Conditions for Exemption from the Turkish Preparatory Program

Dear International Students,

If you have been admitted to an associate or undergraduate program at Bahçeşehir University where the language of instruction is Turkish, you must meet one of the following conditions to be exempt from Turkish preparatory education.

1. Scoring at least 60 if you are an undergraduate or associate degree student, or at least 65 if you are a graduate student, on the Turkish Proficiency Exam administered by the Bahçeşehir University School of Foreign Languages.

2. Submitting a Turkish proficiency certificate that meets the following requirements from an institution affiliated with the Council of Higher Education (YÖK):

Turkish proficiency certificates submitted to our University must meet the following requirements:

• The exam must be titled "Turkish Proficiency Exam" and must have been taken face-to-face. The original certificate must include a statement showing that it was issued as a result of a "Turkish Proficiency Exam." Placement, Certificate, Diploma and similar exams do not exempt students from the Turkish preparatory program.
• The proficiency certificate must state the level and score; the level must be at least B2, and the score must be at least 60 for undergraduate/associate degree students and at least 65 for graduate students.

3.         Having studied the last three years at, completed and successfully graduated from a high school in Türkiye or abroad affiliated with the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye where the language of instruction is Turkish

4. Having successfully graduated from an undergraduate program where the language of instruction is Turkish

Certificates that do not meet these criteria will not be accepted. We kindly ask all our students to review these requirements carefully.