Department of Foreign Languages Academic Calendar

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES 2026-2027 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

14.08.2026

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (YDYS) (Oral and Written) for students applying to the 26–27 Fall Semester Horizontal Transfer Program

01.09.2026

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam for Graduate Programs

02.09.2026

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (YDYS) (Oral and Written) for students applying to the 26–27 Fall Semester Horizontal Transfer, Double Major, and Minor Programs

03.09.2026

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (YDYS) (Written) for students who were unsuccessful in the English Preparatory Class at the end of the 25–26 Academic Year

04.09.2026

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (YDYS) (Oral) for students who were unsuccessful in the English Preparatory Class at the end of the 25–26 Academic Year

07.09.2026

Foreign Language Placement Test (YDSTS) for Newly Enrolled Students in English-Medium Undergraduate Programs at the Beginning of the 2026–2027 Academic Year

08.09.2026

Foreign Language Exemption Exam (YDMS) for newly enrolled students in associate and undergraduate programs taught in Turkish in the 26–27 Fall Semester

09.09.2026

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (YDYS) (Written) for newly enrolled students in undergraduate programs with English as the medium of instruction at the start of the 26–27 Academic Year

10.09.2026

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (YDYS) (Oral) for newly enrolled students in undergraduate programs with English as the medium of instruction at the start of the 26–27 Academic Year

14.09.2026

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (YDYS) (Written) for students who were unsuccessful in the English Preparatory Class at the end of the 25–26 Academic Year

15.09.2026

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (YDYS) (Oral) for students who were unsuccessful in the English Preparatory Class at the end of the 25–26 Academic Year

16.09.2026

English Proficiency Exam (YDYS) for newly enrolled international students in undergraduate and graduate programs at the start of the 26–27 Academic Year

21.09.2026

Start date of classes for the English Preparatory Class for the 26–27 Fall Semester

21.09.2026-13.11.2026

English Preparatory Program, Period 1 (including Assessment and Planning Week)

23.09.2026

English Proficiency Exam (YDYS) for newly enrolled international students in undergraduate and graduate programs at the start of the 26–27 Academic Year

07.10.2026

English Proficiency Exam (YDYS) for newly enrolled international students in undergraduate and graduate programs at the start of the 26–27 Academic Year

15.10.2026

English Proficiency Exam (YDYS) for newly enrolled international students in undergraduate and graduate programs at the start of the 26–27 Academic Year

21.10.2026

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam for KA131 and KA171 Staff Mobility

22.10.2026

English Proficiency Exam (YDYS) for newly enrolled international students in undergraduate and graduate programs at the start of the 26–27 Academic Year

12.11.2026

English Proficiency Exam (YDYS) for newly enrolled international students in undergraduate and graduate programs at the start of the 26–27 Academic Year

16.11.2026-08.01.2027

English Preparatory Program, Period 2 (including Assessment and Planning Week)

23.11.2026

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam for Graduate Programs

31.12.2026

End of the Fall Semester for the English Preparatory Class

11.01.2027 – 22.01.2027

Mid-year break for the English Preparatory Class

13-14.01.2027

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam for the 26–27 Academic Year
*13.01.2027 (Written) 14.01.2027 (Oral)

25.01.2027

Start of the Spring Semester for the English Preparatory Class

25.01.2027

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam for Graduate Programs

25.01.2027 – 26.03.2027

English Preparatory Program, Period 3 (including Assessment and Planning Week)

11.02.2027

English Proficiency Exam (YDYS) for newly enrolled international students in undergraduate and graduate programs at the start of the 26–27 Academic Year

18.02.2027

English Proficiency Exam (YDYS) for newly enrolled international students in undergraduate and graduate programs at the start of the 26–27 Academic Year

04.03.2027

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam for KA131 Study and Traineeship Mobility

29.03.2027-12.05.2027

English Preparatory Program, Period 4 (including Assessment and Planning Week)

12.05.2027

End of classes for the Spring Semester of the English Preparatory Class

25.05.2027-26.05.2027

Foreign Language Proficiency Exam at the end of the 26–27 Academic Year*
*25.05.2027 (Written) 26.05.2027 (Oral)
*Students who meet the required proficiency-level success conditions and are eligible to take the Foreign Language Proficiency Exam.


Last Update Date: Thu, 08/13/2026 - 16:20