English Language Requirements

Since the language of education at our university is English, the conditions for studying at the university for first-year students are as follows:

A. The candidate must present an internationally accepted original document result such as TOEFL (60), IELTS (5), or PTE (40) – proving that they have the minimum English score from exams.

Otherwise, the student has to take the TIU English Language Proficiency Test:

What is the Tishk International University Proficiency Test?

  • It is an international standardized examination that includes speaking, reading, writing, and listening parts and measures the candidate student’s language proficiency.
  • In the proficiency exam, candidates’ success is evaluated according to the following criteria:

    • Reading ability: 20%
    • Writing ability: 30%
    • Speaking ability: 30%
    • Listening ability: 20%
  • The exam is free, and applications are made in the student affairs department of our university.
  • The exam results are announced by the Prep School within three days to the student affairs section, and candidates can learn the result from the student affairs.

What Happens After the TIU English Proficiency Exam?

After the TIU English Proficiency Exam, 50% of the High School Exam English Language score and 50% of the TIU English Proficiency Exam score determine the language level of the student who has enrolled at TIU.

  1. If the student’s TIU English Proficiency Exam score is higher than 50, the student can move to the first year of the related faculty and does not have to study the Foundation English non-technical elective course.
  2. If a student’s TIU English Proficiency Exam score is 20 or below, the student must study at TIU Language Preparatory School for a year. Additionally, the High School English Exam score will not affect this category.
  3. If the average score (50% of High School & 50% of TIU Exams) is lower than 50, the student must study at the Preparatory School of the University. The student must complete one year of English education successfully before advancing to the first-class level in the relevant department.
  4. If the average score (50% of High School & 50% of TIU Exams) is more than 50, the student can move to the first year of the related faculty. It is essential to take the 1st Semester GEN 100-Foundation English (1) non-technical elective course and the 2nd Semester GEN 100-Foundation English (2) non-technical elective course. Additionally, the student must successfully complete both courses.

Other information is found in SECTION IV, “ENGLISH LANGUAGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL REGULATIONS” of the TIU Student Handbook (click here).