Bachelor's Degree
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Published on Eurydice (https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice) Branches of study The higher education degree is classified at level 6 of the National Qualifications Framework, as it was institutionalized according to the law 4763/2020. [1] According to the national qualifications framework of higher education, each programme includes the learning outcomes and the qualifications acquired through the study programme. It also entails the credits (ministerial decision Φ.5/89656/B3/13-8-2007 [2]), as well as the level of qualifications in correspondence to the national qualifications framework, the european qualifications framework of lifelong learning and the qualifications framework of the european area in higher education. Pursuant to the system established by law 4610/2019 [3], all the scientific fields of different departments of higher education are redefined. Based on the new system, faculties are grouped into scientific fields, depending on their fields of knowledge: 1. Field 1: Humanities, Law and Social Sciences 2. Field 2: Natural and Technological Sciences 3. Field 3: Health and Life Sciences 4. Field 4: Sciences of Economy and Informatics Ministerial decision Φ253/11812/Α5/28-1-2020 [4], as it was amended according to the Ministerial Decision Φ253/99129/Α5/24-7-2020 [5], delineates the inclusion of the faculties of higher education institutions into the scientific fields. Each department’s curriculum corresponds to a field of knowledge related to a science and/or a profession, and leads to a bachelor's degree. However, the department’s general assembly, has recommended that directions or specialisations may be incorporated in the degree awarded by the department. Admission requirements Graduates of lykeia (upper secondary schools) participate in the pan-hellenic exams being held simultaneously all over the country. The pan-hellenic exams are centrally supervised by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs [6]. A central exams committee approves the exam topics, taking into consideration the curriculum relevant to grade C of lykeio (upper secondary school) or EPAL (vocational upper secondary school). The number of new entries in every department of higher education institutes follows the principle of numerus clausus and is defined by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs. The terms and conditions for the number of new entries in each academic year, are related to: The developmental needs of the country. The proposals of the institutions themselves. Specific percentages for vocational upper secondary schools are presented below. According to the law 4777/2021 [7] for the admission to higher education institutions a number of criteria, by priority order, is taken into consideration: 1. The Minimum Admission Base of each department, faculty and introductory directions. 2. The total sum of marks of the 4 lessons being examined in the pan-hellenic exams at each scientific field. Genika lykeia (general upper secondary schools) candidates who participate in the pan- hellenic exams have access to faculties, departments and scientific directions of higher education institutions (HEIs), the Higher Ecclesiastical Academies (AEA), the Higher Schools of Tourism Education (ASTE), the Higher Military Educational Institutions (ASEI), the Higher Military Officers’ Schools (ASSY), the School of Police Officers of the Greek Police Force, the School of Fire Brigade Service, as well as the Schools of Officers and of Non Commissioned Officers of the Hellenic Coast Guard. More specifically, for admission to the departments of all scientific fields, all the subjects of the particular scientific field the candidate belongs to, are calculated as defined by every scientific field. Participants in the special pan-hellenic exams for vocational upper secondary schools (EPAL) are admitted to schools, departments and introductory directions of higher education departments as follows: 10% of the total number of students to faculties, departments and introductory directions of the universities designated by ministerial decision as corresponding or related to the areas in which they graduate, and to a joint group of faculties, departments and introductory directions to universities, to which graduates from all fields are admitted. By exception, the percentage referred to in the preceding subparagraph is 5% of the total number of admissions to departments and introductory directions of Polytechnical and Technical Schools, departments of Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary and Medicine as well as of Physics, Biology and Geology, if designated by the above ministerial decision as corresponding or relevant to the areas in which they graduate. 20% of the total number of students enrolled in the School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE) and the Higher Schools of Tourism Education (ASTE), in departments designated by the above ministerial decision as corresponding or related to the areas in which they graduate. In a specific percentage of the total number of students, designated by decision of the Minister of Education and Religious Affairs and/or, as the case may be, the responsible minister, in a joint group comprising the Higher Military Schools of Non Commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces, the School of Non Commissioned Police Officers of the Greek Police Force, the School of Non Commissioned Officers of the Fire Brigade Service, the School of Non Commissioned Officers of the Hellenic Coast Guard and the Schools of Merchant Navy Academy (AEN) regardless of the field in which they graduate. When the results come out, candidates may apply for entry through an e-application form at the departments and faculties of their choice in a priority order. According to the law 4777/2021 [7], the candidates that participate in the Pan-Hellenic Exams may apply for entry through an e-application form for the 10% of the total number of faculties, departments and introductory directions of the universities designated by ministerial decision as corresponding or related to the areas in which they graduate. (First phase of applications). After the announcement of the results of this first phase of application, the candidates that haven’t succeeded in their admission, may apply for entry through a new e-application form for the remaining departments, faculties and introductory directions of the universities designated by ministerial decision as corresponding or related to the areas in which they graduate. (Second phase of applications). In addition, all candidates that participate in the Pan-Hellenic Exams have the alternative choice of applying for entry through a parallel e-application form to a public Vocational Training Institution (IEK), level 5 according to the European Qualification Framework. Exclusively for the school year 2020-2021, candidates that participate in the Pan-Hellenic exams may apply for entry through an e-application form (First phase of applications) for faculties, departments and introductory directions of the universities designated by ministerial decision as corresponding or related to the areas in which they graduate, without any restrictions of their choices. The candidates’ success and their admission in departments or faculties of higher education institutions depends on parameters such as: Their grades The priority order of applying for the departments The availability of places in each department. The success of the Minimum Admission Base according to the Law 4777/2021. Moreover, a new independent administrative authority has been established, under the title National Examinations Organisation [8]. It is supervised by the Minister of Education and Religious Affairs (law 4186/2013 [9]). It constitutes an executive scientific authority responsible for issues pertaining to the written examinations for admission to higher education. Entry at the Hellenic Open University [10] is through a public electronic draw among those who have applied. The only prerequisite is that applicants are graduates of upper secondary education. For entry in departments where specialised knowledge or skills are a prerequisite, candidates must also: 1. Pass the pan-hellenic exams in specialised courses (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Freelance Drawing, Linear Drawing, Testing of Musical Acoustic Skills, Harmony) for entry to the departments of English Philology, French Philology, Architecture, Music Studies, Translation and Interpretation etc. 2. Pass the pan-hellenic exams of music courses (Music Performance and Acting and Music Perception and Knowledge) for entry to the departments of Music Studies of the Ionian University, Music Science and Art of the University of Macedonia, Music Studies of the University of Ioannina. For admission to the above departments, apart from the exams in two music lessons, the grade in the subject of Modern Greek Language and the upper secondary education school leaving certificate are taken into account. 3. Undergo physical, sports and psychiatric tests in the cases of studying at the Military and Police Academies etc. 4. Undergo sports and physical tests for entry to the departments of Physical Education and Sports Science. Departments accept a specific number of students belonging in the following categories: 1. Children of families who live abroad and hold a school leaving certificate from a Greek school 2. Children of Greeks abroad who hold a school leaving certificate from a Greek school 3. Children of civil servants who serve abroad and are graduates of Greek schools 4. Greek graduates of foreign schools 5. Graduates of upper