History : Manisa Celal Bayar University Akhisar Vocational School was established in 2000. Laboratory Technology program was opened in 2019. With the education and training provided in this program, Laboratory Technicians who have the knowledge and skills to work in laboratories in chemistry, food, agriculture, feed and health fields are trained.
Qualification Awarded : Laboratory Technology Associate Degree
Level of Qualification (Short Cycle , First Cycle , Second Cycle, Third Cycle) : Pre Bachelor
Specific Admission Requirements : Candidates must have a high school or equivalent school diploma and a result document showing that they have been placed in the relevant department by getting enough score from the Basic Competence Test score (TYT) from the Higher Education Institutions Exam (YKS) carried through by the Assessment, Selection and Placement Center.
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) : Students enrolled in the program may be exempted from the lessons they have accomplished in higher education institutions where they previously studied. Also; An exemption exam is held at the beginning of each academic year for the Foreign Language lesson and the proposal of the relevant committees and the lessons approved by the Senate. Students who get a passing grade from the exemption exam are exempted from these lessons.
Qualification Requirements and Regulations : In order for the students to graduate from the Laboratory Technology program, they must successfully complete the course equivalent to 120 ECTS and successfully complete their compulsory intern. In addition to this requirement, the GPA must be at least 2.00 out of 4.00.
Profile of The Programme : The aim of the Laboratory Technology program is to train staff who know general laboratory techniques well, can use the tools and devices in the laboratory in the analysis of different materials (health, soil, water, food, plant, feed, etc.), follow the innovations in laboratory technologies and report the results.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples : Provincial Directorates of Agriculture of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, State Hydraulic Works, Chambers of Agriculture, Hospitals, Agricultural Credit Cooperatives and specially established Soil-water-plant and fertilizer analysis laboratories, feed factories, all kinds of food, medicine, agricultural input factories , laboratories belonging to private or public institutions that treat waste are the working area.
Access to Further Studies : Graduated students via vertical transfer exam can switch to undergraduate belong to Molecular Biology and Genetics, Biotechnology, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering, Bioengineering, Nursing, Nursing and Healthcare, Chemistry, Plant Protection, Crop Production and Technologies, Agricultural Structures and Irrigation, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Food Technology and Organic Agriculture Management and some departments in open education.
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading : Whether the students are successful in the courses they have taken is evaluated in two stages: a midterm (midterm exam) and a final (final exam). Apart from midterm exams, quizzes, projects, homework, research and other activities deemed appropriate by the instructors can be done. The number of these activities and their contribution to the success grade are indicated by the instructor in the lesson plan. All exams are evaluated over 100 points. 40% of the visa and 60% of the final exam make up the success grade. Success grade is converted into letter grade with the relative grading system.
In order for a student to be considered successful in a course, he / she must get CC as a minimum letter grade. Students whose GPA is at least 2.00 are also considered successful from the courses they took (DC) and (DD) grades. Students who do not have unsuccessful courses but whose GPA is below 2.00 must first take their (DC) and (DD) courses again and increase their GPA above 2.00 in order to graduate.
Graduation Requirements : In order to successfully complete the program, it is required to take lessons of 120 ECTS, be successful in these lessons, obtain predominantly grade point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 and complete compulsory intern.
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) : Full-Time
Address, Programme Director or Equivalent : Program Director: Ass.Prof.Dr. Fadim YEMİŞ
ECTS / DS Coordinator:
Address: Akhisar Vocational School Hürriyet Mahallesi 151 Sok. No: 279 Akhisar / MANİSA
Telephone: +90 236 412 95 31
Fax: +90 236 413 70 58
Web Address: https://akhisarmyo.mcbu.edu.tr/kimya-ve-kimyasal-isleme-teknolojileri-bolumu/biyotekniklaboratuari.2563.tr.html
E-Mail: fadim.yemis@cbu.edu.tr
Facilities : Computer laboratory, 2 laboratories with sufficient equipment and infrastructure to perform soil, water, plant, food, feed and chemical analyzes belonging to the program