Those who complete the nursing program are granted the title "Nurse."
Admission Requirements
To enroll in the Nursing Department of KMÜ's Faculty of Health Sciences, the student must have graduated from any secondary school and have taken the YKS (YKS-AYT) exam and achieved a score sufficient to qualify for the relevant score type.
Advancement to Further Studies
Students who complete their undergraduate education can enroll in graduate programs after obtaining a sufficient score on the ALES and foreign language exams.
Graduation Requirements
Students take theoretical and applied courses over a four-year period (eight semesters). To graduate from the program, students must take two semesters, the fall and spring semesters. Students must complete a total of 240 ECTS credits by taking courses for a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 45 ECTS credits per semester, and successfully complete all courses. Clinics at university and public hospitals, various healthcare institutions, and community health-related areas are used for practical applications of the professional courses in the curriculum. Practicums allow students to apply their theoretical knowledge to practice. They also facilitate their integration into the workforce. Practicums are held throughout the year at healthcare institutions in Karaman.
Graduate Employment Opportunities
Graduates work as nurses, nurse managers, education nurses, quality coordinators, occupational nurses, and school health nurses in all private and public healthcare institutions, and as academics in higher education institutions.
Assessment and Evaluation
In the Nursing Undergraduate Program, a minimum of 70% attendance is required for theoretical courses and 80% attendance for practical courses. A relative assessment system is used to measure and evaluate student success. The semester-long work (midterm exams, quizzes, homework assignments, practical applications, etc.) accounts for 40% of the final grade, and the semester-end exam accounts for 60%. Grades A, B, C, D, E, and YT are considered pass; grades FX, F, DZ, and YZ are considered fail.
SECTION HISTORY
To increase efficiency in healthcare services, the "Health Education Restructuring Project" was launched in line with the objectives set at the "1st National Health Congress," held on March 23-27, 1992. Within the scope of this project and following decisions of the Supreme Health Council, it was decided that nurse, midwife, and health officer education would be conducted in accordance with European Union standards and at the undergraduate level, transforming the new system into a "COUNTRY MODEL." As a result of these developments, at the request of the Ministry of Health and the proposal of the Council of Higher Education, and in accordance with Article 30 of Annex 2809, the Council of Ministers established 79 Health Colleges across Turkey through its decision numbered 96/8555 dated October 10, 1996. The decision was published in the Official Gazette numbered 22805 dated November 2, 1996.
Following the establishment of the Health Colleges, a cooperation protocol was signed between the Ministry of Health and the Council of Higher Education on November 22, 1996. This protocol stipulated that the education in question would be held in health vocational high school buildings, and the Karaman School of Health was established.
As Karaman School of Health, it began its undergraduate (4-year) education in 1997 under the auspices of Selçuk University. Since 2007, it has continued in its own building on the Yunus Emre Campus as the Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University School of Health.
Following the approval of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) for the establishment of a Faculty of Health Sciences at Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University (KMU), the Council of Ministers' decree on the establishment of the Faculty was published in the Official Gazette dated April 8, 2016, and numbered 29678, and entered into force. In accordance with the decision published in the Official Gazette, the School of Health at Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University was closed and replaced by the Faculty of Health Sciences.
