Dear students,

We strongly recommend that you carefully review the full announcement regarding applications for the English I - II exemption exam scheduled for October 3, 2026.

A Foreign Language I-II (English I-II) Exemption Exam will be held on October 3, 2026, for students who have enrolled in the academic units of our University for the 2026-2027 Academic Year based on the 2026 Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS) results and who are beginning their first-year studies in their respective departments. This exam allows students to seek exemption from the Foreign Language I – II (English I – II) courses included in their departmental curricula.
Application Process for YKS Students
To apply for the exam, please CLICK the link before 23:59 on Friday, September 25, 2026.
The application link will close at 23:59 on Friday, September 25, 2026. Applications submitted via formal petition after this date will not be accepted.
Students unable to complete their application via the online link may instead fill out the petition form provided below.
CLICK HERE for the petition template.
Petitions submitted without a signature will not be considered.
The petition may be submitted either in person at our School or via e-mail. Contact numbers for our School's Student Affairs Unit: 0274 443 75 10 - 0274 443 75 15

E-mail addresses for our School's Student Affairs Unit: gokhan.bacak@dpu.edu.tr - aziz.cengiz@dpu.edu.tr

Letter grade conversions will be processed based on the scores obtained by students participating in the exam; however, students who wish to do so may apply to their respective Department Secretariats to waive their exemption and retake the courses during the 2026-2027 Academic Year Fall Semester. Please note that the most recently obtained score will be the valid one.
WHO CANNOT TAKE THE EXAM?

Students who studied in the English Preparatory Class during the 2025-2026 Academic Year cannot participate in the Foreign Language I-II (English) Course Exemption Exam scheduled for October 3, 2026. Letter grade conversions for the relevant courses, based on these students' Preparatory Success Scores, have already been forwarded to their respective Faculties. Students in this category should contact the Faculties and Departments where they are registered.
Students who will be studying in the Optional or Compulsory English Preparatory Class during the 2026-2027 Academic Year cannot participate in this exam.
Students who have previously taken the relevant courses in their departments cannot participate in this exam.
Students who have enrolled in our University for the 2026-2027 Academic Year via inter-institutional lateral transfer, Additional Article 1 (lateral transfer), or the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) cannot participate in this exam. Programs Not Including Foreign Language I – II (English I – II) Courses in the 2026-2027 Academic Year

Faculty of Arts and Sciences: Department of English Language and Literature
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences: Department of Business Administration (English)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences: Department of Translation and Interpreting
IMPORTANT: Information such as exam times and exam locations will be announced on our website at a later date.