You have to take the June 2013 ELAE or September 2013 ELAE for the exemption from ENG 101 and/or ENG 102. You can not get the exemption with TOEFL, IELTS or similar exams. We remind you that the June ELAE is on June 19th.
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Exemption From ENG 102 and ENG 102
Students who fulfill the outlined requirements are entitled for exemption from “Freshman English I & II” (ENG 101-102)
YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE ELAE STAGE 1&2 FOR THE EXEMPTION FROM THE FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY COURSES. YOU CANNOT GET THE EXEMPTION WITH TOEFL, IELTS OR SIMILAR EXAMS.
Students are entitled for exemption*
- only from ENG 101, if they get a C-SL from the 2nd stage of English Language Assesment Exam (ELAE June or September 2013) and at least 3 from one of "English Language and Composition" or "English Literature and Composition" sections in "Advanced Placement" (AP***)
- only from ENG 101, if they get an A-SL from the 2nd stage of English Language Assesment Exam (ELAE June or September 2013) and at least a B+ from the “Freshman English Exemption Exam (FEEE101****)
- from both ENG 101 and ENG 102, if they get at least a C-SL from the 2nd stage of English Language Assesment Exam (ELAE June or September 2013) and
- At least a 5 from from IB (International Baccalaureate) English A2
- At least a 10 from the ABITUR, English component
- At least a “Good” from the MATURA, English component from the Austrian High School
| ELAE Stage 2 Results | Exemption from ENG 101 | Exemption from ENG 101 and ENG 102 |
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| AP Exam Results | FEEE 101 | IB English A2 | ABITUR English | MATURA English | ||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | A | A- | B+ | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11-12 | 13-15 | Good | Very Good | |
| C-SL | B+ | A- | A | - | - | - | B+ | A- | A | B+ | A- | A | B+ | A |
| B-SL | A- | A | A | - | - | - | A- | A | A | A- | A | A | A- | A |
| A-SL | A | A | A | A | A | B+ | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
(*) only for students not yet taken the ENG 101 and/or ENG 102 course
(**) All the students who are admitted to Sabanci University are required to take this exam. Students who obtain at least a C-SL are entitled to start the undergraduate program, otherwise they go through Foundation Development Year where they improve their English skills.
(***) For more information on AP exam: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com. Advanced Placement exams are given in May of every year.
(****) FEEE101 is offered every semester during the course registrations week at Sabanci University.
Exam Application
If the student chooses to be exempted from ENG 101/102, he/she is required to submit a written statement to the Foundations Development Directorate (Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences G016 room) regarding his/her acceptance of the grade shown in tables no later than the final workday of the first week of classes.(date) Unless a written statement is given to the FDD within the above indicated deadline, the student is required to take the course at the first semester that it is offered in.
For questions:
Arzu Kıran
Foundations Development Directorate
Phone : 216 483 97 08
e-mail : arzu@sabanciuniv.edu