EQUIVALENCE TABLE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMS RECOGNIZED BY METU FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS

METU EPE

TOEFL IBT

Online TOEFL IBT Special Home Edition

(TOEFL-IBT Special Home Edition exams taken after 14 April 2022 will not be accepted. TOEFL-IBT Special Home Edition exam, which is taken on or before 14 April 2022 (not more than 2 years have passed over the exam date) can be used. )

IELTS ACADEMIC

(IELTS ACADEMIC exams taken after 23 December 2022 will not be accepted. IELTS ACADEMIC exams taken on or before 23 December 2022 (not more than 2 years after the exam date) can be used.)

PTE ACADEMIC

EXPLANATIONS

95-100

119-120

119-120

9.0

87-90

-

90

110

110

8.5

83-86

-

85

106

106

8.0

79-82

-

80

102

102

7.5

72-78

-

75

92

92

7.0

67-71

-

70

86

86

7.0

65

Foreign Language Education Department: Minimum score required for exemption from the Department of Basic English (Preparatory School) program (as of 2014 - 2015 admissions)

65

79

79

6.5

62

SUNY programs: Minimum score required for exemption from the Department of Basic English (Preparatory School) program
Minimum score required for admission to graduate programs3

60

75

75

6.0

55

Undergraduate programs: Minimum score required for exemption from the Department of Basic English (Preparatory School) program

  • Scores obtained on METU EPE are rounded off as follows::
    • 59.50=60
    • 64.50=65
    • 69.50=70
    • 74.50=75
    • 79.50=80
    • 84.50=85 
    • 89.50=90

 

  • METU EPE: METU English Proficiency Exam
  • TOEFL IBT: Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-based 
  • IELTS: International English Language Testing System - Academic Version (Average of four components)
  • PTE ACADEMIC: Pearson Test of English, Academic Version

(1) The scores obtained from exams indicated on the equivalence table are valid for 2 years.

(2) TOEFL PBT and TWE are no longer administered. The submitted valid scores are to be evaluated by the School of Foreign Languages.

(3) The English proficiency requirement for applications to graduate programs may vary for each graduate program. For this reason, please take a look at the announcement on the official website of the relevant Graduate School for the English proficiency requirement of the program to be applied.

(4) The exemption from the compulsory "ENG 101 English for Academic Purposes I" course (with credit) for undergraduate programs has been abolished as of the Spring semester of the 2023-2024 Academic Year with the decision of the University Senate dated 26 October 2023 2023/8 and numbered 7.