Can students in Vietnam who are mobilized to participate in an international chess tournament have their academic results reserved?

Can students in Vietnam who are mobilized to participate in an international chess tournament have their academic results reserved?

According to Article 15 of the undergraduate training regulation attached to Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, students may temporarily withdraw and preserve their academic results in the following cases:

(1) Mobilized into the armed forces;

(2) Mobilized by a competent authority to represent the nation in international exams or competitions; (Newly added content)

(3) Illness, childbirth, or accidents requiring long-term treatment, with certification from a competent medical facility as per Ministry of Health’s regulation;

(4) Other personal reasons provided the student has studied at least one semester at the institution and does not fall under cases subject to expulsion or disciplinary actions.

- The period of temporary withdrawal for personal reasons must be counted towards the official study duration.

The maximum period for students to complete the course is stipulated in the institution's regulations, but it should not exceed twice the standard study duration for each type of training.

For credit transfer students who have had credit loads exempted, the maximum time to complete the program is determined based on the standard study plan duration, reduced by the exempted credits.

- Students who withdraw for personal reasons, except those subject to expulsion or disciplinary actions, must reapply for admission like other candidates if they wish to return.

- The institution's regulations define specific conditions, authority, and procedures for granting a temporary withdrawal, re-admission, and withdrawal; preservation and recognition of accumulated academic results for students requesting withdrawal.

Being mobilized by a competent authority to represent the nation in an international tournament is one of the cases where academic results can be preserved.

Thus, according to the above regulation, students mobilized to compete in an international chess tournament will be allowed to preserve their academic results.

Can students in Vietnam who are mobilized to participate in an international chess tournament have their academic results reserved?​ (Image from the Internet)

What are regulations on academic performance evaluations conducted per semester and academic year in Vietnam?

According to Article 10 of the undergraduate training regulations attached to Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT:

(1) Student performance is evaluated after each semester or academic year, based on results of the curricular components required by the training program that students have studied and graded according to the following criteria:

- Total credits from failed courses in a semester, an academic year, or those carried forward from the beginning of the program;

- Total credits from courses the student has passed since the beginning of the program (accumulated credits), including credits for exempt courses or recognized courses;

- Average grade of courses taken during a semester (semester GPA), an academic year (annual GPA), or since the beginning of the program (cumulative GPA), computed based on the official grade for each course and its credit weight.

(2) To calculate the GPA, letter grades are converted to numerical scores as below, except as stipulated in clause (4).

Grades exceeding the standard letter system are converted to corresponding scores on a scale from 0 to 4 as determined by the institution (if applicable).

A converts to 4;

B converts to 3;

C converts to 2;

D converts to 1;

F converts to 0.

(3) Letter grades not stated in clause (2) are not factored into the semester, annual, or cumulative GPAs. Courses not within the training program's requirements are excluded from the student performance evaluation criteria.

(4) Training institutions that use the year-based system and a 10-point scale calculate GPAs on this scale, without converting letter grades to a 4-point scale. In this instance, the institution’s regulations provide specific performance measures equivalent to and replacing the provisions in Article 12 of this Regulation.

(5) Students are classified by academic performance based on semester GPA, annual GPA, or cumulative GPA as follows:

- On a 4-point scale:

From 3.6 to 4.0: Excellent;

From 3.2 to under 3.6: Very Good;

From 2.5 to under 3.2: Good;

From 2.0 to under 2.5: Average;

From 1.0 to under 2.0: Weak;

Below 1.0: Poor.

- On a 10-point scale:

From 9.0 to 10.0: Excellent;

From 8.0 to under 9.0: Very Good;

From 7.0 to under 8.0: Good;

From 5.0 to under 7.0: Average;

From 4.0 to under 5.0: Weak;

Below 4.0: Poor.

(6) Students are classified by study level based on the number of accumulated credits from the beginning of the course (abbreviated as N) and the average annual planned credits (abbreviated as M). To be specific:

- First-year level: N < M;

- Second-year level: M ≤ N < 2M;

- Third-year level: 2M ≤ N < 3M;

- Fourth-year level: 3M ≤ N < 4M;

- Fifth-year level: 4M ≤ N < 5M.

What are conditions for current regular university students to be recognized for graduation in Vietnam?

According to Article 14 of the undergraduate training regulations issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, current regular university students must meet the following conditions to be recognized for graduation:

[1] Accumulate sufficient credits and complete other mandatory contents as required by the training program, meeting the output standards of the training program;

[2] The cumulative GPA of the entire course must be average or above;

[3] At the time of graduation evaluation, the student must not be under criminal investigation or subject to disciplinary action suspending studies.

- Students meeting the graduation requirements are issued a graduation recognition decision and awarded a diploma by the institution's head within three months from when students fully meet their graduation requirements and fulfill obligations to the institution.