IS100 - Introduction to Information Technologies and Applications is a must-course that students have to take in the first year of their undergraduate education.
Students may be exempt from the course and receive an "EX" grade if they pass the IS100 Proficiency Exam. The proficiency exam is an online exam and conducted three times a year, in September, February and May. The proficiency exams given in September and February are held on the day(s) before the interactive registrations and the one given in May is held before the final exams. The exact dates can be found in the academic calendar of the corresponding year.
Students can take IS100 Proficiency Exam at most two times by the regular semester they have to take the course. After preparatory class, students are automatically registered to IS100 at the beginning of the regular semester that their department has to take the course. We highly recommend students take the proficiency exam. Once a student is registered for the course, he/she cannot take the proficiency exam again in the following semesters.
Following table shows the regular semester for taking the IS100 course based on departments.
| Faculty |
Department |
Regular semester to take the course |
Which Proficiency Exam to take? |
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Faculty of Engineering |
All Departments AEE - Aerospace Engineering CE - Civil Engineering CENG - Computer Engineering CHE - Chemical Engineering EE - Electrical and Electronics Engineering ENVE - Environmental Engineering FDE - Food Engineering GEOE - Geological Engineering IE - Industrial Engineering ME - Mechanical Engineering METE - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering MINE - Mining Engineering PETE - Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering |
First year, first semester (fall) |
May, when in preparatory class
September, just before 1st class
You cannot take the exam after finishing 1st year. You cannot take the exam in February even if you have dropped the course in fall semester. |
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Faculty of Economics and Adm. Sciences |
All Departments ADM - Political Science and Public Adm. BA - Business Administration ECON - Economics IR - International Relations |
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Faculty of Architecture |
ARCH - Architecture CRP - City and Regional Planning |
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Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
MATH - Mathematics PHIL - Philosophy SOC - Sociology |
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METU - SUNY |
BAS - Business Administration GIA - Global and International Affairs |
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Faculty of Architecture |
ID - Industrial Design |
First year, second semester (spring) |
September, just before 1st class
February, in 1st class
You cannot take the exam after finishing 1st year. |
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Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
BIOL - Biology CHEM - Chemistry GENE - Molecular Biology and Genetics HIST - History PHYS - Physics PSY - Psychology STAT - Statistics |
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Faculty of Education |
CEIT - Computer Edu. and Instructional Tech.* ECE - Early Childhood Education** FLE - Foreign Language Education*** CHED - Chemistry Education**** |
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METU - SUNY |
TEFL - Foreign Language Education |
* For students that are in CEIT departments, those who started METU after and including 2007 are NOT required to take the course.
** For students that are in ECE, ESE and EME departments, those who started METU after and including 2015 are NOT required to take the course.
*** For students that are in FLE department, those who started METU after and including 2018 are NOT required to take the course.
**** For students that are in CHED, MHED and PHED departments, those who started their first year in 2018 and 2019 are NOT required to take the course.
Students whose regular semester is fall can take the exam in
- May (just before completing preparatory class)
- September (just before the beginning of the first semester).
The remaining students whose regular semester is spring can take the exam in
- September (just before the beginning of the first semester)
- February (just before the beginning of the second semester).
- !!! YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE ANY PROFICIENCY EXAM IF YOU MISS THE EXAMS THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT.
- !!! YOU CANNOT TAKE THE PROFICIENCY EXAM IF YOU HAVE TAKEN THE COURSE BEFORE.
Students who pass the proficiency exam receive an EX grade. This grade is recorded in their transcript at the end of the semester. For more information about the registration process please see the related user guide at http://ii.metu.edu.tr/user-guides.
Note that the proficiency exam is online and you can take the exam wherever you seem fit. During the exam, interacting with other students, opening programs other than the exam environment or using cell phones are strictly forbidden. Disciplinary action will be taken against those who do not obey the rules.