Exam Types

Placement Test 

Students take the placement test on the dates announced in the academic calendar

The Placement Test is required in order for you to be placed in appropriate level groups. Therefore as a newly registered student who is required to attend Compulsory Preparatory Classes, you need to take the Placement Test on the dates announced in the academic calendar. Those who do not sit for the Placement Test are placed in the lowest level group available in the Foreign Language Preparatory Programme. Those students do not have the right to object to their level groups or request to take the test later.

The Placement Test selected according to the learning objectives of CEFR and GSE has been provided by international third party suppliers. Both the process and the application of the test are audited by the third parties nationally and/or internationally authorised in foreign language learning. In order to be exempted from the Preparatory Programme, first you need to achieve a score in the Placement Test which is equivalent to B1+ level, and then obtain the required score in BULET, which is prepared depending on the language level required for the programme you have enrolled in. If you fail to meet the exemption criteria, you will be placed in classes according to your Placement Test score.

Quiz

In the English Preparatory Programme, at least 4 (four) quizzes in each module and at least 8 (eight) quizzes in each term are conducted on the dates and hours pre-determined by the Testing and Assessment Unit. In the Russian Preparatory Programme at least 4 (four) quizzes are conducted in each term on the dates and hours pre-determined by the Head of the Russian Preparatory Programme. 

Midterm

Midterms are conducted once in each term in the Russian Preparatory Programme and in the evening education of English Preparatory Programme.

End of Module/Term Exam 

In the English Preparatory Programme, End of Module Exams are conducted once in every module following the completion of classes, while in the Russian Preparatory Programme and evening education of the English Preparatory Programme the End of Term Exams are conducted once in each term on the dates published in the Academic Calendar following the completion of classes. Those exams consist of Use of English, Reading, Listening and Speaking parts. If you fail to meet the attendance requirements, you will automatically lose the right to sit for the End of Module/Term Exam. 

Beykent University Language Exemption Test (BULET)

Beykent University Language Exemption Test (BULET) is designed to assess if the language competence of students is satisfactory to follow their departmental courses. Students who have enrolled in Translation and Interpreting (English), English Language and Literature, Translation and Interpreting (Russian), or Applied English and Translation need to take the test at B2 level while those who have enrolled in an undergraduate/associate degree programme other than the ones specified above where a language other than Turkish is partly or totally used as the medium of instruction need to take the test at B1+ level. The test is conducted four times a year: once at the beginning of the academic year, and once at the end of each term – fall term, spring term, and summer term. 

Those who achieve a score equivalent to at least B1+ level in the Placement Test, and those who attend Foreign Language Preparatory Classes and successfully complete the minimum language level required by the programme they have enrolled in are entitled to sit for BULET. The test consists of two parts: writing and speaking. If the average of the scores obtained from these parts is 60 or above, you will be eligible to start your department. However, if your average is below 60, you will be placed in Proficiency classes in order to study for the next BULET. 

PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION

In the English Preparatory Programme, module-based performance evaluation is carried out. Provided you have successfully completed the relevant level, you may continue to the next level. The module final grade is calculated as follows:

The lower limit is set as 60 out of 100 to pass. 

In the evening education of the English Preparatory Programme semester-based performance evaluation is carried out. Semester final grade is calculated as follows:

The lower limit is set as 60 out of 100 to pass.

The Russian Preparatory Programme also uses semester-based performance evaluation and the semester final grade is calculated as follows:

The lower limit is set as 60 out of 100 to pass.

MODULE PROGRESS CHARTS

From the links below, you can access the charts showing how you may proceed in the modular system of English Preparatory Classes. Separate charts are prepared according to your language at the beginning of the academic year and the language level required by the programme you have enrolled in. You may choose the chart that suits you and learn your possible progress throughout the academic year.