In Vietnam, may the grade of a unit of study of students re-examing achieve a "good" or "rather good"?

What is the formula for calculating the grade of a unit of study for university students in Vietnam?

Under Article 9 of the regulation on undergraduate education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, the calculation of the grade of a unit of study for university students in Vietnam is as follows:

- For each unit of study, students shall be assessed via at least two component grades; for units of study equivalent to less than 02 credits, students may be assessed via one grade.

- Component grades shall be calculated on a 10-point scale. Assessment methods and grade weighting shall be provided for in the detailed outline of each unit of study.

- Online assessment may be employed if it is as honest, rather good and impartial as direct assessment and shall contribute no more than 50% to total weighted grade of the unit of study; online defense and assessment of graduate projects and graduate papers may have higher weight under the following conditions:

+ A specialized council with at least 3 members shall take charge of the assessment;

+ The council members and student agree to carry out the defense and assessment online;

+ The online defense session is fully video and audio recorded and archived.

Note: Students absent from an exam or assessment without legitimate reason shall receive a score of 0. Students absent for a legitimate reason may take the exam or assessment at another time and have the score recorded for the first time.

* Formula of calculating the grade of a unit of study

grade of a unit of study = total of all component grades × corresponding weights.

Note: The grade of a unit of study is rounded to one decimal place.

In Vietnam, may the grade of a unit of study of students re-examing achieve a "good" or "rather good"? (Image from the Internet)

What are the regulations on classifying the grade of a unit of study after calculation in Vietnam?​

According to Clause 3, Article 9 of the regulation on undergraduate education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, the grade of a unit of study after calculation in Vietnam assigned a letter grade as follows:

- Level-based pass grades applicable to units of study counted towards the average grade include:

A: from 8,5 to 10,0;

B: from 7,0 to 8,4;

C: from 5,5 to 6,9;

D: from 4,0 to 5,4.

- Non-level-based pass grade applicable to units of study not counted towards the average grade:

P: at least 5,0.

- Fail grade:

F: under 4,0.

- Some special cases of letter grades not counted towards the average grade:

I: incomplete grade due to permitted exam deferment;

X: incomplete grade due to insufficient data;

R: grade of unit of study which the student is exempt from taking and the credit(s) of which is/are recognized (hereinafter referred to as “exempted unit of study”).

In Vietnam, may the grade of a unit of study of students re-examing achieve a "good" or "rather good"?

Regarding this content, under Clause 5, Article 9 of the regulation on undergraduate education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT:

Assessment and calculation of grades of units of study

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5. Training institution regulations shall provide for the following matters:

a) Organization of assessment of academic performance and experiences of students, including experiments, practicals, assignments and reports, which shall be considered a component of each unit of study;

b) Exam organization, including regulations on pre-exam study periods and exam periods, question sheet preparation, exam invigilation, marking, remarking (if any), script preservation, exam deferment and exemption from taking exams;

c) Organization of assessment of units of study, graduate projects, graduate papers, practicals, internships and other special units of study;

d) Any grade level higher than those provided for in Point a Clause 3 herein; application of more letter grades than those provided for in Clause 3 herein;

dd) Permission for retaking an exam and assessment of a component grade to pass a unit of study; in this case, the new grade of the unit of study shall either be D or C;

e) Permission for retaking units of study for grade improvement and rules for calculation of the official grade of a unit of study in case the new grade is lower.

According to the above regulations, students are allowed to re-examine or reassess a component grade to improve the grade of a unit of study from failing (F) to passing (D or C).

In this case,  the new grade of the unit of study shall either be D or C. This means that the course grade cannot achieve the levels of "rather good" (B), "good" (A), or "excellent" (A+).