Thông tư 56/2026/TT-BGDĐT về Quy chế đào tạo trình độ đại học do Bộ trưởng Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo ban hành

CIRCULAR

PROMULUGATING REGULATION ON UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING

Pursuant to the Law on Education No. 43/2019/QH14 amended by the Law No. 123/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Higher Education No. 125/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 37/2025/ND-CP dated February 26, 2025 on functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam;

At the request of the Director General of Higher Education Department;

The Minister of Education and Training hereby promulgates a Circular promulgating regulation on undergraduate training.

Article 1. Regulation on undergraduate training is promulgated together with this Circular.

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Article 3. The Chief of Office, the Director General of Higher Education Department, heads of relevant units under the Ministry of Education and Training; presidents of parent universities, and academies, principals of universities, principals or directors of other educational institutions engaged in higher education activities; and relevant organizations and individuals shall be responsible for implementing this Circular./.

PP. MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER




Le Quan

REGULATION ON UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING

(Enclosed with the Circular No. 56/2026/TT-BGDDT dated July 07, 2026 of the Minister of Education and Training)

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

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1. This Regulation provides for organization and management of undergraduate training; forms and methods for organizing training; higher education certificates; other contents related to undergraduate training regulation in accordance with the Law on Higher Education.  

2. This Regulation applies to higher education institutions and other educational institutions engaged in higher education activities that are licensed to provide undergraduate training (hereinafter referred to as “training institutions”), and relevant organizations and individuals.

Article 2. Principles of organization and management of undergraduate training

1. Undergraduate training shall be organized based on learning outcomes, academic load, quality assurance conditions, and accountability of training institutions; and training quality assurance is independent of training forms, methods, locations and environment.

2. Training institutions shall have autonomy in organization of training, selection of methods for organizing training, recognition of academic results, and provision of assistance in flexible learning pathways for students; and at the same time, they shall be responsible for expected learning outcomes, quality assurance conditions, the authenticity of assessment results, training data, and the legitimate rights and interests of students.

3. Students’ right to study, the right to access information, the right to receive assistance in study, and the right to receive equal treatment shall be protected.

4. Being public, transparent and accountable, ensuring academic integrity, and complying with ethical standards and professional principles applicable to organization, management, and implementation of training activities.

5. Enabling students to engage in lifelong learning, flexible learning, and personalized learning; and to have their accumulated academic results recognized and converted in accordance with regulations.

6. Maintaining consistency and integration within the Vietnamese higher education system, and increasing capacity for integration and recognition of academic results with international higher education.

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Article 3. Training programs and study duration

1. Training programs shall be organized uniformly in all forms of training, by all methods and for student categories. Regarding any individual who already hold a degree at a different qualification or in a different academic discipline, the required academic load shall be determined based on recognition and conversion of credits, and exemption from taking units of study in accordance with each training program's regulations and each training institution's regulation.

2. The training institution shall publish a standard full-course study plan of each training program for each form of training, making sure that students complete the program within the standard training duration according to training program standards. The standard training duration for the flex-time training must be at least one-fourth (1/4) longer than the standard training duration of the same training program in the full-time training form.

3. The minimum training duration for a training program must not be less than two-thirds (2/3) of the program's standard training duration, and the maximum training duration shall not exceed 2,0 times the program's standard training duration.

4. Students are entitled to develop and implement their own study plans to complete the training program within the minimum and maximum durations prescribed by the training institution and this Regulation.

Article 4. Year-based training and credit-based training

1. Year-based training:

a) Year-based training is a method of organizing training where all mandatory units of study of the training program are organized into relatively fixed classes, thereby 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) The student whose study progress is satisfactory as assessed 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;

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2. Credit-based training:

a) Credit-based training is a method for organizing training where units of study are organized into classes, thereby allowing students to accumulate credits of each unit of study and take the training program following their individual learning plans, in conformity with the teaching plan prepared by the training institution;

b) The student failing a mandatory unit of study shall retake that unit of study or take an equivalent unit of study according to regulations of the training program or a substituting unit of study if the unit of study that he/she fails is no longer taught;

c) The student failing an elective unit of study shall retake that unit of study or take another elective unit of study according to regulations of the training program.

