How long can university students in Vietnam delay their English certificate?

How long can university students in Vietnam delay their English certificate?

Under Article 14 of the Regulations on Undergraduate Education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT on graduation recognition and degree awarding:

Graduation recognition and degree awarding

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4. For students whose study time has exceeded the maximum permitted limit, if they are not yet eligible for graduation due to incomplete national defense - security or physical education unit of study or failure to meet foreign language or information technology standard, within 03 years after they complete their study, they may fulfill the missing requirements and apply for graduation.

5. Students not graduating may be awarded certificates of units of study accumulated throughout the training program of the training institution.

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

a) Procedures for graduation consideration and recognition, graduation consideration timeline in a year;

b) Retention and recognition of accumulated study results of students not graduating;

c) Permission for students whose full-time study time have expired to transfer to the corresponding part-time or remote study (if any) provided by the training institution if they have not exceeded the permitted study time limit for the latter mode of study according to regulations.

Thus, university students can delay an English certificate for a maximum period of 3 years after they complete their study.

How long can university students in Vietnam delay their English certificate? (Image from the Internet)

What actions are taken against university students who use fake foreign language certificates in Vietnam?

Under Article 20 of the Regulations on Undergraduate Education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT on the handling of violations committed by students:

Handling of violations committed by students

1. Students committing fraud in examinations and academic performance assessments shall be subject to disciplinary actions for each unit of study where they commit fraud according to regulations of the applicable regulation on high school graduation exam promulgated by the Ministry of Education and Training, unless otherwise provided for in Clause 2 herein.

2. Students sitting exams for other people or asking other people to sit their exams shall be suspended from study for 01 year if they commit this violation for the first time and forced to leave school if they commit this violation for the second time.

3. Students using forged documents, degrees or certificates to apply for admission or graduation shall be forced to leave school; and any graduation degree awarded shall be confiscated and disposed of.

Thus, university students who use fake foreign language certificates in Vietnam shall be forced to leave school; and any graduation degree awarded shall be confiscated and disposed of.

What are the conditions for transfer to another academic discipline by students in Vietnam?

Under Clause 1, Article 16 of the Regulations on Undergraduate Education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT on the transfer to another academic discipline, campus, training institution or mode of study:

Transfer to another academic discipline, campus, training institution or mode of study

1. Conditions for transfer to another training program or academic discipline, transfer to another branch campus or transfer from a branch campus to the main campus:

a) The student is not a first-year student or final-year student, is not considered for forced leave from school and has not exceeded the permitted study time limit mentioned in Clause 5 Article 2 of this Regulation;

b) The student is eligible to enroll in the target training program or academic discipline or main campus (or branch campus) in the same cohort;

c) The training institution and main campus (or branch campus) meet quality assurance conditions and are capable of providing the training program or academic discipline as per existing regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training;

d) The transfer is approved by heads of academics units in charge of the training program or academic discipline, heads of campuses (current campus and target campus) and principal of the training institution.

Thus, the conditions for transfer to another academic discipline by students in Vietnam are:

- The student is not a first-year student or final-year student, is not considered for forced leave from school and has not exceeded the permitted study time limit as specified;

- The student is eligible to enroll in the target training program or academic discipline or main campus (or branch campus) in the same cohort;

- The training institution and main campus (or branch campus) meet quality assurance conditions and are capable of providing the training program or academic discipline as per existing regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- The transfer is approved by heads of academics units in charge of the training program or academic discipline, heads of campuses (current campus and target campus) and principal of the training institution.