History : Our school has a long and distinguished history with following different names: "Primary Teacher School (1964), Teacher High School (1974), Teacher High School And Institute Of Education (1975), Institute Of Education (1981), Education High School (1982), Center For Teacher Education (1982-1983), Education High School For Bachelors (1989), Faculty of Education (1992)"

Our department graduates highly qualified teachers under the name "Branch of Elementary School Teaching in Elementary Education Department".
Qualification Awarded : Bachelor's degree in Primary School Teacher is awarded to the graduates who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum.
Level of Qualification (Short Cycle , First Cycle , Second Cycle, Third Cycle) : First Cycle
Specific Admission Requirements : To have a high school and a balanced school diploma and to get enough points from the relevant field of the Undergraduate Placement Exam (LYS) made by the Center for Measurement, Selection and Placement (OSYM) and to get enough points from the talent exam.
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) : Students enrolled in the program and those who come in the horizontal and vertical transitions can be exempted from the courses they have achieved in the higher education institutions they have already studied. Also; An exemption examination is opened at the beginning of each academic year for the foreign language course and the proposals of the relevant committees and the courses approved by the Senate. Students who score 65 or more on the exemption exam are exempt from these courses.
Qualification Requirements and Regulations : Students must obtain a grade point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 and successfully pass all courses on the programme (equivalent to a total of 240 ECTS).
Profile of The Programme : The main aim of the department is to enable teacher canditates to acquire professional skills that can provide service as a primary school teacher in both state schools and private schools. Lessons are given both therotical and practical under the guidance of information specialists.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples : Graduates who complete the program successfully may work as primary school teachers in state and private primary schools of Ministry of National Education.
Access to Further Studies : Graduates holding a Bachelor's (first cycle) degree are eligible to apply to a Masters (second cycle) degree program at national level and/or international level both in the same and in related disciplines.
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading : Evaluation criteria for each course is determined by the faculty member who is teaching the course and this evaluation criteria is available on the University Course Information Catalogue. The students are required to take at least one midterm and one final exam in the scope of each enrolled course. In addition to these, quizzes, homeworks, presentations, projects etc. are determined by the faculty member to be involved in the evaluation criteria. At the end of the year, the grades of the students are calculated by the combination of midterm and final exam grades, in-year activities and participation in class. When passing grade is determined, midterm exam is 40% and final exam is 60% effective. All exams are evaluated over 100 points. The note that the student gets when calculating the success grade is converted to the letter grade in the relative system. The student must receive at least CC letter grades to be successful in a course. Students with a GANO score of at least 2.00 (DC) and (DD) are considered to be successful in grades. Students who do not have a failed course, but whose GANO is below 2.00, must first take the courses (DC) and (DD) to get their GANOs above 2.00 in order to graduate.
Graduation Requirements : Successful completion of all courses in the program (totaling 240 ECTS) and having a GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 is a necessary condition for graduation.
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) : Full-time
Address, Programme Director or Equivalent : Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Education, Demirci/Manisa,
Head of Department : Prof. Dr. Tuncer TASKIN
Tuncer.Taskin@cbu.edu.tr
Phone: 0236 462 2488/169
Facilities : Physics Lab., Chemistry Lab., Biology Lab., Science Lab., Seminar room, multi-purpose hall, library, computer lab, art education workshop, gymnasium, fitness center, music hall, drama room and Basri Kocyigit Center are avaliable for students to use.