3. Students holding higher education certificates that remain valid as prescribed in clause 2, Article 16 of this Regulation shall have such certificates recognized by training institution to substitute for equivalent units of study in training programs.

4. Training institutions shall select and adopt training organization methods as follows:

a) Adopting credit-based training for all courses and forms of training in a consistent manner;

b) Adopting year-based training for all courses and forms of training in a consistent manner;

c) Adopting credit-based training for some courses or one form of training; and adopting  year-based training for other courses or the remaining forms of training.

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1. Full-time training:

a) Teaching shall be face-to-face and centrally organized at the training institution during daytime hours which account for over 50% of the training program's total academic load; After aggregating contents of remote training, contents of training at the domestic joint training institution and contents of training of recognized/converted credit, the ratio of face-to-face training at the training institution must remain above 50%;

b) Students shall participate in full-time study according to the standard full-course study plan and timetables prescribed by the training institution; and are admitted under the general admission plan for the full-time training issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.

c) The principal of the training institution shall specify the daytime hours and conditions for face-to-face teaching, provided that they are not less stringent than the requirements specified in point a of this clause.

2. Flex-time training:

a) The flex-time training is flexibly organized at training locations that meet quality assurance conditions and are licensed.  Training activities shall be conducted at the training institution or the institution cooperating in the joint training in accordance with regulations of this Regulation; practical activities, internships, practical experiences, and remote training may be organized at other locations as prescribed by the training institution.

b) The training institution shall decide the time for organization of training based on the training program and student categories.

3. Regarding full-time training and flex-time training, the training institution can apply one or multiple organization methods at the same time, including: face-to-face training or remove training, or face-to-face and remote training. The full-time training must also comply with regulations in clause 1 of this Article.

4. The remote training must satisfy the requirements for application of technology to higher education and the following requirements:

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b) Remote training must be provided with a learning management system, digital learning materials, a student identity verification mechanism, and mechanisms for monitoring learning progress, storing teaching-learning-assessment data, protecting personal data, ensuring information security, academic integrity, and providing technical and academic assistance for students;

c) Textbooks, learning materials, electronic lessons, study plans, data on teaching and learning, and student assessment results shall be managed and stored on LMS in accordance with regulations of law.

5. Training institutions shall publish information on their websites prior to admission. At least the following information must be published: training form; training organization methods; the ratio of teaching duration of training programs implemented by the remote training method; training program implementation plan; list of main and supplementary learning materials for each unit of study; testing and assessment methods and forms; and quality assurance conditions for the organization of training.

Article 6. Domestic joint training

1. Joint training is conducted by 02 higher education institutions that are licensed; joint training in teacher training, national defense, and security disciplines is not permitted.

2. Joint training in health-related disciplines shall be conducted by 02 higher education institutions licensed to operate within the health sector. Such joint training institutions must fully meet the training program standards and higher education institution standards for training in health-related disciplines according to regulations of law.

3. Admission targets of joint training programs shall be included in admission targets of each training institution according to the proportion of lecturers of each party.

4. Minimum requirements for institutions in charge of joint training:

a) Full-time lecturers shall teach at least 50% of the academic load, excluding physical education and national defense-security education;

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5. Responsibilities of joint training parties:

a) The institution in charge of joint training shall be responsible for quality of training; and work with the institution cooperating in the joint training to settle the agreed matters in accordance with regulations of this Regulation and other relevant laws, and notify the People's Committee of the province where the joint training is conducted immediately after admission;

b) In case the institution cooperating in the joint training fails to meet the quality assurance requirements for units of study or requirements of the training program, students must be transferred to the institution in charge of joint training to continue their training in accordance with regulations, and the students' rights and interests must be protected;

c) Ensure that students' study is not interrupted and reimburse any arising costs in case training is discontinued;

d) If training is suspended or discontinued, publish and execute a plan to protect all students' interests (further study options, program or credit transfers, tuition fees, graduation, etc.).

