at least 70 points or GMAT (Total): at least 650 points.
- English Proficiency Exam Score (at least) YDS/KPDS/ÜDS: 55 points or TOEFL: 184 (CBT), 514 (PBT), 66 IBT)
- Bachelor's degree GPA of at least 3.00/4.00.
Applicants grades will be normalized according to the weights below, ranked, and placed depending on the program quota.
- 15 % of the GPA from the bachelor's or master's program used in the application
- 50 % of the ALES/GRE/GMAT score
- 15 % of the English proficiency exam score
- 20 % of the oral interview score
Required documents are listed below (all documents must be prepared in Turkish or English):
Original/color copy/color scan of
- Bachelor's and/or master's degree diploma
- Score sheet of ALES (quantitative) or GRE (quantitative) or GMAT (total) exam
- English proficiency exam score sheet
- Transcript (bachelor's and/or master's degree)
- Pages from the passport that have photograph and identity information
- At least two letters of recommendation (preferable from applicant's instructors and/or previous/current employers).
- Statement of purpose
- Three portrait pictures
- Okan University graduate program application form
The applicants who do not have an ALES/GRE/GMAT exam score sheet may be accepted to the Ph.D. program on condition that he/she will pass the exam during his/her first year in the program as a special student. ALES results are valid for 3 years, and GRE/GMAT scores are valid for 5 years. TOEFL scores are valid for 2 years, whereas ÜDS/KPSD/YDS scores are valid for 3 years.
