The English Preparatory Program is composed of multiple levels. Students enrolled in associate, undergraduate, and graduate programs where the medium of instruction is English, whether compulsorily or voluntarily, are required to take the Foreign Language Placement Exam (YDSTS) at the beginning of the academic year. Based on the results of this exam, students are placed into appropriate levels. Students who successfully complete their current level progress to the next one. Those who do not succeed must repeat the same level.
PROGRAMS AND STARTING LEVELS
BEGINNER LEVEL – A1
Students whose English proficiency allows them to communicate at a basic level are placed in this level. Students placed in this level at the beginning of the academic year are expected to complete the entire English Preparatory Program by successfully completing the following levels in sequence: Beginner, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, and Upper-Intermediate. Students who begin at the Beginner level and successfully pass each level complete the program in June.
ELEMENTARY LEVEL – A2
Students whose English proficiency is above the beginner level are placed in this level. To complete the English Preparatory Program within the academic year, students at this level must successfully complete the following levels in sequence: Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, and Upper-Intermediate. Those who complete all levels successfully finish the program in June.
PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL – B1
Students whose English proficiency is higher than elementary level are placed in this level. To complete the English Preparatory Program within the academic year, students at this level must successfully complete the following levels in sequence: Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, and Upper-Intermediate. Those who complete all levels successfully finish the program in March.
Students who begin at the Pre-Intermediate level and fulfill the conditions determined by the Academic Board by the end of the Fall Semester may take the Foreign Language Proficiency Exam held in January and be exempt from the English Preparatory Program.
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL – B1+
Students whose English proficiency is at the intermediate level are placed in this level. To complete the English Preparatory Program within the academic year, students at this level must successfully complete the Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate levels. Those who complete both levels successfully finish the program in January.
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL – B2
Students whose English proficiency is above the intermediate level are placed in this level. To complete the English Preparatory Program within the academic year, students at this level must successfully complete the Upper-Intermediate level. Those who successfully complete this level finish the program in November.
