Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) prepares specialists according to a program of vocational, undergraduate and postgraduate education, including the Master's and PhD degrees. The university uses a credit-based system of education, the basic goal of which is to develop capabilities for independent organization and learning amongst its students. Students are allowed to select their own educational trajectories within the framework of the university's academic regulations while taking into account the number of credits they earn. KazNU operates an Intranet that provides information about the entire academic process, from matriculation to graduation. Under the direction of advisers and the office of the registrar, students may make their choices on-line.

Instruction is offered in:

• 61 specialisations for the bachelor's degree;
• 48 specialisations for the master's degree;
• 41 PhD programmes.

The university has 14 faculties, which are divided into 97 departments.

KazNU's academic policies are developed by the Department of Academic Affairs. The department sets procedures for the organization of instruction at the university, which is based on the credit system, for the university's undergraduate and graduate programmes. The department also establishes procedures for enrolling in classes, examinations, signing-up for internships, student evaluations, transferring, reenrolment, student dismissals, graduation, etc.

Deadlines for coursework, exams and other academic matters are listed, by specialisation, in the academic calendars on the Intranet and in students' guidebooks.