The program will accept students who have graduated from Civil Engineering departments that provide a 4-year undergraduate education. However, candidates who have graduated from other undergraduate engineering degree programs and who meet other application requirements will also be evaluated. If accepted, such students may be required to enroll in the scientific preparation program and take additional courses when necessary.
The program’s language is English. Students must be proficient in English to continue their education. Students admitted to the program with the thesis track are expected to have a higher level of English proficiency.
Scholarships are available for students accepted to the program with a thesis track.
Information about student quotas and scholarships may be found on the Graduate Programs Institute page.
Up-to-date information regarding tuition fees may be found through the Department of Financial Affairs. Article 6 of the current Regulations Governing Financial Aid for Graduate Students document outlines conditions for scholarship applications. Students interested in applying for scholarships need to complete the Scholarship Application Form for Graduate Students and submit with their application documents.
Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation criteria and their weights during the evaluation are as follows:
- ALES-Quantitative: 50%
- Interview: 30%
- Undergraduate GPA: 20%
International Students
You can find up-to-date information on requirements and application criteria for international students to be admitted to graduate programs through our International Programs Office. You may access the ALES-Quantitative score / GRE score conversion table, which is one of the application evaluation criteria. Current criteria require 152 points from the GRE exam for the application to be evaluated.
Applications
Applications must be submitted through http://admission.tedu.edu.tr . Documents required as part of the application:
1. Current CV,
2. A scanned copy of the transcript of the last graduated or continuing undergraduate program,
3. ALES Exam Result Document (Students without an ALES exam score will not be able complete their application to the program),
- At least 65 ALES-Quantitative score is required for admission to the program.
- Candidates who apply to the non-thesis track may apply without an ALES score. In this case, ALES score will be taken as 55 during admission evaluation. Scholarships cannot be offered to non-thesis track students.
- International students can submit GRE scores instead of ALES exam scores.
4. Documentation that demonstrates proficiency in English
- A YDS language exam score of 80 or its equivalency is sought.
- You may find information on accepted equivalent exams from the English Language School Equivalency site. Equivalence of foreign language exam scores may be found here.
- Please pay attention to validity period of exam results documents.
- Candidates without an English Proficiency Certificate may take the TED University English Proficiency Exam (EPE).
- The EPE exam is administerd during January, August, and September of each year. Candidates are required to follow the exam dates through the Academic Calendar. You can contact the Financial Affairs Department for the exam fee and payment information. After the payment, send the relevant receipt and your contact information to the English Language School. Your exam registration will be created and the necessary login information will be sent to you.
- TED University graduates do not need to provide additional English proficiency documentation.
2023 - 2024 Academic Year Fall Semester Application Dates
- Application period: 24 April – 11 August 2023