The following questions and answers have been prepared in accordance with the YÖK (Council of Higher Education) Graduate Education Regulations and AGÜ Graduate Education and Examination Regulations. For further details and additional information, please refer to the Regulations.
What is the GPA requirement for graduation from graduate programs?
To graduate, a graduate student must have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 3.00. The student is required to retake courses or take new ones until the minimum CGPA is achieved.
What should I do to graduate from the Master's Program? When should I submit my thesis?
Provided that the student passes the thesis defense exam and meets all other graduation requirements set by the Senate, they must submit the bound copies of their thesis to the Institute within one month after the thesis defense date. If the thesis is also found suitable in terms of formatting, a Master's with Thesis diploma will be issued.
Can the thesis submission deadline be extended after the defense?
Upon request, the Institute Administrative Board may extend the thesis submission deadline by a maximum of one additional month. Students who fail to meet these conditions will not be granted their diploma, cannot benefit from student rights, and will be dismissed from the university if they exceed the maximum study period.
What is the official graduation date? How is the program name printed on the diploma?
On the Master's with Thesis diploma, the name of the graduate program as approved by the Council of Higher Education appears. The official graduation date is the date of the thesis defense when the thesis is accepted.
Why is an electronic copy of the thesis required?
An electronic copy of the thesis must also be submitted to the Institute. Within three months of submission, a copy of the thesis is sent electronically by the Institute to the Council of Higher Education for public access and academic use.
I completed my thesis defense, but I couldn’t submit the necessary documents (thesis and others) before the new semester began. What should I do in this case?
Completing the thesis defense alone is not sufficient for graduation. In order to officially graduate from the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, all required documents (including the thesis) must be submitted within the specified timeframes according to the regulations, and the Institute Executive Board must issue an official graduation decision. Students whose process extends into a new semester must enroll for the new term and register for thesis and specialization courses (597/599), even if they have already completed the defense.
What documents must be submitted to the Graduate School after successfully passing the Master’s Thesis Defense?
1. Form YL_5 (Thesis Defense Exam Report – must include jury members’ individual reports and exam questions)
2. Form YL_6
3. A completed Thesis Information Entry Form for YÖK, plus 3 CDs containing the thesis in PDF format and all other materials in compressed RAR format. For details, visit: https://tez.yok.gov.tr/UlusalTezMerkezi/
4. 3 hard-bound copies of the thesis (including approval date and complete jury signatures, in the format required by the Graduate School)
NOTE: The bound theses must be submitted within one month after the thesis defense exam. Students cannot graduate without submitting the bound thesis and other required documents.
For detailed information on thesis binding, click here.
