| BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES | ||
| ENGLISH PREPARATORY PROGRAM | ||
| 2025-2026 ACADEMIC CALENDER | ||
| FALL SEMESTER | ||
| DATE | DAY | DESCRIPTION |
| August 16, 2025 | Saturday | Final English Proficiency Exam (for students applying for internal transfer between August 1–15, 2025). Results will be announced on the same day. |
| September 8, 2025 | Monday | English and Turkish Proficiency Exams (for students applying for internal transfer (with GPA) between Turkish and English programs, double major, or minor programs) |
| September 11, 2025 | Thursday | English Proficiency Exam (for students who have attended the English Preparatory Program during the 2024-25 Academic Year and have failed) Written Exam: 09:00; Oral Exam: 13:30 (Please visit the following link for further details: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15238-exam-information) |
| September 13, 2025 | Saturday | English Placement Exam (Administered for all newly registered Turkish citizens and international students) Exam Time: 10:00 (Please visit the following link for further details: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15238-exam-information) |
| September 16, 2025 | Tuesday | Results of the English Placement Exam held on September 13, 2025 (Please visit the following link for the results: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15237-sinav-sonuclari) |
| September 17, 2025 | Wednesday | English Proficiency Exam. (For all newly registered students who have succeeded in the English Placement Exam held on September 13, 2025) Written Exam: 09:00; Oral Exam: 13:30 (Please visit the following link for further details: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15238-exam-information) |
| September 20, 2025 | Friday | The announcement of the English Proficiency Exam results held on September 11th and September 17th will be available online (Please visit the following link for the results: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15239-exam-results) |
| October 6, 2025 | Monday | The start of the English Preparatory Program Fall Semester (1st Module) classes |
| October 29, 2025 | Wednesday | Republic Day (starts on October 28, Tuesday afternoon) |
| November 10, 2025 | Monday | Atatürk Memorial Day |
| November 21, 2025 | Friday | The end of the Fall Semester (1st Module) classes of the Preparatory Program |
| November 24-25, 2025 | Monday - Tuesday | End of Module Exams: Module 1. (Please visit the following link for further details: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15238-exam-information) |
| November 28, 2025 | Friday | The Announcement of End of Module Exam Results. (Please visit the following link for the results: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15239-exam-results) |
| December 1, 2025 | Monday | The start of the English Preparatory Program Fall Semester (Module 2) classes |
| January 1, 2026 | Thursday | The New Year |
| January 15, 2026 | Thursday | The end of the Fall Semester classes of the Preparatory Program |
| January 15, 2026 | Thursday | English Placement Exam (for students who have frozen their registration during the Fall semester) - Exam Time: 10:00 (Please visit the following link for further details: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15238-exam-information) |
| January 16-17, 2026 | Friday - Saturday | End of Module Exams: Module 2. (Please visit the following link for further details: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15238-exam-information) |
| January 18-23, 2026 | Sunday-Friday | Module Break (for A1 and A2 level students) |
| January 20, 2026 | Friday | The Announcement of End of Module Exam Results. (Please visit the following link for the results: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15239-exam-results) |
| January 21, 2026 | Wednesday | English Proficiency Exam - WRITTEN and ORAL Exam. Exam Time: 09:00 (Please visit the following link for further details: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15238-exam-information) |
| January 23, 2026 | Friday | The Announcement of English Proficiency Exam Results. (Please visit the following link for the results: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15239-exam-results) |
| January 26-30, 2026 | Monday - Friday | Module Break (for B1, B2, and Prep C level students) |
| January 29, 2026 | Thursday | English and Turkish Proficiency Exams for those who applied between 22–28 January 2026 (for students without a foreign language certificate who are studying in Turkish programs and applying to English programs) |
| SPRING SEMESTER | ||
| DATE | DAY | DESCRIPTION |
| February 2, 2026 | Monday | The start of the English Preparatory Program Spring Semester (Module 3) classes |
| February 23, 2026 | Friday | English and Turkish Proficiency Exams for students applying for internal transfer (with GPA), double major, and minor programs on 7–8 February 2024 (for those without a foreign language certificate who are studying in Turkish programs and applying to English programs) |
| March 5, 2026 | Thursday | English Proficiency Exam (for Erasmus & World Exchange students) |
| March 20-22, 2026 | Friday-Sunday | Ramadan Holiday (19 March Ramadan Holiday Eve) |
| March 24, 2026 | Tuesday | The end of the English Preparatory Program Spring Semester (Module 3) classes |
| March 25-26, 2026 | Wednesday-Thursday | End of Module Exams: Module 3. (Please visit the following link for further details: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15238-exam-information) |
| March 30, 2026 | Monday | The Announcement of End of Module Exam Results. (Please visit the following link for the results: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15239-exam-results) |
| March 31, 2026 | Tuesday | The start of the English Preparatory Program Spring Semester (Module 4) classes |
| April 23, 2026 | Thursday | National Sovereignty and Children's Day |
| May 1, 2026 | Friday | Labor and Solidarity Day |
| May 14, 2026 | Thursday | The end of English Preparatory Program Spring Semester (Module 4) classes |
| May 15, 2026 | Friday | End of Module Exams: Module 4. (Please visit the following link for further details: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15238-exam-information) |
| May 18, 2026 | Monday | The Announcement of End of Module Exam Results. (Please visit the following link for the results: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15239-exam-results) |
| May 19, 2026 | Tuesday | Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth, and Sports Day |
| May 20, 2026 | Wednesday | English Proficiency Exam - WRITTEN and ORAL Exam. Exam Time: 09.00 (Please visit the following link for further details: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15238-exam-information) |
| May 25, 2026 | Monday | The Announcement of English Proficiency Exam Results. (Please visit the following link for the results: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15239-exam-results) |
| May 27-30, 2026 | Wednesday-Saturday | Sacrifice Holiday (May 26, Sacrifice Holiday Eve) |
| SUMMER SEMESTER | ||
| DATE | DAY | DESCRIPTION |
| June 1, 2026 | Monday | The start of the English Preparatory Program Summer Semester (Module 5) classes |
| July 10, 2026 | Friday | The end of the English Preparatory Program Summer Semester (Module 5) classes |
| July 13, 2026 | Monday | End of Module Exams: Module 5. (Please visit the following link for further details: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15238-exam-information) |
| July 15, 2026 | Wednesday | Democracy and National Unity Day (Official Holiday) |
| July 16, 2026 | Thursday | The Announcement of End of Module Exam Results. (Please visit the following link for the results: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15239-exam-results) |
| July 17, 2026 | Friday | English Proficiency Exam - WRITTEN and ORAL EXAM. Exam Time: 09:00. (Please visit the following link for further details: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15238-exam-information) |
| July 21, 2026 | Tuesday | The Announcement of English Proficiency Exam Results. (Please visit the following link for the results: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/en/15239-exam-results) |
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