Bachelor Degree in Geography
First Cycle
High school diploma, placement through a centralized national university placement examination (Student Selection Exam, ÖSS). Please visit www.osym.gov.tr for more information. About 75 students are admitted each year.
Equivalence adopted by the Council of Higher Education institutions can be admitted. High School graduates who are successful in vertical transfer exam to receive a bachelor's degree may be admitted to be able to continue their education. These students learn from vocational high school graduates by the department concerned before taking into account the lessons, and succeeded in determining the adjustment is made. Higher education institutions in the recognition of prior non-formal and formal education at an early stage. Atatürk University, and thus part of this situation is no exception. However, each semester examination is being held for the level of English language and foreign language education is recognized in this way before. Students may be exempted from these courses in the curriculum if they receive a passing grade.
Students must be successfull and/or pass all courses on the programme including graduation thesis and internship that are explained education and exam regulation of Ataturk University.
Geography Department aims to grow qualified, objective, active, productive, innovative geographers who know
Graduates are able to work in public education nad private companies
Master in the field
In Geography Program, students take at least 1 midterm and final exam for each coursework. Addition short-exams and homeworks can be given. For evaluation, mid-term activities/tests contribute 40 % to overall grading. The rest is contributed by final exam score. All tests are evaluated based on 100 points and class average is considered. The lecturers convert numerical scores into 4-letter grading category. Attendance is required. Students are not permitted to pursue further year if sequentially graduate-point averages (GPA) below 2.00. Grades AA, BA, BB, CB, and CC taken for a coursework are considered “pass”. Evaluation of grades DC and DD taken for a course is subjected to students’ GPA. If GPA is above 2.00, grades DC and DD for a lecture are considered “pass”. Grade FF indicates “fail”. Lectures evaluated by grades M and G are not included in overall GPA calculation.
Normal duration is 4 years. Students must take and pass all necessary courses totaling 150 credits and reach a minimum (grade point average) of 2,0 before him/her can graduate.
Full time