English Placement and English Proficiency (Preparatory Exemption) Exam

Registration for the 2013-2014 Academic Year will take place between 02-06 September 2013. Every student registering for the first time must take the Placement Test (SBS) to be given during this period. Information about this exam and the process our students should follow are explained in detail below

1) ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST (SBS):

The SBS will be held between 02-06 September 2013 EVERY DAY , 7 times a day, at the "Beşiktaş Campus". The SBS will be given every hour on the hour between 10:00 and 16:00 each day. Accordingly, the exam times will be as follows: 10:00; 11:00; 12:00; 13:00; 14:00; 15:00; 16:00.

Students who have completed their registration and received their “Student ID Documents”should go to the English Placement Test Registration Desks located in the "A Block Foyer" to learn the exam venue and other details about the exam.

The SBS consists of questions measuring Reading Skills, Grammar and Vocabulary.

In the SBS, 4 (four) wrong answers cancel out one correct answer.

Students who achieve 60% in the SBS will be eligible to take the English Proficiency Exam to be held on Monday, 9 September 2013.

Below you can find detailed information about the English Proficiency Exam

2) ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (PREPARATORY EXEMPTION) EXAM:

The Bahçeşehir University 2013-2014 Academic Year English Proficiency Exam will be held on Monday, 9 September 2013 at the "Şişli Campus".

The English Proficiency Exam consists of two parts: "Written" and "Oral" . Accordingly, the exam times set for both parts are as follows:

Written Part: 09:00-12:30,

Oral Exam: 13:00-17:00.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In the oral exam, students will be examined on the basis of 15-minute appointments. Students will learn their Appointment Times from the Exam Announcement Boards on the exam campus.

The English Proficiency Written Exam measures Reading, Listening, Grammar, Vocabulary and Writing skills.

The Oral Exam measures Speaking Skills.

In order to pass the English Proficiency Exam and be exempt from the Preparatory Program, students must achieve a score of at least 60% in the Proficiency Exam. This rate has been set at 80% for students of American Culture and Literature and English Language Teaching.

Students who do not achieve a sufficient score in the Proficiency Exam will study in the English Preparatory Program for at least one semester. Students who will take the English Proficiency Exammust be present at the exam venues half an hour before the exam time stated above, together with the “Student ID Documents” issued by our University. Students whose identity has been checked by the exam hall staff will sit in the seats allocated to them.