Applications for the 3+2 (BS+MS) Civil Engineering program run jointly between Istanbul Technical University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have started.

Program Brochure:


Application Criteria:

  • Being a third year student at the Civil Engineering Program and passing all courses up to the end of 2nd year in Civil Engineering program curriculum by the end of 2021-2022 academic year.
  • GPA above 3.00.
  • Application only by 30% English or 100% English programs. (UOLP SUNY-Buffalo students excluded).
  • English proficiency for full admission (https://grad.illinois.edu/admissions/instructions/04c):
    • TOEFL: minimum 103 IBT
    • IELTS: minimum 7.5
  • English proficiency for limited admission (Placement test required)
    • TOEFL: minimum 79 IBT
    • IELTS: 6.5-7.0
  • Taking the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and submitting the test results before April 1, 2022 (Can be delayed until June).
  • For information on program cost: https://osfa.illinois.edu/cost/graduate-professional-international-cost
  • Maximum 5 students will be accepted in the program.


Students who meet the requirements should contact the program coordinator Asst. Prof. E. Ece Bayat by  e-mail (ebayat@itu.edu.tr) until March 1, 2022. They can take the TOEFL exam after applying. Application deadline is March 1, 2022.

After the Admission:

  • Students who applied and admitted must take the following courses before starting UIUC (summer school included): INS462E Engineering Ethics, ATA101-ATA102 Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi I & II, and INS409E Health and Safety in Construction.
  • Students will be able to continue to UIUC M.Sc. Program when they succeeded UIUC 4th grade classes and earned their ITU B.Sc. diploma.