Diploma Supplement
The Diploma Supplement is a graduation certificate that provides graduates of higher education with standardized and comparable information about the level, content, academic results, and standing of their qualifications within the Turkish higher education system.
Who is eligible for it?
To SCU Graduates
Fee
Free
Language
English
Document Structure
8 Main Sections
General Information
What is a Diploma Supplement?
The Diploma Supplement is a standard document that complements a higher education diploma and facilitates its understanding at national and international levels.
The Diploma Supplement provides detailed information about the quality, level, content, scope, and academic outcomes of the graduate's higher education qualifications. This allows higher education institutions, public institutions, and employers in different countries to more easily assess the graduate's competence.
The document is prepared in line with common standards developed by the European Commission, the Council of Europe and UNESCO, and is one of the tools for transparency and recognition in the European Higher Education Area.
Students who successfully complete their program at Sivas Cumhuriyet University and are entitled to receive a diploma will be issued a Diploma Supplement along with their diploma.
Completes the Diploma
It presents detailed academic information, not included on the diploma, in a standardized format.
International Understandability
It helps the program you graduated from to be more easily understood in other countries.
This is a Higher Education Certificate.
The Diploma Supplement is issued by the higher education institution from which the student graduated.
Academic and Professional Use
It facilitates the explanation of qualifications in education and employment applications abroad.
Important: The Diploma Supplement is not a separate diploma replacing the diploma itself, and it is not a document that automatically provides academic or professional equivalency. It is a supplementary document used in conjunction with the diploma.
Aim
What is the purpose of a Diploma Supplement?
The Diploma Supplement helps to make a graduate's educational background more transparent and comparable across different countries.
Transparency International
It helps make the diploma and acquired qualifications easier to understand in other countries.
Academic Applications
It helps to explain the scope of the program in postgraduate, doctoral and other academic applications abroad.
Employment
It helps employers more easily assess a graduate's degree, education level, and academic background.
Recognition of Qualifications
It provides explanatory information that supports the assessment of academic and professional qualifications in other countries.
Standard Structure
The Diploma Supplement has 8 main sections.
The Diploma Supplement consists of eight main sections of information, in accordance with international standards.
01
Identity of the Qualification Holder
The diploma includes personal information identifying the holder.
02
Defining the Competency
Information is provided about the degree, program, field of study, and the institution that awarded the qualification.
03
Level of Proficiency
The program's level of higher education, duration, and admission requirements are explained.
04
Program Content and Results
The system includes information on courses, ECTS credits, grades, and student academic performance.
05
The Function of Competence
The rights granted by the degree in terms of further education and professional use are explained.
06
Additional Information
Qualifications and other necessary information regarding the student's academic background may be included.
07
Approval of Diploma Supplement
The document includes the date of issue and institutional approval information.
08
National Higher Education System
This text provides explanatory information about the structure, degree levels, and qualification system of the Turkish higher education system.
Academic Information
What information is included in the Diploma Supplement?
Graduate Information
Basic information associated with the diploma holder's identity and qualifications.
Degree and Program
The program from which one graduated, the degree obtained, and the level of competence.
University Information
Information about the higher education institution and the relevant academic unit that granted the qualification.
Lessons
The names of the courses taken by the student during their studies and their academic components.
ECTS Credits
The ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credit values of courses and academic work.
Academic Results
Information about the student's academic results and grades in the courses.
Proficiency Level
The level of the degree earned within the national and European higher education structure.
Turkish Higher Education System
A general description of the structure of higher education, degrees, and qualifications in Türkiye.
International Academic Activities
Information regarding recognized international study or mobility activities in the student's academic records.
Differences Between Documents
Diploma, Transcript and Diploma Supplement
These three documents complement each other but were created for different purposes.
Diploma
It is the primary graduation certificate that demonstrates a student's successful completion of a specific higher education program and the earning of the relevant degree.
Transcript
A transcript is a detailed record showing the courses taken, credits earned, grades received, and academic performance of a student throughout their education.
Diploma Supplement
It is a supplementary document that explains the academic information in the diploma and transcript according to international standards; it shows the level, content, and position of the qualification within the education system.
Erasmus+ and Academic Recognition
Erasmus+ Mobility Diploma Supplement
Academically recognized study or traineeship activities carried out under the Erasmus+ program are reflected in graduation certificates as part of the student's academic history.
Making the Erasmus+ Experience Visible
One of the main aims of Erasmus+ learning and traineeship mobility programs is the academic recognition of learning outcomes achieved abroad. Once the recognition process is complete, the mobility becomes part of the student's academic record.
At the graduation stage, the Diploma Supplement is an important tool in making visible the academic activities completed and recognized under Erasmus+, as it helps the student's academic background to be understood on an international scale.
- Courses and credits recognized in Erasmus+ learning mobility are transferred to academic records.
- Erasmus+ traineeship mobility is reflected in the records according to the type of traineeship and the form of academic recognition.
- Information regarding whether the mobility was carried out under the Erasmus+ program is included in the Diploma Supplement.
- This ensures that the student's international academic experience remains visible even after graduation.
SCU Graduates
How to Obtain a Diploma Supplement?
At Sivas Cumhuriyet University, the Diploma Supplement is issued as part of the graduation process.
1
The program is complete.
The student successfully completes the graduation requirements of the program in which they are enrolled.
2
Graduation takes place.
The student's graduation procedures are completed by the relevant academic and administrative units.
3
Diploma Supplement is prepared.
For graduates who are eligible to receive their diploma, the Diploma Supplement is created from their graduation information.
4
It is provided together with the diploma.
Diploma Supplements are automatically and free of charge issued in English to SCU graduates.
SCU application: To receive the Diploma Supplement, graduates are not required to have completed an international mobility program. The document is issued to demonstrate the higher education qualifications of SCU graduates who have earned their diplomas.
Language and Usage
English Diploma Supplement
Sivas Cumhuriyet University aims to make it easier for graduates to use their diplomas both in Türkiye and in international applications by providing the Diploma Supplement in English.
English
The Diploma Supplement is issued in English.
International Use
An English document helps foreign institutions and organizations understand the qualifications more easily.
Standard Format
The document is prepared according to the common Diploma Supplement structure of the European Higher Education Area.
Corporate Document
The Diploma Supplement is an official document issued by the higher education institution that awarded the degree.
Useful Links
More Information About the Diploma Supplement
SCU Diploma Unit
Diploma and Diploma Supplement procedures
SCU Student Affairs Regulations
Diploma, Diploma Supplement and graduation arrangements
Europass Diploma Supplement
Official European Union Diploma Supplement information.
For post-graduation procedures regarding the diploma and diploma supplement, please contact the Diploma Unit of the Student Affairs Department at Sivas Cumhuriyet University.