Requirements and rules for PhD Diploma are to be found in “Atılım University Regulations for Postgraduate Education ”students having a bachelor’ degree have to register and pass at least fourteen credited courses with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3,00/4,00, a seminar course, qualification exam, thesis proposal, thesis monitoring and thesis work with no less than 60 ECTS per academic year amounting to at least 300 ECTS. Students having a master’s degree from a master’s program with thesis need to register and pass at least seven credited courses with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3,00/4,00, a seminar course, qualification exam, thesis proposal, thesis monitoring and thesis work with no less than 60 ECTS per academic year amounting to at least 240 ECTS.