In which cases are students required to stop attending two programs in Vietnam?

In which cases are students required to stop attending two programs in Vietnam?

Based on Clause 3, Article 18 of the Regulations on Undergraduate Education issued together with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT stipulates as follows:

Simultaneous enrollment in two programs

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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.

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According to this Article, the cases where students must stop attending in two programs simultaneously include:

- The GPA of the first program falls below the average level

- Students receive academic warnings. Specifically, based on Clause 1, Article 11 of the Regulations on Undergraduate Education issued together with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT stipulates as follows:

+ Total number of failed credits in the semester exceeds more than half of the number registered for the semester or total number of failed credits from the beginning of the course is more than 24;

+ Semester average grade is under 0,8 for the first semester of the course or under 1,0 for following semesters;

+ GPA is under 1,2 for first-year students, under 1,4 for second-year students, under 1,6 for third-year students or under 1,8 for the following years.

Therefore, if students fall into any of the above cases, they are required to stop attending the second program in the following semester and will be removed from list of students enrolled in the second program.

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When can students study two programs simultaneously in Vietnam?

Based on Article 18 of the of the Regulations on Undergraduate Education issued together with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT regulating 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.

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According to this Article, for credit-based training, students will be allowed to study two programs when the training institution permits.

However, they will only enjoy the official rights and be considered for graduation recognition of the second program when they have successfully registered to study the second program according to the provisions in Clause 2 of Article 18 of the of the Regulations on Undergraduate Education issued together with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT.

At the time of registration, students must meet one of the following two conditions and other conditions of the training institution:

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

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

Are year-based program students allowed to enroll in two programs simultaneously in Vietnam?

Article 18 of the of the Regulations on Undergraduate Education issued together with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT regulates 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.

Therefore, only students studying under the credit-based training can enroll two programs simultaneously. Therefore, students studying under the year-based program will not be allowed to study two programs.

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