Language Requirements

(1) Candidates who have gained the right to register to commence their education, they must possess a Turkish Proficiency Certificate at level C1 for programs taught in Turkish and at least level B1 for programs taught in a foreign language of instruction.

(2) For programs taught in a foreign language at the university, students who cannot prove their proficiency in English with any language exam certificate accepted by the Senate, or who fail to succeed in the English Proficiency Exam held at the beginning of the academic year, shall be accepted to the English Preparatory Program.

 (3) Students who present any language exam certificate accepted by the Senate during registration are exempt from the English Preparatory Class and can start their undergraduate program directly.

(4) The Turkish language proficiency level for programs conducted in Turkish is determined based on the Turkish Proficiency Exam results conducted by TÖMER. Those who fail this exam are granted permission to improve their Turkish language skills and can commence their studies with a language certificate indicating their success by TÖMER at the beginning of the subsequent academic semester.

(5) Since proficiency in both English and Turkish languages is expected when students of the English Translation and Interpretation Department begin their undergraduate program, applicants who have studied abroad or apply under foreign student status are required to demonstrate proficiency in both languages, and the following conditions are required to be met:

a)For English; the student must be at the C1 Advanced level in accordance with subparagraph (e) of paragraph (1) of Article 7 of the Toros University School of Foreign Languages Department of Foreign Languages Education and Examination Directive approved by the Senate decision dated 04.08.2023 and numbered 14/41 and paragraph 2 of the same article. 

 b)For Turkish ;

1) Having a certificate with CEFR equivalency C1.2 and Ankara University TÖMER Language Level HIGH 4 from the Turkish proficiency exams conducted by Ankara University TÖMER during the registration phase,

2) For certificates obtained before January 15, 2022 from the Turkish proficiency exam conducted by Yunus Emre Enstitüsü during the registration phase, the CEFR equivalence must be C2 level certificate, and for certificates obtained as a result of the Turkish proficiency exam conducted after January 16, 2022, it must be C1.