Graduate School

Dear Student,

Welcome to the Thesis-Based Master's Program.

Throughout your studies, you can seek support from the program chair for all academic processes and procedures. You can communicate via OIS by sending a message.

You can access the necessary forms and information for your studies on the Graduate School of Education website. Additionally, we recommend that you read the Graduate Education and Training Regulations.

Course Schedule
Course schedules are announced at the beginning of each semester in the announcements section of the Graduate School of Education website.

Course Registration Process
During the course registration dates specified in the academic calendar, you must select your courses via OIS and submit them for your advisor’s approval. Course selections not submitted for approval are invalid according to the regulations. Your course registration is complete once your advisor approves it. Your OIS username and password are provided in the SMS sent to you.

Program Duration
The duration of the thesis-based master’s program is four semesters, regardless of whether you register each semester, and must be completed within a maximum of six semesters. Students are required to complete the courses in their study plan in at least two semesters and at most four semesters. Within this period, you must complete your courses and prepare your thesis.

Thesis Writing Guide
The guide can be accessed on the Graduate School of Education homepage under the “Thesis – Project Writing Guidelines” section.

Ethics Committee Application and Evaluation
In graduate-level scientific research, ensuring compliance with ethical principles is essential. You can access the information note regarding the ethics committee application process and procedures for researchers through the text below.

Click to view the Ethics Committee Application and Evaluation Process Information Note.

Procedures Before the Thesis Defense

• Prior to the defense, students must complete their thesis and present it to their advisor. The advisor submits the thesis to the Graduate School along with their assessment on its readiness for defense.
• The required number of thesis copies must be provided to the advisor before the defense.
• The request petition for the formation of the Master’s Thesis Jury must be submitted to the Graduate School by the advisor.
• Students must deliver their thesis to the jury members within 7 days from the jury notification date and submit the Thesis Delivery Receipt to the Graduate School within this period.
• The thesis defense must be conducted within 30 days from the date the jury members are officially assigned by the Graduate School Board and receive the thesis. The advisor must notify the Graduate School of the exam date and time at least one week before the defense.

Procedures After the Thesis Defense

• After the defense, the jury decides by simple majority to accept, reject, or request corrections to the thesis.
• Students whose thesis is accepted are considered successful. The advisor must submit the Master’s Thesis Defense Report and Thesis Approval Form to the Graduate School within three days following the defense.

Graduation Process
At the graduation stage, the following documents must be submitted to the Graduate School Secretariat. You can contact the Secretariat at enstitusekreterligi@okan.edu.tr.

• Thesis Approval Certificate
• 1 Hardbound Thesis Copy
• 2 CDs in PDF format
• 3 Thesis Data Entry Forms (can be obtained via E-Government)
• National or international publication (including conference papers) (only required for programs with this condition; confirm with your program chair)
• Declaration of Generative AI Use
• Plagiarism Report (e.g., Turnitin, iThenticate)
• Artificial Intelligence Usage Report (Pangram)

Note: The combined result of the Plagiarism Report and AI Usage Report must not exceed 20%.

Graduation procedures commence once the required documents are submitted.

Graduation Ceremony
At the end of each academic year, a graduation ceremony is held on the date specified in the academic calendar. Participation requires completing the participation form available on our website.

We wish you a successful academic journey.

Welcome to İstanbul Okan University.

Sincerely,
Graduate School