Qualification Awarded
Students are entitled to have an undergraduate certificate who are succesfully complete programme courses (total 240 ECTS) and achieve at least 2.00 GPA from 4.00 grade system.
Specific Admission Requirements
Admission and registration to the faculty are regulated within the framework of the Higher Education Law and its rules. Students are accepted to the faculty according to the results of the Higher Education Transition Examination (YGS) and Undergraduate Placement Examination (LYS) conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM). The registration of candidates who have received sufficient scores from YGS and LYS for admission to the faculty is made at the University Rectorate on the dates determined by the Council of Higher Education.
Qualification Requirements
For graduation, it is required to pass all courses in the programme (240 ECTS), have a GPA of at least 2.00, complete the graduation dissertation successfully.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Recognition of prior non-formal and in-formal learning is at the beginning stage in Turkish Higher Education Institutions. Exams of exemption are organised at the start of each year at the University for the courses of English Language and Computer Skills. The students who have completed the proficiencies for these courses on his/her own or through other means, and believe that they have achieved the learning outcomes specified are given the right to take the exemption exam. The students who achieve a passing grade from these exams are held exempt from the related course in the curriculum.
History
Our faculty was established by the Presidential Decree No. 2024/8653 published in the Official Gazette No. 32586 dated 28.06.2024; It has completed its academic and administrative structuring and started to accept students as of the 2024-2025 academic year.
Profile of the Programme
The main mission of the faculty is stated as to raise highly qualified individuals who will be able to compete in the theology area at the national and international level, acquire the professional skills in theological field, and own the personal characteristics such as tolerance, accuracy, and honesty. The staff member of the faculty concentrates on the scientific research in theology field and makes publications that are considered on a global scale.
Exam Regulations & Assesment & Grading
% 40 percent of the midterm grade and % 60 percent of the final exam grade add up to the overall passing grade. Students are required to take a mid-term examination and/or complete other assigned projects/homework during the semester and, additionally, are required to take a final examination and/or complete a final project for course evaluation.The assessment for each course is described in detail in “Individual Course Description”. The midterm examinations are compacted and given in the 8th week of the semester. In addition to midterm examinations and other work, students are required to take a final examination. Final examinations are held at the appropriate place and hour as decided. Forty percent of the midterm grade and sixty percent of the final exam grade add up to the overall passing grade.
Graduation Requirements
To successfully complete the program, it is necessary to pass all the courses available in the program (equivalent to 240 ECTS) and obtain a weighted GPA of at least 2.0 out of 4.00.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Students who graduate from our faculty have opportunities such as becoming a religious officer at the Presidency of Religious Affairs, a teacher at the Ministry of National Education, and an academician at Higher Education Institutions, as well as finding job opportunities in various state institutions and the private sector.
Access to Further Studies
Master's and PhD opportunities are offered in the relevant departments of social sciences institutes.