All students who have been admitted to programs taught in English at our university but do not possess a valid English proficiency certificate are required to take the English Placement Exam (Proficiency Part 1) administered at the beginning of the semester. Students who achieve a sufficient score on this exam qualify to take the English Proficiency Exam (Proficiency Part 2 / EPS106). Those who do not obtain a passing score on the Proficiency Exam are placed into the appropriate program at the English Preparatory School, as indicated in the table below, based on their Placement Exam results.
EPSA020
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EPSA010
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EPSB010
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EPSU010
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In order to be exempt from the English Preparatory School programs, associate and undergraduate students must score at least 60 (sixty) out of 100 (one hundred) on the English Proficiency Exam. However, students enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine and the Translation and Interpreting programs must score at least 70 (seventy) out of 100 (one hundred) to be exempt from the English Preparatory School programs.
In addition, students who achieve the required scores on the internationally recognized exams listed below, which are accepted by our university, are also considered exempt from the English Preparatory Program.
For all programs (except Medicine and Translation and Interpreting Programs)
requiring at least 60% in EMU FLEPS English Proficiency Exam Stage 2
| Exam | Direct Exemption | Eligible for Proficiency Exam Stage 2 |
| IELTS | Minimum 5.5 | 5.0 |
| TOEFL iBT | Minimum 65 | 60 |
| TOEFL PBT | Minimum 513 | 497 |
| TOEFL CBT | Minimum 183 | 170 |
| TOEFL iTEP Academic | Minimum 3.6 | 3.5 |
| PTE Academic | Minimum 42 | 35-41 |
| ÜDS / YDS / KPDS / YÖKDİL | Minimum 54 | 50 |
| City & Guilds | At least B1 First Class Pass | B1 Pass |
| GCE / IGCSE | At least grade C / 5 | C |
| FCE | At least grade C | C |
| CPE / CAE | At least grade C | C |
| LCCI (ESP) | At least Level 2 Pass | Level 1 Distinction |
| WAEC / WASSCE / SSSCE / NECO / NABTEB / ZIMSEC | At least C6 | D7 |
| UCE | Grades 3-4 | 5-6 |
| NSC (IEB) | At least 60% or level 5 | 50% or level 4 |
| ECZ | At least 5 | 6 (or ENGL 181-182 courses) |
| HIGCSE / NSSC | At least 2 | 3 |
| KNEC | At least C+ | C |
| NECTA (CSEE) | At least B | C |
| NEAEA | At least B | C |
| SAT (Reading & Writing) | At least 430 | 420
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For departments requiring at least 70% in EMU FLEPS English Proficiency Exam Stage 2 (Medicine Faculty and English Translation and Interpreting Program)
| Exam | Direct Exemption | Eligible for Proficiency Exam Stage 2 |
| IELTS | Minimum 6.0 | 5.5 |
| TOEFL iBT | Minimum 72 | 65 |
| TOEFL PBT | Minimum 530 | 513 |
| TOEFL CBT | Minimum 197 | 183 |
| TOEFL iTEP Academic | Minimum 3.7 | 3.6 |
| PTE Academic | Minimum 50 | 42-49 |
| ÜDS / YDS / KPDS / YÖKDİL | Minimum 60 | 54 |
| City & Guilds | At least B2 Pass | B1 First Class Pass |
| GCE / IGCSE | At least grade B / 6 | C |
| FCE | At least grade B | C |
| CPE / CAE | At least grade B | C |
| LCCI (ESP) | At least Level 2 Distinction | Level 2 Pass |
| WAEC / WASSCE / SSSCE / NECO / NABTEB / ZIMSEC | At least C5 | C6 |
| UCE | Grades 1-2 | 3-4 |
| NSC (IEB) | At least 70% or level 6 | 60% or level 5 |
| ECZ | At least 5 | — |
| HIGCSE / NSSC | At least 2 | — |
| KNEC | At least B- | C+ |
| NECTA (CSEE) | At least B+ | B |
| NEAEA | At least B | — |
| SAT (Reading & Writing) | At least 440 | 430
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Important Information:
- Unless otherwise specified by the exam administering institution, the validity period of the above-mentioned certificates is 2 years. In cases where the validity period of the exam result has expired, the English Preparatory School exemption committee may evaluate the student's situation with an interview, provided that the student documents continued active use of the English language.
- The validity of any international exam certificate not listed in the above table is subject to evaluation by the exemption committee established by the English Preparatory School administration.
- Students who have graduated from secondary education institutions in countries where English is the native and official language are exempt from the English Preparatory School programs.
- Students who have successfully completed the English Preparatory School of another university are exempt from the English Preparatory School programs. However, if these students have interrupted their education for 2 years, they are required to take the English Proficiency Exam.
- Students who obtain the required score on the English Proficiency Exam and are exempt from the English Preparatory School programs must register for the ENGL-coded academic English courses included in their department/program curricula.
- Students who fail Stage 2 of the English Proficiency Exam are placed in the EPSU010 course at the English Preparatory School and must complete at least one semester at this level. To be eligible to retake Stage 2 of the exam at the end of the semester, these students must not fail due to absenteeism.
Note: Decisions for exemptions are given in 5 working days following the application.
