ADMISSION INFORMATION FOR GRADUTE STUDENTS
» Application Process
» Deadline and Fee Information
» Application Fee
» Bank Account Numbers
» English Proficiency Exams
» Graduate Exams
» Letters of Recommendation
» Grade Reports (Transcripts)
» Letters of Intention
» Application to More Than One Graduate Program
» Required Application Material
» Submission of the Application Material
The Graduate School of Social Sciences admits the applicants covering the following preconditions:
The
application form for admission and all supporting documents must be
submitted to the Graduate School of Social Sciences completely before
the due date in person or via mail (Address: ODTU Sosyal Bilimler Enstitusu 06531 Ankara/Turkey). Incomplete or late applications
will not be taken into consideration.
The preconditions for applying to the graduate programs are set out in the Departmental Requirements section. It is the applicants’ responsibility to make sure that they meet the departmental requirements.
The
applications will be evaluated by the Departments after examination of
the related documents. Applicants are responsible for the submission of
all documents required by the departments, to the Graduate School of
Social Sciences. Incomplete applications or applications that do not
meet the departmental requirements will not be considered.
Application Process
In
the graduate application process, the application form is to be
completed via internet. For the application process, the applicant must
have a valid e-mail address.
To apply to the graduate programs via the Internet, see the APPLICATION FORM.
In order to be able to use the program, an entry code and an
application number is necessary. These numbers are obtained by clicking
on the “obtain entry code” button. Your entry code and application
number will be sent to your e-mail address. You should record this
information.
Click here for Information on Filling the Application Form
Deadline and Fee Information
The final deadline of the applications for the Fall term is
5th June 2009.
| May 1 - June 5 2009 |
Last day for application to
GRADUATE PROGRAMS for Fall term |
| June 15 2009 |
Last day for the Directorate of Graduate
Schools to submit the graduate program applications to the
Chairs of Graduate Programs |
| July 3 2009 |
Last day for the Chairs of Graduate
Programs to submit the evaluation of graduate program
applications to the Directorate of Graduate Schools |
| July 17 2009 |
Last day for the Directorate of Graduate
Schools to announce the results of applications to graduate
programs and to submit them to the Registrar's Office |
| July 27-31 2009 |
The period to submit the required documents
for registration for the students newly accepted to graduate
programs |
Application Fee
The
application fee for 2009-2010 academic year is 75 YTL for Turkish
applicants and 60 $ for foreign nationals. If the applicant applies to
more than one graduate program, then the application fee must be
deposited separately for each applied program and the bank receipt must
be added to the relevant application material. Unfortunately, check
payment cannot be accepted. Therefore, application fee should be
transferred to the below bank account numbers. A copy of transfer
document should be added to other application materials.
Bank Account Numbers
For Turkish Students :
- İş Bankası, METU Branch Office, Acc. No: 431564
- Yapı Kredi Bankası, METU Branch Office, Acc. No: 7471004187
- Vakıflar Bankası, METU Branch Office, Acc. No: 2000102
For Foreign Students :
- İş Bankası, METU Branch Office, Acc. No: 3123036
- Yapı Kredi Bankası, METU Branch Office, Acc. No: 747-6-1601
- Vakıflar Bankası, METU Branch Office, Acc. No: 4000165
English Proficiency Exams
Important announcement for the Fall 2009 applications:
Applicants for the graduate programs must submit their
English Proficiency Exam Results. However, for only 2009 Fall
applications there is a new arrangement. Applicants can apply to the
graduate programs with a document showing that they have applied for
an English Proficiency Exam instead of the Exam Results. Applicants
are obliged to submit their English Proficiency Exam
Results(METU-EPE, TOEFL, IELTS) until the 29th of June 2009 at 17:00 to the
Departments they have applied to.
It
is a must for applicants to submit a score report form concerning
an English proficiency exam accepted by METU (METU-EPE that is offered
by METU; TOEFL offered by ETS; IELTS, CPE, CAE and FCE offered by the
British Council). KPDS and ÜDS reports are not accepted. Fill the
information and scores regarding the English proficiency exam in the
relevant field(s) in the online application form. Attach your r score
report to your application material. Minimum scores with respect to the
English proficiency exams required by the individual departments are
available in the Departmental Requirements
section.
The English proficiency
exams are valid for two years. Therefore, the score reports should be
valid as of the date of application. However, those who were registered
in a graduate program at METU for at least one term during the previous
four terms(including the application term), are not required to submit a report of English proficiency
exam and can register directly to the program, provided that they
satisfy the English requirement of the new program, for which they have
received acceptance. But during the application process, the applicant
must submit the score report used in the previous application.
In
the application process, the previous KPDS and ÜDS reports of those,
who have been registered in a graduate program at METU for at least one
term in the previous four terms, will be valid. Since there is no KPDS
or ÜDS option in the online application form, the applicants must
choose TOEFL option, type 222 as the exam application number, enter the
KPDS or ÜDS scores, mention this information within the letter of
intention and attach the copies of each KPDS or UDS score reports to
the application material.
