EXEMPTION EXAMS FOR COMPULSORY COURSES-ANNOUNCEMENT (18 OCTOBER 2022 TUESDAY)

TO THE ATTENTION OF FACULTY STUDENTS 

WHO WISH TO ATTEND 

THE 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR 

COMPULSORY ENGLISH COURSES 

EXEMPTION EXAM (VOLUNTARILY)

• READ THE INFORMATION BELOW RELATED TO THE EXAM CAREFULLY AND IN DETAIL.
• THE EXEMPTION EXAM REGARDING THE COMPULSORY ENGLISH COURSES TAKEN BY 1^ST YEAR STUDENTS WILL BE HELD IN THE MERKEZ (MAIN), ÇARŞI, GÜNEY AND SAĞLIK CAMPUSES ON OCTOBER 18TH, TUESDAY DURING THE HOURS STATED BELOW.

• STUDENTS MIGHT TAKE THE EXEMPTION EXAM VOLUNTARILY FOR THEIR RELATED ENGLISH I-II COURSES.
• STUDENTS, WHO WON’T ATTEND THE EXEMPTION EXAM OR CANNOT SUCCEED IN THE EXAM, HAVE TO TAKE THE RELATED COMPULSORY ENGLISH COURSES DURING TWO SEMESTRES.
• YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER TO TAKE THE EXAM. YOU CAN LEARN IN WHICH CAMPUS AND ROOM YOU WILL ATTEND THE EXAM FROM THE STUDENTS’ LISTS THAT WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE FACULTY WEBSITES AND BE POSTED ON STIX & ALMS THE DAY BEFORE THE EXAM DAY. PLEASE CHECK YOUR EXAM ROOM CAREFULLY FROM THE LISTS AS THE CAMPUS YOU WILL TAKE THE EXAM IN CAN BE DIFFERENT FROM THE CAMPUS YOU WILL ATTEND THE ENGLISH COURSES.
• THE EXAMS CONSIST OF 50 QUESTIONS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEVEL OF COURSES STUDENTS WILL TAKE (AT LEAST B2 LEVEL FOR PREPARATORY SCHOOL GRADUATED STUDENTS, A1 LEVEL FOR TURKISH FACULTY PROGRAMMES (4 YEARS) AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL (2 YEARS) STUDENTS).
• THE LETTER GRADE CC (70) AND ABOVE WILL BE DIRECTLY REGISTERED TO THE SYSTEM BY THE STUDENTS’ AFFAIRS OFFICE FOR EACH SEMESTRE (e.g. IF THE STUDENT GETS THE LETTER GRADE BA, THIS GRADE WILL BE REGISTERED TO THE SYSTEM FOR EACH SEMESTER). STUDENTS, WHO SUCCEED IN THE EXAM, WILL BE EXEMPT FROM THE COMPULSORY ENGLISH COURSES.
• EACH EXAM SESSION WILL BE 50 MINUTES.
• STUDENTS, WHO HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE RELATED ENGLISH COURSES AND FAILED IN FORMER YEARS OR WHO WISH TO INCREASE THEIR PREVIOUS ENGLISH GRADES, CANNOT ATTEND THIS EXEMPTION EXAM AGAIN. THESE STUDENTS NEED TO RETAKE THE ENGLISH COURSE THEY PREVIOUSLY FAILED IN OR PASSED WITH LOW LETTER GRADES. 
• INTERNAL/EXTERNAL TRANSFER STUDENTS, WHO WERE ADMITTED IN THE SPRING SEMESTER OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND STUDENTS, WHO STUDIED IN PREPARATORY SCHOOL LAST YEAR AND PASSED TO THE FACULTY IN THE HALF OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR, WILL ONLY TAKE THE EXEMPTION EXAM FOR FALL SEMESTER COURSE IF THEY TOOK SPRING SEMESTER ENGLISH II (ENG102&ING102&INGU102) COURSE LAST YEAR. THE GRADE TO BE RECEIVED WILL ONLY BE VALID FOR FALL SEMESTER COURSES (ENG101&ING101&INGU101).
• THE EXAM WILL NOT BE REPEATED FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVEN’T TAKEN THE EXAM.
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• AS STUDENTS’ IDENTITY CARDS WILL BE CHECKED BEFORE THE EXAM, MAKE SURE YOUR STUDENT ID CARDS ARE WITH YOU DURING THE EXAM.
• DO NOT FORGET TO BRING PENCILS AND RUBBERS FOR THE EXAM.
• THE GRADE SCALES NECESSARY FOR 1^ST YEAR STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL FROM COMPULSORY ENGLISH COURSE EXEMPTION EXAM AND THE CORRESPONDING LETTER GRADES THAT WILL BE REGISTERED TO THEIR STUDENT SYSTEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• 	FALL AND SPRING SEMESTER COURSES	GRADE SCALES	LETTER GRADES
  THE ENGLISH COURSES TAKEN BY 1ST YEAR FACULTY (4 YEARS) STUDENTS  (FOR THE FACULTY DEPARTMENTS OF TURKISH MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION)	BASIC ENGLISH I & II ( ING101 & ING102 )	90-100	AA
  		85-89	BA
  		80-84	BB
  		75-79	CB
  		70-74	CC
  THE STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM PREPARATORY SCHOOL  (FOR THE FACULTY DEPARTMENTS OF %100 ENGLISH MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION)	ENGLISH I & II ( ENG101 & ENG102 )	90-100	AA
  		85-89	BA
  		80-84	BB
  		75-79	CB
  		70-74	CC
  THE ENGLISH COURSES TAKEN BY 1ST YEAR SHMYO VOCATIONAL SCHOOL  (2 YEARS) STUDENTS	BASIC ENGLISH I & II             ( INGU101 & INGU102 )	90-100	AA
  		85-89	BA
  		80-84	BB
  		75-79	CB
  		70-74	CC

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