Rules on Recognition of Prior Learning (formal, in-formal, non-formal)

 

Successful students who have completed at least one semester in another department of the same institute at the university or in a graduate program affiliated with an equivalent institute of another higher education institution can be admitted to graduate programs through horizontal transfer. In order for a student's lateral transfer application to be accepted, a weighted grade point average of at least 75 from the courses he has registered until the application date, a compatibility between the graduate education program he is currently continuing and the program he wants to transfer in terms of courses and entry conditions, Faculty members and infrastructure facilities should be available. A student who wishes to transfer to a graduate program of the university; He/she applies to the relevant institute directorate at least three weeks before the start of the next semester's education by attaching the documents that introduce the education program he/she is attending and the success status of the courses he/she is enrolled in to his/her petition. Director of the institution; It sends the application documents to the relevant department or the head of the main art branch and asks for the opinion of the department and, if this opinion is positive, the names of the courses that the student must take in order to adapt to the program. The opinions and suggestions of the department are examined by the Graduate School Administrative Board and it is decided whether the student's request for lateral transfer is appropriate or not before the start of the education. The courses taken by the student while enrolled in the graduate program of another university, in case of enrolling in a graduate program at the University, which will be counted as the minimum course load are determined by the recommendation of the advisor and the relevant Department Board and the approval of the Graduate School Administrative Board. In Turkey, the recognition process of non-formal certificate-based or experience-based (in-formal and non-formal) learning is still in its infancy, except for formal education institutions. Therefore, the recognition of prior learning has not been fully initiated in all programs of Ege University.

 

Qualification Requirements and Rules

 

The program consists of at least seven courses, a seminar course and thesis, with a total of not less than 21 local credits. The graduate education program consists of compulsory and elective courses. The total ECTS credits of the program is 120. However, students who have taken some of the courses of the program at the undergraduate level as special students in accordance with the 8th article of the EGE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE EDUCATION REGULATIONS and have been successful, and those who have completed their undergraduate education in a faculty with a normal duration of more than eight semesters, including the preparatory class, or who have completed their thesis more. Students who can complete their studies in a short time can complete their education in a shorter time with the reasoned recommendation of the relevant department and the decision of the Institute Administrative Board. In addition to midterm and final exams, learning activities such as reports, assignments, quizzes, seminar presentations and project work can be used in the performance evaluation of the student during the semester. In order for the student to be considered successful in the relevant course, this grade must be at least 70 out of 100. The student can re-register for the courses he/she has failed, as well as take other graduate courses approved by his/her advisor. In addition, the courses can be chosen from the courses offered in other higher education institutions with the recommendation of the advisor and the related institute department chair and the approval of the Institute Administrative Board, or they can be selected from the doctoral program courses if the advisor deems it appropriate and necessary. The institute determines how much of the courses taken from other higher education institutions can be counted as a minimum of 21 credits, provided that they do not exceed nine credits. At most two of the courses to be taken by the student can be selected from the undergraduate courses, provided that they were not taken during the undergraduate education. Seminar course and thesis work are non-credit according to the local credit system and are evaluated as successful or unsuccessful. The student has to register for the thesis study every semester, starting from the beginning of the third semester at the latest. A student in a master's program with thesis has to write the results of his thesis in accordance with the thesis writing rules of the relevant institute and defend his thesis orally in front of the jury. After the thesis exam is completed, the jury decides to accept, reject or correct the thesis with absolute majority. The student, whose thesis is decided to be corrected, defends his thesis again in front of the same jury by doing the necessary within three months at the latest. At the end of this defense, the registration of the student whose thesis is not accepted will be deleted.