Master's Thesis
It is a type of postgraduate education that enables the student to gain the ability to access, evaluate and interpret information by conducting scientific research, and to prepare an original thesis in the relevant field in this direction. In order to apply to the master's program with thesis, candidates must first have a bachelor's degree. In addition, if the diploma is obtained from abroad, the equivalence of the undergraduate diploma must be approved by the Council of Higher Education. Another application requirement for this program is ALES. Candidates must have obtained at least 55 standard points from the Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the score type of the program they are applying for. The education period of the program consists of 4 semesters. The course period is 2 semesters.
MA Non-Thesis
It consists of 10 courses and a end-of-term project, which enable the student to access information, gain researched knowledge and how to use existing knowledge in practice. In order to apply to the non-thesis master's program, candidates must first have a bachelor's degree. ALES is not required for application to this program. The education period of the program consists of 3 semesters. The course period is 2 semesters.
Doctorate
It is the highest level of academic education offered by universities. Doctoral education; It aims to maximize the ability to conduct research at an academic level and to make scientific interpretation and synthesis on related subjects. In doctoral education, the competency of bringing a scientific innovation to the related field, developing a method or applying existing scientific methods to the relevant field is expected from the candidate.
Integrated Doctorate Program
Integrated Doctorate is a type of doctorate that allows undergraduate graduates to directly start a PhD program without doing a master's degree with thesis. The duration of the Integrated Doctorate programs is 5 years. To apply to the Integrated Doctorate program; Must have a minimum of 3.00 points out of a 4.00 undergraduate graduation point average, and must have obtained at least 80 standard points in the academic personnel and graduate education entrance exam (ALES) in the point type of the program they applied (the highest score from the internationally accepted exams that are considered equivalent to ALES by the Interuniversity Board. must have a score equivalent to at least 55.00 ALES). Also; 55.00 condition is required from one of the language exams accepted by the Interuniversity Board.
Scientific Preparation Program
It is applied to students who have been accepted to Master's and Doctorate programs and those who have received their Bachelor's or Master's degree in a field different from the master's program applied for. Students of the scientific preparation program must take and succeed at least four and at most eight courses in the scientific preparation program in two semesters. Scientific preparatory program courses do not count towards the courses and credits required to complete the graduate program. However, a student in the scientific preparation program can take a maximum of two courses each semester from the elective courses offered in the graduate program in addition to the scientific preparation courses. Students who do not successfully complete the Scientific Preparation program cannot start the Master's and Doctorate programs.
Integrated Education Program
It is an integrated education (4+1) program designed to allow undergraduate students studying at Toros University to take courses from graduate programs in their senior year. In order for students to apply for integrated education, they must have passed the 4th year of their major undergraduate program, have no courses responsible for the lower classes, and have a GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00. Within the scope of integrated education, a maximum of four graduate courses can be taken in the fall and spring semesters, two at the most. These courses can be taken from different graduate programs.
Last updated: 26 October 2026