Application and Admission | INSTITUTE OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS

17/05/2024 - 14:11

In order to apply to a program at the Institute of Applied Mathematics, in Table A, students should meet the following criteria:

to apply for a MSc degree, a Bachelor's degree must be hold or expected by the end of the term of application; and the requirements in Table B must be satisfied.
to apply for a PhD degree, a MSc degree must be hold or expected by the end of the term of application; and the requirements in Table C must be satisfied.
to apply for a PhD on BSc degree (Integrated PhD), a Bachelor's degree must be hold or expected by the end of the term of application; and BSc with \( \mbox{CGPA} \geq 3.00 \) beside the requirements in Table C must be satisfied.

**Table A**
Department / Program	Abbreviation	Degree
Actuarial Science	ACSC	MSc (1, 2)
Cryptography	CRYP	MSc (1, 2) / PhD / PhD-BS
Financial Mathematics	FM	MSc (1, 2) / PhD / PhD-BS
Scientific Computing	SC	MSc (1, 2) / PhD / PhD-BS

MSc (1): Master's program with thesis; MSc (2): Master's program without thesis; PhD: Doctor of Philosophy program; PhD-BS: PhD on Bachelor of Science (BSc) program (Integrated PhD program)

**Table B**
Department / Program	MSc Application Criteria
All Departments / Programs (ACSC - CRYP - FM - SC)	\( \mbox{METU-EPE} \geq 64.5 \) or \( \mbox{TOEFL} \geq 79 \) or \( \mbox{PTE} \geq 62 \) (see Equivalence Table for Recognised Exams) \( \mbox{ALES-quant.} \geq 70 \) or \( \mbox{GRE-quant.} \geq 153 \) GRE-ALES Equivalence Table At least two (2) reference letters Letter of intention (included in the online form)

**Table C**
Department / Program	PhD Application Criteria	PhD-BS Application Criteria
All Departments / Programs (CRYP - FM - SC)	\( \mbox{METU-EPE} \geq 64.5 \) or \( \mbox{TOEFL} \geq 79 \) or \( \mbox{PTE} \geq 62 \) (see Equivalence Table for Recognised Exams) \( \mbox{ALES-quant.} \geq 75 \) or \( \mbox{GRE-quant.} \geq 155 \) GRE-ALES Equivalence Table At least two (2) reference letters Letter of intention (included in the online form)	\( \mbox{METU-EPE} \geq 64.5 \) or \( \mbox{TOEFL} \geq 79 \) or \( \mbox{PTE} \geq 62 \) (see Equivalence Table for Recognised Exams) \( \mbox{ALES-quant.} \geq 80 \) or \( \mbox{GRE-quant.} \geq 156 \) GRE-ALES Equivalence Table At least two (2) reference letters Letter of intention (included in the online form)

Applicants with foreign nationalities shall pay the application fee by bank transfer and upload the proof document to submit and finalize their application.
Applicants with Turkish Citizenship shall pay by credit card. Payment will be made for each program separately before you submit your application.
More information about application and tuition fees.

It is strongly suggested that applicants should take the opportunity to contact to the faculty (or affiliated faculty) members for their opinions on possible research topics and recommendations. Especially, the PhD candidates (applicants) are advised to submit a letter of recommendation of a faculty (or affiliated faculty) member together with a thoroughly specified letter of intention.
In order to transfer from a non-thesis option to a thesis option, the requirements for transferring from a non-thesis option to a thesis option within the program must be fulfilled.
Middle East Technical University Rules and Regulations Governing Graduate Studies (also available in Turkish)