ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

In order to apply to the PhD program in the Department of Environmental Engineering of our university, those who have a Bachelor's Degree or a Master's Degree with thesis, those who completed their Master's Degree or those having a bachelor's degree of at least 10 semesters except preparatory classes must have at least 55 ALES score. Those who will apply with a bachelor's degree of less than ten semesters except preparatory classes must have a minimum ALES score of 80 and an undergraduate graduation grade-point average of at least 80 out of 100 or 3 out of 4. Those applying to the doctoral/proficiency in art programs must get a score of at least 55 from YDS or an equivalent score from an exam the equivalence of which is accepted by the Interuniversity Board. In order for foreign applicants to be admitted to the graduate programs, they must have a diploma from a higher education institution in Türkiye or a diploma from an institution the undergraduate or Master’s Degree education of which is accepted as equivalent by the Council of Higher Education. Foreign students who will apply to the PhD program must obtain a score of at least 55 from YDS in one of the foreign languages accepted by the Interuniversity Board, other than their mother tongue, or an equivalent score from an exam accepted as equivalent by the Interuniversity Board. The Senate may raise the minimum scores if necessary according to the characteristics of the programs to be entered. Foreign students who graduated from a higher education institution in Türkiye are subject to the same conditions regarding ALES score as the students of the Republic of Türkiye. They are required to have an equivalency certificate from the Council of Higher Education and a Turkish proficiency certificate from TÖMER. Turkish proficiency certificate is not required in the departments that provide education in a foreign language. The administrative board of the institute is authorized to determine the entrance requirements for foreign students. In the evaluation of student admission to doctoral programs, if there is no interview, 50% of the ALES score, 30% of the Master's Degree grade point average and 20% of the foreign language score are taken, and the success score is calculated. In the departments where an interview exam is held, 50% of the ALES score, 15% of the Master's Degree grade point average, 15% of the foreign language score and 20% of the interview exam are taken. For those who will apply for a doctorate with a bachelor's degree of less than ten semesters, except preparatory classes, the undergraduate grade point average is used in the calculation of the success score. Success score must be at least 60. Candidates above 60 points are placed in the relevant programs according to the announced quotas in an order from the highest score. In case of the equality of scores, the candidate with a higher ALES score is preferred. The candidate who does not take the interview exam is considered unsuccessful.

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Students who come to the Environmental Engineering PhD Program of our university through horizontal transfer are subject to the "REGULATION of ERCİYES UNIVERSITY on GRADUATE EDUCATION and EXAMINATION, PART THREE-ARTICLE 17". Foreign students who come to the Environmental Engineering Doctorate Program of our university are subject to the "REGULATION of ERCİYES UNIVERSITY on GRADUATE EDUCATION and EXAMINATION PART THREE-ARTICLE 18". Students who come to the Environmental Engineering PhD Program of our university with the status of special student are specified in the "REGULATION of ERCİYES UNIVERSITY on GRADUATE EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION, PART THREE- ARTICLE 16". In the Environmental Engineering PhD Program of our university, course substitution procedures are carried out according to the "REGULATION of ERCİYES UNIVERSITY on GRADUATE EDUCATION and EXAMINATION, PART FOUR- ARTICLE 23".

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

In order to be considered successful in a course in the Environmental Engineering PhD Program, students enrolled in the program must obtain a minimum grade of CB.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Students enrolled in the program are required to take at least 240 ECTS, including courses equivalent to 60 ECTS, containing at least 7 courses (one of these courses is a course on scientific research techniques and research and publication ethics) and a seminar course, 30 ECTS doctoral qualification, 30 ECTS thesis proposal, 25 ECTS thesis work taken at least 4 semesters during the thesis period and 5 ECTS specialization courses. Undergraduate courses taken by the student during the doctoral period are not substituted for the doctoral course load. The student must successfully pass the thesis proficiency exam and thesis monitoring committee throughout the doctoral education.

PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS

Students studying in the PhD Program acquire the skills and training listed under the main headings below.

1- Ability to apply mathematics, science and engineering knowledge

2- Ability to design and conduct experiments and interpret the results of experiments

3- Designing a system, component or process to meet desired requirements

4- Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams

5- Ability to define, formulate and solve engineering problems

6- Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility

7- Extensive education necessary to understand the universal and societal impacts of engineering solutions

8- Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning

9- To have knowledge about the problems of the age

10- Ability to use the necessary techniques, skills and modern tools for engineering applications