Applicants wishing to enrol in the programme must hold a degree in Turkish Language and Literature, Turkish Literature, Turkish Language Teaching, Turkish Language and Literature Teaching, Turkology, Folklore, or Contemporary Turkic Dialects and Literatures.
HITIT UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS ON POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Applications and Admission
ARTICLE 5 –
(1) The names of the master’s programmes offered by the University, student quotas, required application documents, application and examination dates, and any other applicable conditions shall be determined upon the proposal of the relevant department boards of the Graduate School, the decision of the Graduate School Board of Directors, and the approval of the Senate, and shall be announced by the Rectorate.
(2) To apply for a master’s programme with a thesis, applicants must:
a) Hold an undergraduate degree or, if the degree was obtained abroad, have its equivalence recognised by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK).
b) Have an undergraduate cumulative grade point average of at least 55 out of 100, or an equivalent grade.
c) Have obtained a score of at least 55 in the relevant score category of the Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES), administered centrally by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM).
ç) Have taken a central foreign language examination recognised by the Council of Higher Education or an internationally recognised equivalent foreign language examination.
(3) During admission periods, the foreign language score requirement shall be determined upon the recommendation of the relevant department.
(4) To apply for a non-thesis master’s programme or an equivalent programme, applicants must:
a) Hold an undergraduate degree or, if the degree was obtained abroad, have its equivalence recognised by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK).
b) Have an undergraduate cumulative grade point average of at least 55 out of 100, or an equivalent grade.
c) (Added: Official Gazette, 4 April 2018, No. 30381) Applicants applying for quotas established under a protocol must meet the conditions specified in that protocol.
(5) The admission requirements for master’s programmes, both with and without a thesis, may be amended upon the proposal of the relevant department chair, the decision of the Graduate School Board of Directors, and the approval of the Senate, provided that the minimum requirements are not lowered.
(6) The criteria for evaluating applicants for admission to master’s programmes are as follows:
a) Evaluation of applicants for master’s programmes with a thesis:
(Amended: Official Gazette, 4 April 2018, No. 30381) The number of applicants to be invited to the scientific evaluation examination and/or interview shall be determined by a decision of the Senate.
(Amended: Official Gazette, 4 April 2018, No. 30381) Applicants’ scores shall be calculated by adding 50% of their ALES scores, 25% of their undergraduate graduation grades, and 25% of their foreign language examination scores. Applicants shall then be ranked in descending order of their total scores.
For the calculation of the entrance examination success score, the following weightings shall apply: 50% for the ALES score, 20% for the undergraduate graduation grade, 10% for the foreign language score, and 20% for the written scientific evaluation examination and/or interview. Applicants who score below 50 out of 100 in the written scientific evaluation examination and/or interview shall be deemed unsuccessful. Provided that the total score calculated in this manner is at least 50 out of 100, applicants shall be ranked in descending order of their scores and admitted within the available quota.
Applicants who do not attend the written scientific evaluation examination and/or interview shall not be considered for admission.
b) Evaluation of applicants for non-thesis master’s programmes:
(Amended: Official Gazette, 4 April 2018, No. 30381) The number of applicants to be invited to the scientific evaluation examination and/or interview shall be determined by a decision of the Senate.
Applicants shall be ranked according to their undergraduate cumulative grade point averages.
For the calculation of the entrance examination success score, 50% shall be based on the undergraduate cumulative grade point average and 50% on the written scientific evaluation examination and/or interview. Applicants who score below 50 out of 100 in the written scientific evaluation examination and/or interview shall be deemed unsuccessful. Applicants shall be ranked in descending order of their scores and admitted within the available quota.
Applicants who do not attend the written scientific evaluation examination and/or interview shall not be considered for admission.
