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the teaching certificate program, (3) 011 in-service elementary teacher training
program, (4) accredited certificate program for junior high and high school
teachers, (5) certificate program for teachers who teach similar subjects.
In its early establishment, 1984-1985, UT had opened four undergraduate
(S1) study programs which were: Economics and Development Study, Public
Administration, Business Administration , and Applied Statistics (Depdikbud,
1985). Those who were interested in the programs reach the figure of 260.000.
But because of various limitations, UT only accepted 54.035 students. In
addition, in the second year of its opening, (1985-1986) UT opened
undergraduate Education Programs which were: Physics Education , Chemistry
Education , Biology Education, English Education and Diploma (Oil} Education
programs such as Mathematics Education , Natural Science Education , English
Education , Social Science Education and Pancasila Education (Five Basic
Principles of the Republic of Indonesia). These diploma programs were further
added by 11 Diploma II programs which were managed together with Diploma
Program for Junior Secondary School teachers from Directorate General of
Primary and Secondary Education. Beside that, Teaching Certificate- VA for
lecturers with non-education degrees and Teaching Certificate-VB for lecturers
with education degrees were opened.
At the beginning, study programs managed by UT were Diploma and
undergraduate (Sarjana) programs. However, in its development, UT also offers
non-degree certificate programs and graduate programs. More detail
development can be read in the section of the development of study programs in
each faculty in the attachment.
Faculty of Economics (FEKON)
Since its establishment, Faculty of Economics has two departments: (1)
Economic and Development Study which runs undergraduate Economics and
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