How to grade academic performance based on average grade for University students in Vietnam?

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1. How to grade academic performance based on average grade for University students in Vietnam?

According to Clause 1 of Article 10 of Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, student academic performance shall be assessed at the end of each semester or academic year based on results of units of study that are required by the training program and have been completed and scored and the following criteria:

- Total credits of units of study that the student fails in the semester or academic year or since the beginning of the course;

- Total credits of units of study that the students pass since the beginning of the course (number of accumulated credits), including exempted units of study;

- Average grade of units of study that the student has attended in the semester (semester average grade) or academic year (academic year average grade) or since the beginning of the course (GPA) calculated based on official grades of the units with the weight being the number of credits of each unit.

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

* 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.

* 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.

(Regulations specified in Clause 5, Article 10 of Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT)

Thus, with your average grade by year being 3.2 (on a 4-point scale), you have Good academic performance that school year.

2. What are the regulations on recognition of study results and credit transfer in Vietnam?

Clause 1 of Article 13 of Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT stipulates that study results which a student accumulated from another qualification, academic discipline, training program, course or training institution may be considered for recognition and credits of which may be transferred to units of study of the training program that the student is attending by the training institution providing this program.

To be specific: A specialized council of the training institution shall consider recognition and credit transfer based on comparison of expected learning outcomes, academic content and load, methods for assessment of units of study and conditions for program quality assurance at the following levels:

- Recognition and transfer for each unit of study;

- Recognition and transfer for each group of units of study;

- Recognition and transfer for the whole training program.

Training institutions shall publish regulations on recognition of study results and credit transfer. Maximum load that may be recognized and transferred shall not exceed 50% of the minimum academic load of the training program; maximum load that may be recognized and transferred of teacher training programs shall be stipulated by the Ministry of Education and Training.

3. What modes of study are provided at the University in Vietnam?

The University has the following two modes of study:

(1) Full-time mode of study:

- Teaching activities shall take place in training institutions, and practicals, internships, practical experiences and online teaching may be carried out outside of training institutions;

- Teaching activities shall take place between 6 AM and 8 PM from Monday to Saturday; activities specific to training programs shall be organized according to regulations of training institutions.

(2) Part-time mode of study:

- Teaching activities shall take place in training institutions or institutions involved in joint training according to regulations on joint training in Article 5 of Regulation on undergraduate education issued together with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT; and practices, internships, practical experiences and online teaching may be carried out outside of training institutions and institutions involved in joint training;

- Teaching time may be scheduled flexibly.

For academic disciplines needing to be prioritized for socio - economic development for each period, the Ministry of Education and Training shall provide guidelines for the modes of study applied to them.

(Regulated in Article 4 of Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT).

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