What is the GPA subject to academic warning for freshmen in Vietnam?

What is the GPA subject to academic warning for freshmen in Vietnam?

According to Clause 1, Article 11 of the Regulation on undergraduate education promulgated with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, the credit-based academic performance handling for cases including freshmen is as follows:

Handling of credit-based academic performance

1. At the end of each main semester, students will receive an academic warning in any of the following cases:

a) Total number of failed credits in the semester exceeds more than half of the number registered for the semester or total number of failed credits from the beginning of the course is more than 24;

b) Semester average grade is under 0,8 for the first semester of the course or under 1,0 for following semesters;

c) GPA is under 1,2 for freshmen, under 1,4 for second-year students, under 1,6 for third-year students or under 1,8 for the following years.

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Simultaneously, under point a, clause 4, Article 12 of the Regulation on undergraduate education promulgated with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT regulating academic performance handling according to the academic year as follows:

Handling of year-based academic performance

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

a) Regulations on application of some academic warning conditions similar to regulations applicable to the credit-based system mentioned in Clause 1 Article 11 herein;

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Thus, freshmen in credit-based and year-based training will receive an academic warning when their GPA is under 1,2.

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What are the regulations on the classification of bachelor's degrees in Vietnam?

According to Clause 3, Article 14 of the Regulation on undergraduate education promulgated with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, the classification of university graduation is outlined as follows:

Graduation recognition and degree awarding

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3. Degree classification shall be determined based on GPA of the whole course according to regulations in Clause 5 Article 10 of this Regulation, in which, the degree classification of students with excellent and very good GPAs will be lowered by half in any of the following cases:

a) Retaken units of study exceed more than 5% of total credits required for the whole program;

b) The student received a warning or a more severe penalty when they attended the program.

Simultaneously, according to Clause 5, Article 10 of the Regulation on undergraduate education promulgated with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, the classification of academic performance based on semester average, annual average, or cumulative average for university students is as follows:

Academic performance assessment by semester and by year

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5. Student academic performance shall be classified based on the semester average grade, academic year average grade or GPA as follows:

a) On the 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: poor;

Under 1,0: very poor.

b) On the 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: poor;

Under 4,0: very poor.

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Thus, students are classified for bachelor's degrees on GPA as follows:

- 4-point scale:

+ Bachelor's degree of Excellent: University students with a GPA from 3.6 to 4.0

+ Bachelor's degree of Very Good: University students with a GPA from 3.2 to 3.59

+ Bachelor's degree of Good: University students with a GPA from 2.5 to 3.19

+ Bachelor's degree of Average: University students with a GPA from 2.0 to 2.49

- 10-point scale:

+ Bachelor's degree of Excellent: University students with a GPA from 9.0 to 10

+ Bachelor's degree of Very Good: University students with a GPA from 8.0 to 8.9

+ Bachelor's degree of Good: University students with a GPA from 7.0 to 7.9

+ Bachelor's degree of Average: University students with a GPA from 5.0 to 6.9

- In addition, students with either excellent or very good GPA may have their graduation class downgraded by one level if they meet any of the following criteria:

+ The volume of modules that must be retaken exceeds 5% of the total credits required for the entire program;

+ The student has been disciplined at the level of warning or higher during their study period.

What are the conditions for graduation consideration and recognition for a university student in Vietnam?

According to Clause 1, Article 14 of the Regulation on undergraduate education promulgated with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, the conditions for graduation consideration and recognition for a university student in Vietnam are:

- 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;

- The student has average GPA or higher for the whole course;

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