The provisions of the Graduate Education and Training Regulation of Aydın Adnan Menderes University apply. The doctoral program consists of at least seven courses included in the doctoral education system, 21 national credits, a seminar, a proficiency exam, a thesis proposal, and a thesis study, totaling 240 ECTS credits for students admitted with a thesis-based master's degree. For students admitted with a bachelor's degree, the program consists of at least fourteen courses totaling 42 national credits, a seminar, a proficiency exam, a thesis proposal, and a thesis study, amounting to at least 300 ECTS credits in total.
The seminar, specialization course, and thesis study do not carry national credits and are evaluated as either successful or unsuccessful. Doctoral program students cannot take courses from the master's program except for the scientific preparation program.
Excluding the time spent in the scientific preparation program, the doctoral program duration is eight semesters for students admitted with a thesis-based master's degree, starting from the semester in which the courses of the enrolled program are offered, regardless of whether the student registers each semester. The maximum completion period is twelve semesters. For students admitted with a bachelor's degree, the duration is ten semesters, with a maximum completion period of fourteen semesters.
The maximum period to successfully complete the required credit courses and seminar courses is four semesters for students admitted with a thesis-based master's degree and six semesters for those admitted with a bachelor's degree. Students who fail to complete the credit courses and seminar courses successfully within this period or fail to meet the minimum cumulative GPA required by the University will be dismissed from the University.