General Application Requirements of The Graduate School of Science and Engineering

• To have a bachelor’s diploma (for master’s degrees) or master of science/engineering diploma (for doctorate degree) of the programs suggested by related Department Academic Board and approved by Graduate School of Science and Engineering
• To have desired ALES (Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam) score by related Department Academic Board and approved by Graduate School of Science and Engineering. (GRE-GMAT, *TUS)
• To have desired foreign language score by related Department Academic Board and approved by Graduate School of Science and Engineering. (YDS, YOKDIL, TIPDIL, CPE, TOEFL-IBT, PTE)
• To have desired level TOMER (Turkish and Foreign Language Application and Research Center) certificate. (For international candidates)
• To have a diploma equivalence certificate from YOK (Council of Higher Education). (For international candidates and Turkish candidates obtained diploma in foreign countries.)

* Special requirements of the programs should be checked from the program websites

Application Steps (for Turkish and International candidates)

• Days of application are indicated in Academic Calendar. Deadline is at 17.30 pm on the final day of application indicated in Academic Calendar.
• Online applications are performed through “enstitu.hacettepe.edu.tr/aday.jsp” (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is required). Candidates should enrol in the system from “Üye ol” part of “Aday Öğrenci” link. The password and username will be sent to candidate’s e-mail address or mobile phone at the end of the process.
• Candidates may log in the system from “Aday Öğrenci” tab, using their usernames and passwords and make applications for the desired programs.
• Candidates who have completed their applications should be present at the exam venue, at the specified date and time with “Candidate’s Registration and Exam Entry Form” and other required documents. Date, time, and venue of the entrance exams for the applied programs will be declared on the application screens and on the forms. No document will be delivered to Graduate School of Science and Engineering Student Affairs Office during online applications and there will be no approval for online applications by the Graduate School of Science and Engineering.
• Candidates who provide application requirements of the programs and upload the required documents to online application system accurately will be evaluated by the exam juries.
• The documents uploaded to the system must either be originals or certified copies.

After the exam, application documents should be received back by candidates since these documents are required for final registration.

Required Documents for Application

• Candidate’s Registration and Exam Entry Form (After online application, the form created by the system should be printed and signed by the candidate.)
• Diploma or Graduation Certificate 
• The certified copy of the bachelor’s Diploma is required for MSc applications.

The certified copy of the bachelor’s Diploma and the certified copy of the Master’s Diploma are required for PhD applications.

• Transcript
• An original bachelor’s transcript indicating grade point average (GPA) is required for MSc applications.

An original undergraduate and master’s transcript showing GPA are required for PhD applications.

(Only original transcripts are accepted, not the photocopies)

• Applications are evaluated according to the 100-note grading system. (If the original transcript is prepared in 100-note grading system, the grade point average will be considered. If the original transcript is prepared in 4-note grading system, Council of Higher Education (YOK’s) conversation table will be used to convert 4-note grading system to 100-note grading system.
• ALES (Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam) Score 

Candidates must achieve the minimum scores specified in the table showing minimum ALES scores and score type.

ALES scores are valid for 5 years. (YOK's decision on ALES scores validity)  

Candidates should deliver the exam result forms printed from the OSYM web page and also declare that the document is correct with his/her handwriting on the form and sign it with name and date.

Substitutes for ALES Score: GRE-GMAT Score

• Please check ALES-GRE and ALES-GMAT conversion tables.

• Foreign Language Score

• Graduate program candidates must provide the minimum score of Foreign Language Examination (YDS) or other national and international foreign language exams accepted by OSYM (CPE, CAE, TOEFL IBT, PTE) (stated in OSYM equivalence table) and the Senate of Hacettepe University
• Minimum admission scores of programs for foreign languages are presented in the table. Foreign language scores must be obtained in the last five (5) years. (In accordance with YOK’s decision on the validity period of foreign language exams)
• Candidates should deliver the exam result forms printed from the OSYM web page and also declare that the document is correct with their handwriting on the form and sign it with name and date.
• YOKDIL exam scores are regarded as equal to YDS scores. (YOK’s decision on YOKDIL-YDS equivalence) 

• Reference Letter

• ONLY some departments require two reference letters during entrance (List of these departments are given in the table.)
• There is no definite template for reference letter. You should contact with the department you applied for detailed information about reference letter.

• Turkish and Foreign Language Application and Research Center (TOMER) Certificate (at C1 level) (For international candidates) (Not necessary for programs which gives education in foreign languages.)
• Diploma Equivalence Certificate (For international candidates and Turkish candidates who has first and/or second cycle degrees in foreign countries)

• Candidates with no "Diploma Equivalence Certificate" may apply with "YOK Recognition Document" but If YOK doesn't approve the "Diploma Equivalence Certificate" when Graduate School of Health Sciences forwards student’s registration to YOK, the registration of the student will be invalid.

• A Copy of Passport on A4 paper (For international candidates)

• These documents for application listed above should be uploaded to the system and should be brought to the exam as well. These documents should be delivered to the Graduate School of Science and Engineering Student Affairs Office for candidate’s final registration if the candidate achieves the right to enrol.
• The documents uploaded to the system must either be the originals or certified copies.

The documents uploaded to the system must be readable, clear and complete. If it is determined that the information uploaded is incorrect, false or incomplete, the final registration will not gain validity and will be cancelled by the Institute even if it was done.

Registration Procedures

In addition to uploaded documents, candidates should deliver the following documents to Graduate School of Science and Engineering Student Affairs: 

• Two (2) Photos
• ID Application Form (For candidates requesting Hacettepe University ID card)

• ID application form may only be given in application week

• Employment Certificate (For research assistants)

• Research assistants should deliver their employment certificates prepared by their faculties to Student Affairs. Otherwise, they won’t be registered.

• Foreign National Number (For international candidates) (a number given from Turkish Republic General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs such as “YU9…..”)
• Certificate of Residence (For international candidates)

• A document that shows where an international candidate resides.

• Turkish translation of transcript, diploma and passport (For international candidates)
• Candidates who passed the interview and achieved the right to enrol should deliver the documents to Graduate School of Health Sciences Student Affairs individually.