GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES SPRING

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES SPRING 2019

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences M. Sc Programs Architecture* Biotechnology Biomedical Engineering* Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Materials and Nanotechnology Engineering Mathematics* Mechanical Engineering Physics Pilotage (Without-thesis) Industrial and Systems Engineering Urban Design and Landscape Architecture* (With-thesis(English)) (Without-thesis(Turkish)) Multidisciplinary Programs: Data Science* Sustainable Built Environment (Without-thesis) Sustainable Energy* *Also have non-thesis options Doctorate Programs Biotechnology Chemical Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Physics Industrial and Systems Engineering 325 Current M. Sc. Students 243 Current Ph. D. Students More than 500 Alumni

FBE 500 (http: //coadsys. yeditepe. edu. tr) This is a virtual class which every student is expected to register only once. We use this class for general announcements, degree programs, seminars, FBE rules and regulations. Curriculum information, flow chart diagrams for thesis submission and many more resources will be available planned to be added to this class as administrators. * We have already registered all Program Coordinators 8. 3. 2021

Publications from Thesis (Wo. S) %24 8. 3. 2021 %31 %51

Publications from Thesis (Scopus) %20 8. 3. 2021 %42

Turnitin Statistics 1 Sept 2017 - 30 Aug 2018 8. 3. 2021 MSc Ph. D Lowest 2% 9% Highest 19% 22%* Average 12. 20% 15. 80%

RULES and REGULATIONS

Forms /Documents

Forms /Documents

New Rules and Regulations Thesis Data Entry to Ulusal Tez Veri Merkezi 590/690 Graduate Seminar course registration rules Ethics Approval Commitee Report Thesis Examining Commitee and Thesis Approval Pages if there is Co-Supervisor – Reminders for Turnitin – – 8. 3. 2021

Seminar Courses • Non credit seminar courses must be succesfully completed within 4 terms. (give only Pass/Fail)- YÖK dismissal rule. Rules for Registering Seminar Courses : Must have submitted the following forms: • XXX 590 - MSc Thesis Proposal Form (M 1) • XXX 690 - Ph. D Thesis Supervisor Appointment Form (D 1) Note : 4 weeks Academic Writing in March (by Writing Center) 8. 3. 2021

Important Points (Dismissal Procedure) (Starting from 2016 Fall) • MSc 1. Cannot complete course work within 4 terms with CGPA of 3. 00 2. Cannot complete courses and thesis in max. 3 years

Important Points (Dismissal Procedure) (Starting from 2016 Fall) Master of Science Scientific preparation Course work within 2 terms with a min CC grade from all courses ! If not, dismiss Regular student (min 2 years of study) Course work within max 4 terms with CPGA 3. 00 If not, dismiss Degree within max 6 terms ! If not, dismiss ! MSc Student Name: prep 1 prep 2 dismiss Course work ! 1 st term 2 nd term Thesis advisor & proposal 3 rd term 4 th term dismiss 5 th term 6 th term dismiss ! Thesis Every term of thesis period , register XXX 600 !

Important Points (Dismissal Procedure) (Starting from 2016 Fall) • Ph. D 1. Cannot complete course work within 4 terms (who holds MSc) and within 6 terms (without MSc degree) with CGPA of 3. 00 2. Cannot pass the qualifying exam for 2 times 3. Cannot give (be successful) 2 successive or 3 thesis progress reports in total 4. Cannot complete courses and thesis in max. period of time (12 terms)

Important Points (Dismissal Procedure) (Starting from 2016 Fall) Doctor of Philosophy Scientific preparation Course work within 2 terms with a min CC grade from all courses If not, dismiss Regular student (min 4 years of study) ! Course work within max 4 terms (who holds MSc) and within 6 terms (without MSc degree) with CPGA 3. 00 Degree within max 12 terms If not, dismiss Ph. D Student Name: ! ! (who holds MSc) P r e p 1 Course work Thesis P r e p 2 Dismiss ! 1 st term 2 nd term 3 rd term 4 th term Appointment of Thesis advisor dismiss ! 5 th term 6 th term Qualifying Exam ıf passed, appointment of TIK Everyterm of thesis period , register XXX 700. Before registering XXX 700, take XXX 690 dismiss 7 th term 8 th term 9 th term. . TIK TIK 12 th term ! !

Interviews - Foreign students are not required to attend to the interviews (all documents should be in order to be accepted) - List of accepted students submitted to the Grad School by Program Heads. (Please specify as regular student or special student) Two types of acceptance: o Regular students: All documents are in order o Special students: who are accepted to the program without a valid ALES/GRE Special students are required to submit their missing documents within one (1) semester in order to change their status to a regular student.

