If you have a valid external exam result that meets the criteria specified on the ELC website, you may be exempt from the preparatory program* and do not need to take the KUEPE.

*ELC holds the right to initiate an investigation regarding the exam results submitted, to reject suspicious results, and to require the candidate to take the Koç University English Proficiency Exam. For external exam results to be accepted, the exam must be taken in a state university building, the official result documents (depending on the exam taken) must be mailed to the university by the institution administering the exam, and the results must be obtained within the validity period specified for each exam.