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

METU EPE

TOEFL IBT

PTE ACADEMIC

(Valid for PTE Academic Exam taken before 12.11.2024 )

PTE ACADEMIC

(PTE Academic Exam equivalency grades taken after 12.11.2024 have been updated) 

EXPLANATIONS

85-100

106-120

79-90

84-90

-

80

102

72-78

79-83

-

75

92 67-71 74-78 -

70

86

65

73

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

62

70

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

60

75

55

65

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

* Measurement, Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) Directive on Determining the Equivalence of Foreign Language Exams, Application Article - 6 (3) d) “If the exam is held in Turkey, it should only be held in the buildings belonging to the state university” In accordance with the provision of the Directive on Determining the Equivalence of Foreign Language Exams, if the exam is held in Turkey, it must be held in the buildings of state universities.

  • 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 
  • 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) 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.

(3) 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.