Registration Appointment of academic advisor by the department Registration for courses OBS password: Grad Scool -‘Student registration form’ for scientific prep. courses - For regular courses: registration is online: use OBS Prep. Courses: Max 2 semesters The protocol which lists the classes should be submitted to and approved by Grad School before the registration for classes starts In the protocols, classes should be listed separetely for each semesters. ACADEMIC ADVISORS Please make sure you have a copy of the protocol and the student is taking the correct courses.

Registration Appointment of academic advisor by the department Registration for courses OBS password: Grad Scool Course Requirements: M. Sc. with thesis: 7 courses, 21 credits, 1 seminar (max 2 undergrad. level courses) Students have to repeat courses with a grade lower than CC. M. Sc. without thesis: 10 courses, 30 credits (max 3 undergrad. level courses) Ph. D. : with an M. Sc. degree: 7 courses, 21 credits (seminar) without an M. Sc. Degree: 14 courses, 42 credits, 1 seminar Students cannot register for Ph. D. Dissertation (xxx 700) until all the coursework is finished and Qualifier Exam is suceeded. Students have to repeat courses with a grade lower than CB.

M. Sc. Process-Notes • When can a student register for M. Sc. Thesis (xxx 600) ? After completing 4 courses BUT proposal (form M 1) must be submitted to Grad School before registering for M. Sc. Thesis (xxx 600). • Maximum 2 courses can be taken with M. Sc. Thesis. • Student Cannot register for ONLY M. Sc. Thesis if there are still courses to take. • What is the min. number of semesters a student must register for M. Sc. Thesis (xxx 600)? 2 semesters • Can an advisor give F for M. Sc. Thesis for any reason? NO!!! The only grade for xxx 600 is X It will be converted to P (pass) after the defense. • ACADEMIC ADVISORS : Please make sure the grade for the M. Sc. Thesis is X on the transcript for each semester the student registers • Appointment of Thesis Jury (form M 3) Jury members: 3 permanent + 2 subsitute Permanent members: Thesis advisor At least one from another university If there is a co-advisor in the jury, there should be 5 members! (For 5 members, two members from another university) Defense cannot take place before Grad School approves the Jury • Thesis Defense (form M 4 & M 5) - Minor corrections must be finished and thesis must be submitted within max 1 month - If major corrections, thesis must be defended again in max 3 months

Ph. D Process-Notes QUALIFIER EXAM • Registration for XXX 691 should be either in the last semester of classes or the following semester. • There shouldn’t be an unregistered semester. • What if the student registers for XXX 691 but did not take it at that semester? Student will get an ‘X’ and register for the course again in the following semester. • What if the student fails the exam? Student will get an ‘X’, register for the course again in the following semester and take the exam again. • Appointment of qualifier exam jury (form D 2) (5 members, 2 jury members should be from another university) • Qualifier Exam cannot take place before Grad School approves the Jury. • Qualifier exams should be completed within the dates announced on Grad School calendar. Ø Qualifier exam is composed of a written exam, followed by an oral exam. Ø Students with an M. Sc. Degree are required to take this exam by the 5 th semester. Ø Students without an M. Sc. Degree are required to take this exam by the 7 th semester. • ACADEMIC ADVISORS Ø Students cannot register for Ph. D. Thesis- xxx 700 before passing their qualifier exams. Ø If the qualifier committee requires the student to take classes, they should be taken NC. Ø If student fails, in the following semester s/he needs to register to xxx 691 and take the exam again. • THESIS ADVISORS Ø The grade for Ph. D. Thesis- – xxx 700 will be X, as long as the student continues his/her thesis. It will be P (pass) after the defense.

Ph. D Process Notes- Continued Appointment of jury for progress meetings (TIK) THESIS ADVISORS: Please make sure to submit form D 4 to appoint the TIK jury within a month after the qualifier exam Ø Jury: 3 members (same jury for all meetings) Thesis advisor One from the same university One from another university Co-advisors can not be in the jury for the progress meetings Ø Progress meetings cannot take place before Grad School approves the Jury • Proposal Meeting(form D 5) Ø Student needs to defend the proposal in front of the committee (TIK). Ø Before the meeting, student needs to submit a written proposal to the committee. • Progress meetings(form D 6) Ø Progress meetings should be done every 6 months once the proposal is approved (2 reports in a year). Ø Before the meeting, student needs to submit a progress report to the committee (TIK). Ø Student needs to explain the progress in front of the committee (TIK). (Check Grad School calendar for TİK report deadlines) • Appointment of Thesis Jury(form D 7) Ø Jury members: 5 permanent + 2 subsitute Permanent members: 3 members of progress meeting jury (TIK) At least two from another university If there is a co-advisor, co advisor can not be in the examining commitee, but can join the jury without a right to vote. • Ø

MSc Thesis Approval Page

Ph. D Thesis Approval Page

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences Important Reminders: • Please check academic calender of the Graduate School for deadlines. • Please make sure to meet the deadlines to avoid problems in course registration (offered courses list, prep. protocols). • Students must register every semester regarding of their stage in the program (qualifying, proposing, thesis etc. )

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