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Admission & graduation

What you need to get in, and what you need to finish.

Application requirements

  • ALES numerical score ≥ 75, equivalent to a GRE Quantitative score of at least 155 (700 in the old system).
  • Undergraduate GPA ≥ 2.30/4.00 (60.33/100).
  • Graduates of all engineering programmes may apply.
  • The ITU foreign language requirement must be satisfied within one year of acceptance.

Applicants from outside electrical, electronics, control, civil and mechanical engineering may be asked to take non-credit undergraduate courses as a scientific preparation programme.

Graduation requirements

  • At least eight courses totalling 24 credit hours.
  • A non-credit seminar course (RSM 596) and a thesis.
  • At least 12 of the 24 credits from compulsory course groups.
  • Six of those twelve from the common compulsory courses, six from the option-specific group chosen with the supervisor.
  • At least 30% of all credits from courses delivered in English.
See the course list

How to apply

Four steps

1

Check the calendar

Application periods are announced by the ITU Graduate School each semester.

2

Prepare documents

ALES/GRE result, transcript, language certificate and your CV.

3

Apply online

Applications are submitted through the Graduate School portal. lee.itu.edu.tr

4

Interview

Shortlisted candidates are invited to an interview, often held online.

Dates, quotas and required scores are set by the Graduate School and can change from term to term — always confirm on lee.itu.edu.tr before applying.