Primary teacher training program is one of the first departments of the Faculty of Education that started training with 124 students on October 5, 1998. This program is one of the five programs connected to the primary school education section.

The students who have successfully completed the programme are awarded a Bachelor Degree in PRIMARY TEACHER EDUCATION

Admission to the program is described in detail in the section "University Student Affairs Department of Recep Tayyip Erdogan University" under the heading "Student Admission and Registration"

Recognition of formal former learning, vertical, horizontal, and transitions within the university in Turkish Higher Education institutions is carried out by the "in Higher Education Undergraduate and Graduate-Level Switching Between Programs, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Making on the Basis of Credit Transfer" Regulation is determined by the Board of Higher Education. Recognition of prior learning is at the beginning of the Turkish Higher Education System. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University and hence the Department of Primary Teacher Education is no exception to this. However, exams of exemption are organized at the start of each term, at the University, for compulsory courses in the curriculum, such as Foreign Languages and Basic Computing. The students who have completed 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 given an exemption from the related course in the curriculum, and this grade is entered into the student's transcript.

To be able to secure a bachelor degree in the field of Department of Primary Teacher Education the students are required to (a) have passed all courses in the curiculum with a grade of at least DC, (b) have achieved a cumulative gross point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00, (c) completed the compulsory school prcatice.

The primary goal of the Department of Primary Teacher Education is to train teachers to have a positive attitude towards teaching and have the necessary professional skills for their field. Teachers who graduated from this department are expected to represent an exemplary role model for their students in terms of their personal and professional life, to follow innovations in their fields, to maintain professional development and promote effective communication skills. The program also aims to develop teachers with a sound understanding of how children learn; confident in using technology; capable in problem-solving; attentive to human rights, democracy, and ethics. The program emphasizes critical thinking, personal reflection, and professional development of pre service teachers, and offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. When the primary school student teachers have completed this program, they are employed in primary schools.

Both public and private primary schools

In our department, there are also graduate studies; Masters and Ph.D. These programs have been existed since 1998.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, University Undergraduate and Graduate Education and Exam Regulation are applied.

Students who are successful in all courses and have 2.00 (from 0-4 level) average and above from all courses, obtain an undergraduate diploma in the field of Primary Teacher Education.

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Chairman : Assoc. Prof. Mehmet KÜÇÜK Phone : +90 464 532 84 54-2328 Fax : +90 464 532 86 13 E-mail : mehmet.kucuk@erdogan.edu.tr Department Erasmus / ECTS Coordinator : Assist. Prof. İlhan TURAN Phone : +90 464 532 84 54 Fax : +90 464 532 86 13 E-mail : ilhan.turan@erdogan.edu.tr Department Secretory : Hasan AZAK Phone : +90 464 532 8454-2315 Fax : +90 464 532 86 13 E-mail :hasan.azak@erdogan.edu.tr

2011/2012 academic semester of the Primary School teacher training department: 5 assistant professors, 7 lecturers, 4 lecturers and 8 research assistants, a total of 24 teaching staff. The Primary School teacher training department is located in A block of the Faculty of Education, Department of Elementary Education. Education facilities are in newly modernized classrooms and computer labs. Computer labs, library, basketball and volleyball courts,plus table tennis are available to students. Also there is a conference room, a dining room and a canteen. Farabi and Erasmus exchange programs are available.