English Exam Dates for Registered Students

All courses at Işık University are conducted in English for English programs. As the School of Foreign Languages (SFL), their primary aim is to help students acquire the necessary language skills (reading comprehension, writing, listening, and speaking) they will need throughout their academic studies. Each new student has to prove that his or her level of English is sufficient for academic studies.
Students can certify their English competence either by passing the Işık University English Proficiency Exam or by bringing a matching score from one of the language exams that are officially recognized by Işık University (TOEFL/ÜDS/YDS/PTE). Please see the bottom of this page for the accepted exams.

English Placement Exam:  10 February 2025, Monday
English Proficiency Exam Written Part:  11 February 2025, Tuesday
English Proficiency Exam Speaking Part:  12 February 2025, Wednesday

The English exams have 2 parts:

• The English Placement primarily aims to determine students' level of English knowledge. The test is 75 minutes long and assesses grammar and vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension skills. Students who cannot pass the Placement test are directly placed in the English Prep Year. Those who pass the Placement test can take the Proficiency Exam. The passing grade is 55 out of 80.

• The aim of the Proficiency exam is to decide whether students' level of English is adequate for academic studies in an English-medium university. The exam lasts about 4 hours and assesses reading, listening, writing and speaking skills. The score of the English Proficiency Exam must be 70% or higher for students to pass the English Prep year.

For Sample Exams: https://www.isikun.edu.tr/en/academic/sfl/exam_guides

Exempted Students:  

• Students who have one of the following English certificates are exempted from taking the English exams or English Prep. Please be informed that only exam results from examination centers at universities are accepted.

TOEFL PBT            560
TOEFL CBT            220
TOEFL IBT              80
YDS/e-YDS/ÜDS   70
PTE Academic        71
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*TOEFL and PTE scores are valid for maximum two years; YDS/e-YDS/ÜDS scores are valid for 5 years.
*Only exam results from examination centers at universities are accepted.

• Students from a nationality that has English as the official language, such as Pakistani, Indian, Nigerian, Tanzanian, Canadian, American, British, Australian etc. are also exempted from the English exams and English Prep.