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IUS Language Proficency

English Language School
English Language School

IUS Language Proficency

IUS - ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS 2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR

Language of instruction and communication at IUS is English. Each student must prove their language proficiency in English to be able to begin their faculty programs.

REGULAR IUS PROGRAMS

 

Turkish students:

ProgramELS ProficiencyTOEFL iBT
(In Turkey, it must be taken only from university-run test centers.)
IELTSHigh School/BA/MA Diploma in a native English-speaking countryAICE
(Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education)
IB Diploma
(International Baccalaureate)
BA6570x✔ (not older than 2 years)xx
MA7075x✔ (not older than 2 years)xx
PhD8080x✔ (not older than 2 years)xx

Students from BIH and other countries:

ProgramELS ProficiencyTOEFL iBTIELTSHigh School/BA/MA Diploma in a native English-speaking countryAICE
(Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education)
IB Diploma
(International Baccalaureate)
BA65706✔ (not older than 2 years)x
MA70756.5✔ (not older than 2 years)x
PhD80807✔ (not older than 2 years)x

TOEFL iBT exam results are accepted only if obtained from university-administered test centers in Türkiye. Scores from other centers in Türkiye, such as private language schools or similar institutions, will not be recognized as valid proof of English language proficiency by the International University of Sarajevo.

Students will submit the "ORIGINAL" score sheet from TOEFL iBT /IELTS "IN PERSON" to the ELS Administration for review and a follow-up interview. Test-taker copies downloaded from the Internet are not accepted by IUS as proof of English language proficiency. The validity period for such exam scores is as stated on the score sheet.

 

DOUBLE DIPLOMA PROGRAMS

ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

The required minimum score to start the program:

  1. ITU Proficiency Exam – minimum 65 points out 100
  2. IUS Proficiency Exam - minimum 65 points out 100

In the following cases, prospective students will be exempted from the ELS Proficiency Exam if they have:

  1. TOEFL iBT – minimum 79 points
  2. Obtained a high school/BA/MA diploma/degree in a native English-speaking country
  3. High-school diploma from one of the internationally recognized English medium programs below:

a.AICE diploma: Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education

b.IB diploma: International Baccalaureate

Students who attend the English Language Program must sit for the Proficiency Exam at the end of B2 level. These students can't be exempt from the Proficiency Exam based on their B2 level scores.

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY

The required minimum score to start the program:

IUS Proficiency Exam - minimum 65 points out 100 for the following programs:

  • Economics
  • Management
  • Law

IUS Proficiency Exam - minimum 70 points out 100 for the following programs:

  • Political Science and International Relations

In the following cases, prospective students will be exempted from the ELS Proficiency Exam if they have:

  1. TOEFL iBT – minimum 79 points
  2. Obtained a high school/BA/MA diploma/degree in a native English-speaking country
  3. High-school diploma from one of the internationally recognized English medium programs below:

a. AICE diploma: Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education

b. diploma: International Baccalaureate

Students who attend the English Language Program must sit for the Proficiency Exam at the end of B2 level. These students can't be exempt from the Proficiency Exam based on their B2 level scores.

UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

The required minimum score to start the program:

IUS Proficiency Exam - minimum 65 points out 100

In the following cases, prospective students will be exempted from the ELS Proficiency Exam if they have:

  1. TOEFL iBT – minimum 72 points
  2. Obtained a high school/BA/MA diploma/degree in a native English-speaking country
  3. High-school diploma from one of the internationally recognized English medium programs below:

a.    AICE diploma: Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education

b.    IB diploma: International Baccalaureate

Students who attend the English Language Program must sit for the Proficiency Exam at the end of B2 level. These students can't be exempt from the Proficiency Exam based on their B2 level scores.

MARMARA UNIVERSITY

The required minimum score to start the program:

IUS Proficiency Exam - minimum 65 points out 100

In the following cases, prospective students will be exempted from the ELS Proficiency Exam if they have:

  1. 1.TOEFL iBT – minimum 79 points
  2. 2.Obtained a high school/BA/MA diploma/degree in a native English-speaking country
  3. 3.High-school diploma from one of the internationally recognized English medium programs below:

a.AICE diploma: Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education

b.IB diploma: International Baccalaureate

Students who attend the English Language Program must sit for the Proficiency Exam at the end of B2 level. These students can't be exempt from the Proficiency Exam based on their B2 level scores.

 

English Language School
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Sample Proficiency Exam

 Click here to download the ELS - Sample Proficiency Exam 2025/2026

The audio tracks for Task IV of the Sample Proficiency Exam are available below

Listening Track 1

Listening Track 2

Listening Track 3