Our Department was founded in the academic year 2009-2010 and there are 3 Assistant Professor Doctor and 1 Research Associates working on assignments within its body. Our department, which does not have any students at present, is a candidate to educate qualified teachers that will be able to carry out the purpose of preschool education in the upcoming years.The graduates having satisfactorily completed the programme are awarded bachelor’s diploma in the field of Early Childhood Education.

The mission of the department of early childhood education is to educate teachers that will service the child, family and society with the theoretic and practical curriculums supporting the children’s all development stages.

  Objectives :

To raise qualified teachers that will meet the need of early childhood educators teachers of our country  and to make the early childhood education department attraction center with the scientific activities and postgraduate education.

Upon successful completion of this program, students are awarded with the qualification of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

A Bachelor's Degree Program in Preschool Education  is a 240 ECTS Credits, 4-year program. The program  meets the requirements by both the ECTS credits and level descriptors of the first cycle degree qualifications of the Overarching Framework of European Qualifications Framework HE(QF-EHEA) and the 6th level qualifications of the Turkish Qualifications Framework for HE (TYYÇ, NQF-HETR). The level descriptors also meet the 6th level requirements of  the qualifications of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL) .

Admission of national students to the PRESCHOOL EDUCATION TEACHER program is contingent on success on the nationally centralized Higher Education Institutions exam (YKS) conducted by the Assessment Selection and Placement Center (OSYM). Candidates who succeed on the YKS examination are enrolled according to their type verbal score preferences.

Admission of foreign students is possible through an evaluation of students’ individual application to the university. For further and detailed information please visit General Admission Requirements and Registration Procedures in the menu items of the Information on the Institution.

For further information, please contact to Ömer Halisdemir University International Office.

International Office

Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Main Campus, 51240 Niğde, TÜRKİYE

Phone: 0 388 225 21 48
Fax: 0 388 225 23 85
E-mail:erasmus@ohu.edu.tr

Web:http://www.ohu.edu.tr/uluslararasi/index.php?ln=en

With an understanding of lifelong learning, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir  University  recognizes the previously taken courses in another institution and exempt them from graduation credit, as long as the courses match with the learning outcomes of the registered programme at Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University. The learning outcome match and the exemption are decided by the Faculty Board in line with the related laws and regulations.

Preschool  Education department has been established with a mission to provide the students a high quality program to follow and learn cutting edge theories and techniques and at the same time to participate actively in applied and theoretical research.

 Undergraduate (Bachelor's Degree) program in Preschool Education (First Cycle in QF-EHEA and  6th level in TYYÇ )  is an academically-oriented program giving access to degree and non-degree research program and professional practice demanding high levels of knowledge and skills. The classification of the program with respect to "ISCED (The International Standard Classification of Education) 2011" and "NQF-HETR (The Turkish Qualifications Framework for HE)" and the codes of the fields of education can be listed as follows:

• ISCED Field of Education: 14 – Teacher Training and Education Science
• ISCED 2011 Level: 6,  Orientation (Profile): 64, Subcategory: 645 - Academically-oriented "first cycle", bachelor's degree
• NQF-HETR Field of Education: 14 – Teacher Training and Education Science
• NQF-HETR Profile of Education: Academically-oriented "first cycle", bachelor's degree

The most frequently used Instructional Methods of the educational programs of Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University are given below. Programs commonly apply these methods as appropriate instructional approaches in accordance with their aims and objectives.

The instructional methods applied for achieving the goal of meeting the expected learning outcomes at Preschool Education Teacher  program at large are indicated in the section of ‘program learning outcomes’, and those methods utilized for individual course units are indicated in the relevant section of “ description of indivusal course unit’.

Lecture & In-Class Activities Group Work Reading Assignment (Homework) Project Work Seminar Implementation/Application/Practice Social Activity School Experience and Teaching Practice

The graduate students of our department can not only work in the private schools and courses, but also teach by taking place in the staff of National Education Ministery if they become successful in KPSS (Public Personnel Selection Exam).

The qualification of  PRESCHOOL EDUCATION  is obtained upon graduation from the programme PRESCHOOL EDUCATION TEACHER  , which requires;

• Completion of all the courses designated within the curriculum of the programme, having a total of 240 ECTS Credits, with passing grades.
• Achievement of a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.

For detailed information: Please see "Nigde Ömer Halisdemir University's Rules & Regulations for Undergraduate Education"

Upon successful completion of this programme, students may apply to master’s (second cycle) and in some cases, to doctorate (third cycle) degree programs in or related fields of  PRESCHOOL EDUCATION. According to the National Regulations on Graduate Education, students are admitted to master’s programmes taking into account their undergraduate (first cycle degree) achievement level and the scores on the subject-specific entrance examinations of the Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) centrally administered by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM). Within the framework of the national regulations, regulations endorsed by the senate of each university stipulatethe weight of ALES Examination results in the overall evaluation of candidates. Depending on the institutions’ regulations, for some programmes to be accessed, a certain level of foreign language proficiency is also required. 

The methods applied for assessment of the achievement of the expected program learning outcomes for the entire program of  PRESCHOOL EDUCATION are shown below and those those for the individual course units are given in the relevant section of the course description with their contribution to the final grades.

• Mid-Term Exam
• Final Exam
• Make-up Exam
• Short Exam
• Homework Assessment
• Presentation of Document

The success of students in achieving the expected leaning outcomes of the each course unit within the curriculum of PRESCHOOL EDUCATION TEACHER  programme is evaluated via assessments of in-term activities and final examination which takes place at the end of each semester. 

Assessment of in-term activities includes a minimum number of a mid-term examination, a homework and a short-exam (quiz) as compulsory assessment methods for all the course units within all degree programmes defined by the Regulations. The programmes are encouraged to define more assessment methods for the in-term activities depending on their needs for measuring the achievements of the outcomes at the programme and course unit levels in order to ensure the educational aims and objectives. The nature and number of the assessment methods used for each course unit together with their contribution the final grades are given under the title of “Assessment and Grading” in the sections of course descriptions. These arrangements are announced in advance, at the beginning of each semester and published in the sections of the course descriptions on this web site.

Mid-term and final examinations are conducted in dates, places and times determined and announced by the University. The students’ final semester grade is given by their instructors based on mid-term examination, homework evaluation, short-examinations, final examination and, if there is any, other assessment results taking into account the students’ compliance with attendance to the course activities.

The contribution of assessment grades of the in-term activities to the final grade could be at most 40% and that of the final exam cannot be less than 40 % and higher than 60% for all for all the course units within all degree programmes defined by the Regulations.

Course units, which do not require a mid-term, homework, short-exam and/or a final exam, such as work placement, are determined by the administration of the related departments and specific assessment and grading methods for these courses are also announced through the same channels described above. Evaluation of such activities is made through the procedures defined by the Senate and assessed by Pass (P) or Fail (F) grades.

The success of a student for each assessment (in-term and final) defined for each course unit is evaluated by the instructor. Evaluations are made over a scale of 100 points and converted to the letter grades at the end of the semester taking into account the standard deviation of grades and grade point average of the class and using the relative evaluation method, principles of which have been set by the Senate.

Please see the section of “Grade Evaluation” for detailed information.

In order for a student to graduate from the PRESCHOOL EDUCATION TEACHER  program the following conditions must to be met:

• Completion of all the courses designated within the curriculum of the programme, having a total of 240 ECTS Credits, with passing grades.
• Achievement of a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.

For detailed information: Please see "Nidge University's Rules & Regulations for Undergraduate Education"