Students should understand the procedures described below and follow the appropriate steps.
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First year students have to take IS100 course in the regular semester indicated in the table below unless they have already obtained an "EX" grade in a proficiency exam earlier. Before the interactive registration period, IS100 course is automatically added to the registered course list of the students who have not passed the course yet. They are registered to online classes.
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The students who are in their second, third or fourth grade should register and complete the course as soon as possible.
Note that only first year students are allowed to drop the course to take it in the following semesters. Students that have finished their first year and have not received an "EX" or "S" grade will be registered to the IS100 course every semester until they pass it, and they will not be allowed to drop the course. Thus, it is recommended for students to complete the course immediately.
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.