Are students on year-based training in Vietnam required to self-register units of study?

Are students on year-based training in Vietnam required to self-register units of study?

Under Article 3 of the Regulations on Undergraduate Education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDTon methods for training organization:

Methods for training organization

1. Year-based training:

a) Year-based training is a method for training organization where all mandatory units of study of the training program are organized into relatively fixed classes, allowing students of the same class to follow the standard learning plan and a common schedule, except for elective or retaken units of study;

b) Students with satisfactory study progress may advance to the next year according to the standard learning plan and shall retake failed units of study in compliance with regulations of the training program;

c) Students with unsatisfactory study progress shall retake failed units of study together with students of the next cohort in compliance with regulations of the training program.

2. Credit-based training:

a) Credit-based training is a method for training organization where units of study are organized into classes as appropriate to the teaching plan of the training institution, allowing students to accumulate credits of each unit of study and take the training program following their individual learning plans;

b) Students failing a mandatory unit of study shall retake that unit of study or take an equivalent unit of study according to regulations of the training program or a substituting unit of study if the unit of study that they fail is no longer taught;

c) Students failing an elective unit of study shall retake that unit of study or take another elective unit of study according to regulations of the training program.

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Thus, students on year-based training in Vietnam must retake failed units of study in compliance with the regulations of the training program.

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When are students on year-based training in Vietnam forced to leave school?

Under Article 12 of the Regulations on Undergraduate Education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT regarding the handling of year-based academic performance:

Handling of year-based academic performance

1. At the end of each academic year, students will be regarded as having made satisfactory study progress and permitted to advance to the next year under both of the following conditions:

a) The academic year average grade is at least 1,0 for the first year, at least 1,2 for the second year and at least 1,4 for the third year onwards;

b) The number of failed credits since the beginning of the course is no more than 16.

2. Students will be forced to leave school in any of the following cases:

a) The academic year average grade is under 0,8;

b) GPA is under 1,2 after 2 years of study, under 1,4 after 3 years of study and under 1,6 after 4 or more years of study;

c) Study duration exceeds the amount of time mentioned in Clause 5 Article 2 of this Regulation.

3. Students besides those mentioned in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article may attend the same class as the later cohort to improve their academic performance.

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;

b) Procedures for academic warning (if any) and forced leave from school; and announcement of such measures to students;

c) Retention of accumulated study results in case of forced leave from school.

Thus, students on year-based training in Vietnam are forced to leave school in the following circumstances:

- The academic year average grade is under 0,8;

- GPA is under 1,2 after 2 years of study, under 1,4 after 3 years of study and under 1,6 after 4 or more years of study;

- Study duration exceeds the amount of time mentioned in Clause 5 Article 2 of this Regulation on undergraduate education.

What are the disciplinary measures against students who commit fraud in examinations and academic performance assessments in Vietnam?

Under Article 20 of the Regulations on Undergraduate Education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT regarding 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, 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.