Those applicants,
who do not meet the minimum requirements of the English Proficiency
Exam determined by the individual departments, must provide a
sufficient score, preferably of METU-EPE.
Please see the Equivalence Chart of METU-EPE and other English Proficiency Exams.
Graduate Exams
In
order to be able to submit an application, you must have a score for
either ALES or “GRE General.” Some individual departments require
GMAT score report. Information on the departmental requirements about
the exam types and minimum scores is available in the Departmental Requirements
section. Attach a copy of your score report to the application
material.
The applicants,
who intend to apply to PhD on BA/BS program, must have a minimum score
of 60 from LES, 70 from ALES and a cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.00 or
80/100. GMAT scores are valid for 2 years. GRE scores are valid for 5 years. ALES scores after November 2008 are valid for 3 years. Therefore, make sure that
your score report is valid as of the date of application. The applicants who are registered to a graduate program and give a break of at most one term can submit their previous ALES/GRE scores that are
meeting the departmental requirements. However,
those, who have received an MA/MS degree at METU and who apply to a PhD
program after a maximum interval of one term, can reuse the
ALES/LES/GRE report used during the previous MA/MS application, provided
that this score satisfies the ALES/GRE requirement of the PhD
program. These applicants are not required to take the ALES/GRE
exam again.
Letters of Recommendation
Two
letters of references are to be submitted only if the concerned
department requests it. If you are to apply to a MA/MS program, it is
recommended that you ask for these letters of references from faculty
members (the professors from whom you have taken the highest number of
courses) at the last school you attended as a full-time student. If you
are to apply to a PhD program, ask for a letter from your thesis
advisor and one from a faculty member (and/or a member of your thesis
examining committee member). If you cannot receive references from your
faculty members, you can request them from former employers who may
comment on your academic potential for graduate work. For the
preconditions about the departmental requirements on the letters of
recommendation, see Departmental Requirements.
Fill in the upper section of the print-out of the recommendation form.
Letters of recommendation should be returned in a signed and sealed
envelope. Write your name and the applied program on the upper-left
corner of the envelope. Submit the envelope and the recommendation form
to the recommender. Attach signed and sealed envelopes to the
application material.
The recommender may request to send the letter of recommendation
directly to the Graduate School. In such a case, inform the recommender
about the application deadlines and ensure the delivery of your
letter(s) of recommendation in due time. The Graduate School of Social
Sciences does not bear any responsibility for late references.
Please click to download the recommendation form.
Grade Reports (Transcripts)
The
Graduate School of Social Sciences requires either an official
university transcript bearing the seal of the institution and the
signature of the registrar, or a transcript certified by a Notary.
Photocopies are not acceptable.
In PhD applications, both bachelor’s and master’s transcripts are required.
Neither the Graduate School nor the Registrar certifies the
transcript copies of other universities.
Letters of Intention
In
the letter of intention, summarize your curriculum vitae in line with
the applied graduate program. Explain your objectives and targets with
respect to the graduate study, research field(s) of interest, and your
relevant background. Indicate your honor(s), scholarship(s),
publications, conference articles etc., if any.
The
applicant may either fill out the letter of intention in the relevant
section of the application form, or submit it separately. In this case,
the applicant must state in the relevant section of the application
form that the letter of intention is attached.
Application to More Than One Graduate Program
If
you intend to submit multiple applications for METU, the application
material must be prepared separately. The applications may not share
any item. Application fees must be deposited with a bank for each
applied program and each application material must be accompanied by a
separate bank receipt.
Required Application Material
The
documents mentioned below are the ones required in the application. The
students who have been accepted to the graduate programs must prepare
again and submit the documents required by the Registrar's Office
during the registration period.
- Application
Form: The print-out (with photo attached) of the final copy, which is
completed via Internet and “freezed”.“Working copy” is not valid.
- Bank receipt of the application fee: It must be original.
- Transcript:
It must be certified by the university or a notary. PhD applicants are
required to submit bachelor’’s and master’s transcripts.
- ALES/GRE/GMAT score report
- English proficiency exam score report
- For non-graduates, the list of courses that are taken in the final term (For METU students, print out the Program 61)
- Two Letters of Recommendation: They must be submitted only if required by the individual department, Please see the Departmental Requirements.
Please see the Departmental Requirements for additional requirements of your department.
Submission of the Application Material
Since it is not possible to return your
application material before or after the evaluation, you should
maintain the ALES/GRE, EPE/TOEFL and/or equivalent score reports and
apply with their copies. On the other hand, the transcript(s) must
be original or certified.
Final
copy of the application form and all other application materials must
be put in an A4-size envelope. The information about the applicant
(name-surname, entry code, the name of the applied graduate program as
well as the list of the documents in the envelope) must be written on
the upper-left corner of the envelope. The application material may be
submitted to the Graduate School of Social Sciences in person or via
mail. Please keep in mind that the Graduate School of Social Sciences
bears no responsibility for non-delivered application material.
After filling the form below, please stick this form onto A4 application envelope!
Please click here to download the cover page of application envelope
