Tour guiding undergraduate program, Anadolu University

Abstract

Tour guiding program at Anadolu University provides a bachelor’s degree and formal education for undergraduate students. The program was first established in 2012 and started to accept students in 2013. The students who complete their secondary education can choose Tour Guiding Program providing that they get the adequate score of English as a foreign language in the Examination of Higher Education Institutions (YKS). There are 181 registered students in tour guiding program. Moreover, 33 students have fulfilled the requirements of the program for graduation and received a bachelor’s degree. It has been monitored that the majority of the graduates started their professional career and choose to work as a professional tour guide following their graduation.