Placement (October 7, 2025) & Proficiency Exam (October 9, 2025) Details

ENGLISH PLACEMENT EXAM AND ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM INFORMATION 2025-2026

Dear Students,

To see which classroom you will take the English Placement Exam in, to be held on October 7, 2025 at BAU Kemerburgaz (Future) Campus, click here.

Students placed in programs at Bahçeşehir University where the language of instruction is fully or partially English (compulsory English) must either be exempt from the English Preparatory Program or successfully complete it in order to start their departmental courses. For newly enrolled students placed in programs where the language of instruction is fully or partially English (compulsory English), as well as for students who wish to study in the Preparatory Program on an optional basis, taking the English Placement Exam is compulsory. Students who achieve at least 30 net correct answers out of 60 multiple-choice questions in the Placement Exam will be considered successful and will be eligible to take the English Proficiency Exam. In order to pass the English Proficiency Exam and be exempt from the Preparatory Program, students must achieve a success rate of at least 60% in the English Proficiency Exam. This rate is set at 80%for students of the English Language Teaching Department, the Faculty of Medicine and the English Translation and Interpreting Department, and 70% for students of the Faculties of Pharmacy and Dentistry.

ENGLISH PLACEMENT EXAM

The Placement Exam will be held FACE-TO-FACE at BAU Future Campus in Kemerburgaz. Students who achieve at least 30 net correct answers out of 60 questions in the Placement Exam will be considered successful and will be eligible to take the English Proficiency Exam.

Exam content: The English Placement Exam will consist of 60 multiple-choice questions in grammar and reading sections (to see sample questions for the English Placement Exam: bit.ly/prep-ornek-sinav).

Exam duration: The exam duration is 75 minutes.

In the Placement Exam, 4 (four) incorrect answers WILL CANCEL OUT one correct answer.

All information about the English Placement Exam will be published on the School of Foreign Languages website on the page titled “Exam Information” before the exam date (to visit the page: bit.ly/bau-prep-sinav-bilgi).

You can find your Placement Exam result on the Bahçeşehir University School of Foreign Languages website on the page titled “Exam Results” (to visit the page: bit.ly/bau-prep-sinav-sonuc).

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM

Students who achieve at least 30 net correct answers out of 60 questions in the English Placement Exam will be eligible to take the English Proficiency Exam, which will be held FACE-TO-FACE . The speaking section of the English Proficiency Exam will be held on the same day in the afternoon, again FACE-TO-FACE . You can find your exam room for the written and speaking exams at BAU Future Campus in Kemerburgaz and your speaking exam time on the Bahçeşehir University School of Foreign Languages website on the page titled “Exam Information” (to visit the page: bit.ly/bau-prep-sinav-bilgi).

Students who achieve fewer than 30 net correct answers out of 60 questions in the English Placement Exam and students who take the English Proficiency Exam but do not pass will be placed in classes appropriate to their level. School of Foreign Languages Preparatory Program students will begin their studies at BAU Future Campus on Monday, October 6, 2025.

Important Reminders:

- Please be ready in front of your exam room at least 30 minutes before the exam time.

- Please bring your student ID or a valid ID card with a recent photo.

- Please bring a pencil and an eraser.

Useful Links for Our Students:

• BAU Website: bau.edu.tr
• BAU School of Foreign Languages Website: ydyo.bau.edu.tr
• BAU School of Foreign Languages Instagram Account: @bau_prep
• BAU School of Foreign Languages YouTube Channel: BAU PREP
• Technology-Enhanced Learning Unit Instagram Account: @baupreptelu