To be eligible to study at ADA’s undergraduate programs, candidates should demonstrate a record of academic strengths, and possess a proficiency in the English language.  

Academic Strengths

All citizens of Azerbaijan must select English as their foreign language. 

Language Proficiency

Azerbaijani citizens admitted into ADA by SSAC, and the international candidates must demonstrate a proficiency in the English language. They can demonstrate such proficiency by:

- Taking ADA’s English Proficiency Exam (ADA-EPE) or
- Providing ADA with a TOEFL or IELTS scores

Students who score 60 in ADA-EPE or 75 in iBT TOEFL (537 Paper-based) and 6.0 in IELTS enter the first year of the undergraduate program. If a candidate is in possession of a TOEFL or IELTS score, he/she does not need to take ADA-EPE, but submit that score to the Admission Office right after the admission by SSAC, but no later than August 20.

Students who take ADA-EPE and score below 60 are placed in the English Preparatory Program.

Based on the scores, students are placed in one of the four levels: elementary, lower- intermediate, intermediate, and upper-intermediate. Most students in the upper-intermediate level have previous knowledge of English. What they mainly lack is academic skills such as writing, analytical reading, and effective presentation. Students in the intermediate level have had previous exposure to English but do not have enough experience to have a good command of written and spoken English. Students in the lower-intermediate level have had English before but have forgotten the basics. Elementary level students come into the program with little or no English.

The average number of study hours required to complete one level is 176 hrs which are covered primarily in 8-week courses over an academic year, i.e. two levels per semester, although at certain levels these hours are covered in longer (16-week) courses.

Students are assessed on each class (core and elective) at a certain level through attendance (10%), participation (15%), course assignments and weekly/biweekly achievement tests (50%), and final exams (25%).

To graduate from EPP and qualify for the next phase of the undergraduate program, at the end of the EPP program, students must have completed all placed levels and have at least a cumulative 2.0 Grade Point Average (GPA). Each semester’s GPA is the total of 30% for Reading and Writing, 30% for Listening and Speaking, 30% for Language Use, and 10% for your Elective. The GPA of each semester will be combined at the end of the academic year to calculate a cumulative Grade Point Average”.

To learn more about assessment, we highly encourage all interested candidates to participate in our Information Sessions. Click here to register for Information Sessions.

Blogs are also a good way of learning more about admission process and talking to our current students.

You can also visit the FAQ pages below to learn more about the undergraduate and graduate programs:

- FAQ for undergraduate programs
- FAQ for graduate programs