Can a freshman student in Vietnam apply to learn two programs concurrently?

Can a freshman student in Vietnam apply to learn two programs concurrently?

Pursuant to Article 18 of the Regulation on Undergraduate Education issued together with the Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDĐT stipulating simultaneous enrollment in two programs as follows:

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.

As regulations above, you can only apply to learn two programs concurrently if you have reached second year of the first program. Therefore, currently, you cannot apply to learn two programs concurrently as you are a freshman student.

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Can a bachelor degree holder enroll in a bridge program to earn a bachelor degree in another academic discipline in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 19 of the Regulation on Undergraduate Education issued together with the Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDĐT stipulating bridge programs for other degree holders as follows:

1. Holders of vocational education diplomas may apply for and enroll in undergraduate bridge programs according to existing regulations of the Government and Prime Minister and training institution regulations.

2. A bachelor degree holder may apply for and enroll in a bridge program to earn a bachelor degree in another academic discipline when the training institution has fully employed the credit-based training system (national defense and security programs shall conform to regulations of training institutions) and the bridge program has admitted at least 03 cohorts in the mode of study selected by the holder.

3. Students of bridge programs shall attend the programs and register for classes according to general plans like other students in the same mode of study. Based on credit recognition and transfer, these students may be exempt from taking units of study corresponding to accumulated academic load in compliance with regulations in Article 13 of this Regulation.

4. Training institution regulations shall provide for conditions and procedures for admission to bridge programs, credit recognition and transfer and exemption from taking units of study for bridge program students in a manner that ensures fairness and transparency for all students, strict compliance with quality requirements and application of the same expected learning outcomes as other students.

As regulations above, a bachelor degree holder is permissible to enroll in a bridge program to earn a bachelor degree in another academic discipline in Vietnam.

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