Are undergraduate students who are pregnant in Vietnam permissible to have their academic results retained?

Are undergraduate students who are pregnant in Vietnam permissible to have their academic results retained?

Based on Article 15 of the Regulation on Undergraduate Education issued along with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, temporary leave and dropping out are as follows:

Temporary leave and dropping out

1. Students may temporary leave school and have their study results retained in the following cases:

a) The student is conscripted;

b) The student is selected to represent Vietnam in an international competition by the competent authority;

c) The student is ill, is pregnant or has an accident that requires long-term treatment, which is verified by the competent healthcare facility according to regulations of the Ministry of Health;

d) The student takes leave for a personal reason but has attended at least 01 semester in the training institution and is not considered for forced leave from school or discipline.

2. Duration of temporary leave for personal reason shall be counted towards the full-time study time provided for in Clause 5 Article 2 of this Regulation.

3. Students may drop out of school for personal reason, unless they are considered for forced leave from school or discipline. These students shall apply for admission following the procedures applicable to other applicants if they wish to return to school.

4. Training institution regulations shall provide for conditions, competence and procedures for handling of applications for temporary leave, receipt of returning students and forced leave from school; and retention and recognition of accumulated study results of students who drop out.

As such, undergraduate students who are pregnant may apply for temporary leave and retain their academic results.

Are undergraduate students who are pregnant in Vietnam permissible to have their academic results retained? (Image from the Internet)

How long can a pregnant undergraduate student in Vietnam retain their academic results for?

Based on Clause 2, Article 15 of the Regulation on Undergraduate Education issued along with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, temporary leave and dropping out are as follows:

Temporary leave and dropping out

1. Students may temporary leave school and have their study results retained in the following cases:

a) The student is conscripted;

b) The student is selected to represent Vietnam in an international competition by the competent authority;

c) The student is ill, is pregnant or has an accident that requires long-term treatment, which is verified by the competent healthcare facility according to regulations of the Ministry of Health;

d) The student takes leave for a personal reason but has attended at least 01 semester in the training institution and is not considered for forced leave from school or discipline.

2. Duration of temporary leave for personal reason shall be counted towards the full-time study time provided for in Clause 5 Article 2 of this Regulation.

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Referring to Clause 5, Article 2 of the Regulation on Undergraduate Education issued along with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, the training programs and study duration are as follows:

Training Program and Study Duration

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5. Maximum time limit for students to complete a course shall be stipulated in the training institution regulation but shall not be longer than twice the study duration according to the standard learning plan for the whole course for each mode of study. For students who take bridge programs and whose accumulated credits have been accounted for, maximum time limit for them to complete a course shall be determined by deducting the amount of study time corresponding to the completed academic load from the study duration according to the standard learning plan of the whole course.

Thus, the retention period for academic results shall not exceed 02 times the planned full course study duration.

Example: The standard study duration of the Law department at University A is 04 years. The maximum study duration is 08 years. Therefore, students have up to 04 years to retain their academic results, provided they can complete their program within the remaining 04 years.

Hence, university students who are pregnant can retain their academic results for up to twice the planned full course study duration.

What are the current conditions for formal undergraduate students in Vietnam to graduate?

According to Article 14 of the Regulation on University Education issued along with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, formal undergraduate students in Vietnam must meet the following conditions to graduate:

[1] The student has accumulated sufficient units of study and credits and completed other compulsory contents required by the training program and achieved the expected learning outcomes of the training program;

[2] The student has average GPA or higher for the whole course;

[3] At the time of graduation consideration, the student is not facing a criminal prosecution or suspended from study.

- Students who meet the graduation conditions shall be recognized and awarded degrees by the head of the training institution within 03 months from the time the students fulfill all graduation conditions and complete their obligations with the training institution.