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 graduated highly qualified teachers under the name "Science Education Teaching Department" between the years 1992 and 1997, and under the name "Branch of Science Education in Elementary Education Department".
Qualification Awarded : Bachelor's Degree in Science Teacher is awarded to the graduates who have successfully fulfilled all programme requirements.
Level of Qualification (Short Cycle , First Cycle , Second Cycle, Third Cycle) : First Cycle
Specific Admission Requirements : To have high school and balanced school diploma and to get enough points from related field of Undergraduate Placement Exam (LYS) made by Center for Measurement, Selection and Placement (ÖSYM)
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) : The students enrolled in this program and those who come in the horizontal and vertical transitions can be exempted from the courses they have attended 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 courses approved by Senate. Students who score 65 or more on the exemption exam are exempted from these courses
Qualification Requirements and Regulations : In order to graduate with a Bachelor's (First Cycle) Degree, they need to successfully complete at least 240 ECTS and have a GPA 2.00/4.00. Student must complete all required internships/summer training properly and in the given period of time.
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 science 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 teachers of science 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 are determined by the faculty who is offering the course and are announced in the course syllabus at the beginning of the semester. The students take at least one midterm and one final exam in the scope of each enrolled course. In addition to these, quizzes, home works and projects that are determined by the faculty in the syllabus can also be involved in the evaluation criteria. At the end of the year, the grades of the students are calculated by the contribution of midterm and final exam grades, in-year activities and participation in the class. The department administration informs the Student Affairs about the courses that will not have midterm or final exams. At the end of the semester, the faculty responsible for that particular course conveys the grades and evaluation criteria to the Student Affairs. To be successful from a course, a student must achieve at least “DD” from that course. If a student gets “FF” or “FD” from a course, has too many absents or fails from a non-credit course, the student repeats that course when it becomes available and cannot enroll the courses that it is prerequisite of. At the end of the semester, the course grades are given as letter grades.

Beginning from the end of the second semester, the GPAs of the students are monitored. The students with a GPA lower than 1.80 repeat their last semester. In the final semester, they repeat all the courses with grades lower than “DD”. Moreover, with the approval of their advisor, they can enroll to additional courses whose number is equal to the courses that they got “CC” grade and above in the last semester. The students with a GPA 2.00 are considered successful in that semester.
Graduation Requirements : Successful completion of all courses in the program (for a total of 240 ECTS) and having a weighted 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 : Manisa Celal Bayar University
The Faculty of Education
45900 Demirci / MANİSA,
Head of Department:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatma SASMAZ OREN e-mail : fatmasasmazoren@cbu.edu.tr
0236 462 24 88 – 126
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.