Vietnam: What is year-based training? When are students under year-based training permitted to advance to the next year?

What is year-based training in Vietnam?

In Clause 1 Article 37 of the Law on Higher Education 2012 amended by Clause 22 Article 1 of the Law on Amendments to Law on Higher Education 2018, higher education institutions may offer credit-based or year-based or combined courses.

Additionally, Article 3 of the Regulation on Undergraduate Education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT stipulates the of training organization as follows:

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.

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Thus, year-based training is one of the methods of training organization in undergraduate education. 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.

The year-based training allows students of the same class to follow the standard learning plan and a common schedule, except for elective or retaken units of study.

In the year-based training, 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;.

What is year-based training? When are students under year-based training in Vietnam permitted to advance to the next year? (Image from Internet)

When are students under year-based training in Vietnam permitted to advance to the next year?

According to Article 12 of the Regulation on Undergraduate Education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, the handling of year-based academic performance is as follows:

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.

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Students under year-based training are permitted to advance to the next year under both of the following conditions:

- 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;

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

Note*: Students under year-based training will be forced to leave school in any of the following cases:

- 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 as specified.

When can students under year-based training in Vietnam apply for temporary leave?

Under Article 15 of the Regulation on Undergraduate Education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, the regulations for temporary leave and dropout are as follows:

Temporary leave and dropping out

1. Students may temporary leave school and have their study results retained in the following cases:

a) The student is conscripted;

b) The student is selected to represent Vietnam in an international competition by the competent authority;

c) The student is ill, is pregnant or has an accident that requires long-term treatment, which is verified by the competent healthcare facility according to regulations of the Ministry of Health;

d) The student takes leave for a personal reason but has attended at least 01 semester in the training institution and is not considered for forced leave from school or discipline.

2. Duration of temporary leave for personal reason shall be counted towards the full-time study time provided for in Clause 5 Article 2 of this Regulation.

3. Students may drop out of school for personal reason, unless they are considered for forced leave from school or discipline. These students shall apply for admission following the procedures applicable to other applicants if they wish to return to school.

4. Training institution regulations shall provide for conditions, competence and procedures for handling of applications for temporary leave, receipt of returning students and forced leave from school; and retention and recognition of accumulated study results of students who drop out.

Thus, students under year-based training can apply for temporary leave and retain their academic results in the following cases:

- The student is conscripted;

- The student is selected to represent Vietnam in an international competition by the competent authority;

- The student is ill, is pregnant or has an accident that requires long-term treatment, which is verified by the competent healthcare facility according to regulations of the Ministry of Health;

- The student takes leave for a personal reason but has attended at least 01 semester in the training institution and is not considered for forced leave from school or discipline.