What are conditions for students in Vietnam to transfer to another university?

What are conditions for students in Vietnam to transfer to another university?

Based on Clause 2, Article 16 of the Regulation on undergraduate training issued together with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, students may transfer universities when meeting the following conditions:

Change of major, change of study location, change of training institution, change of study mode

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2. Students may be considered for transfer to another training institution when they meet the following conditions:

a) Not currently in the first year or final year, not facing academic dismissal, and still have sufficient study time as prescribed in Clause 5, Article 2 of this Regulation;

b) Meet the admission requirements for the program and major of the same cohort at the destination institution;

c) The destination institution must meet quality assurance conditions and not exceed the training capacity for that program and major according to the current regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training;

d) Obtain approval from the rectors of both the current and destination training institutions.

Thus, students wishing to transfer universities must fulfill the following conditions:

- Not in the first or final year;

- Not under academic dismissal;

- Have sufficient study time according to regulations;

- Meet the admission requirements for the program and major of the same cohort at the destination institution;

- The destination institution must meet quality assurance conditions and not exceed the training capacity for the program and major according to the current regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Obtain approval from the rectors of both institutions involved in the transfer.

What are the conditions for transferring universities? (Image from the Internet)

Is the transfer of universities required to be stipulated in the institution's regulations in Vietnam?

Based on Clause 4, Article 16 of the Regulation on undergraduate training issued together with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT:

Change of major, change of study location, change of training institution, change of study mode

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4. The institution's regulations shall detail the authority, conditions, and procedures for transferring programs, majors, study locations, training institutions, or study modes; recognition of coursework or credits for students in these cases.

Therefore, the transfer of universities must comply with specific regulations of the training institution. Specifically, the university's regulations will clearly outline the following aspects:

- The authority to approve the transfer.

- Conditions and procedures for students to carry out the transfer.

- Recognition of coursework or credits accumulated by students.

Thus, in addition to general regulations from the Ministry of Education, each university will have its specific regulations regarding transfers, and students must adhere to these when applying for a transfer.

What are conditions for students to simultaneously enroll in two programs in Vietnam?

Article 18 of the Regulation on undergraduate training issued together with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT sets forth the requirements for simultaneous enrollment in two programs as follows:

Simultaneous enrollment in two programs

1. For credit-based training, students may register for units of study of another training program or academic discipline besides their own according to the situation of their training institutions, but may enjoy official rights pertaining to and apply for graduation from the second program only when they have successfully enrolled in the second program according to regulations in Clause 2 herein.

2. Students may apply for the second program after they have reached second year of the first program. At the time of application, students must meet either of the following conditions and other conditions of their training institutions:

a) Have good GPA or higher and meet admission requirements of the second program in the admission year;

b) Have average GPA and meet admission requirements of the second program in the admission year.

3. While a student is enrolled in two programs simultaneously, if GPA of the first program falls below the average level or the student receives an academic warning, they must stop attending the second program in the following semester; and be removed from list of students enrolled in the second program.

4. Maximum time for a student to attend two programs simultaneously shall be the maximum study time of the first program provided for in Clause 5 Article 2 of this Regulation. While the student enrolls in the second program, results of units of study with equivalent content and academic load of the first program may be recognized.

5. Students may apply for graduation from the second program if they are eligible and have applied for graduation from the first program at least 02 years before applying for graduation from the second program.

6. Training institutions may offer the second program to students only when they meet quality assurance conditions in terms of admission quota and training capacity; concurrently, they shall stipulate procedures and requirements for enrollment and degree awarding for the second program.

Some requirements and conditions for students pursuing two programs concurrently are as follows:

- For credit-based training, students may register for units of study of another training program or academic discipline besides their own according to the situation of their training institutions, but may enjoy official rights pertaining to and apply for graduation from the second program only when they have successfully enrolled in the second program

- Students may apply for the second program after they have reached second year of the first program.

- Students are only considered for graduation from the second program if they meet the graduation conditions of the first program and have registered no later than two years before the second program’s graduation consideration.