  Article 7. Joint training with foreign higher education institutions

Joint training with foreign higher education institutions must comply with Vietnamese law and satisfy the following requirements:

1. Foreign higher education institutions must be educational institutions that lawfully operate, have juridical person in the host country, and are licensed to provide training and issue diplomas/degrees at university level or higher.

2. Foreign higher education institutions must be recognized as meeting quality standards by a competent quality assessment authority/organization in the host country (or recognized by the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam).

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4. Requirements for entry and learning outcomes of the joint training program shall not be less stringent than those of the corresponding training program in Vietnam.

5. Diplomas/degrees issued by foreign higher education institutions to students studying in Vietnam must be fully equivalent (in terms of format, legal validity, and opportunities for further education) to those issued at their main campuses, without any discrimination based on the location of study.

6. Each lecturer of the foreign higher education institution must directly teach at least 25% of total academic load of the joint training program, hold a master's degree or higher, possess academic title and degree in accordance with regulations, and have foreign language proficiency that meets delivery requirements.

7. The admission target of the joint training program shall be included in total admission target of each training institution based on the ratio of lecturers of each party in the admission year.

8. Higher education institutions participating in the joint training program shall be held legally responsible and bound by the agreement on cooperation in admission, training, assessment of academic results, issuance of degrees/diplomas, management of learners, and protection of the legitimate rights and interests of learners and lecturers throughout the training process.

Chapter II

TRAINING ORGANIZATION AND PLAN  

Article 8. Teaching and learning plans

1. In an academic year, there are two or three main semesters with a total of at least 30 weeks for learning, teaching and training activities according to a plan. Besides main semesters, training institutions may have additional semesters.

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3. Study schedules shall specify the time, location and teaching and learning activities of each class of each course, and training form and program. Study schedules of normal classes shall be evenly distributed across all weeks of a semester.

4. Training regulations issued by training institutions shall stipulate semester organization, study schedules, class locations, training forms and class hour organization in accordance with regulations of this Regulation.

Article 9. Class registration organization

1. Before the start of each semester, training institutions shall provide their students with instructions on how to register for classes on their class registration systems.

2. Students of credit-based training programs shall register for classes of units of study that they plan to attend in the semester, including new units of study, units of study with unsatisfactory performance (for retaking) and units of study with satisfactory performance (for grade improvement, if any).

3. Students of year-based training programs shall register for units of study with unsatisfactory performance for retaking, units of study for grade improvement or elective units of study according to regulations of their training programs.

4. High school students who are exempt from the high school graduation exam according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training, and have completed grade 10, 11 programs with "good" performance are permitted to undertake certain university-level subjects in advance to accumulate academic credits early.

 Academic results accumulated by students at a higher education institution shall be considered for recognition in an undergraduate training program after they meet admission requirements or are recognized as students of the training institution; and at the same time, such learning outcomes must still be consistent with standards of learning outcomes and within their validity period.

5.  The training institution’s  Regulation shall prescribe requirements for students specified in clause 4 of this Article, registerable units of study, management responsibilities of both the general education institution and the higher education institution, rights and obligations of students, procedures, organization of management, and storage; students’ registration for classes in each semester, and withdrawal from registered units of study; and elaborate the minimum academic load for students in each semester within the following framework:

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b) Maximum academic load shall not exceed 3/2 of the average academic load of the semester according to the standard learning plan, except for students with "good" performance or higher;

Article 10. Teaching and learning organization

1.  Requirements for teaching and learning organization:

a) Enhance professional capacity and responsibility of lecturers in compliance with working regulations for lecturers;

b) Enhance the proactive role and responsibility of students, enable and motivate students to learn; maintain school discipline and improve training quality and efficiency;

c) Provide internal supervision and inspection mechanisms and systems for quality improvement based on feedback collected from students.

2. Training organization methods

a) Training institutions may organize offline or online classes when they meet existing requirements for application of information technology, technical infrastructure, facilities, and quality assurance conditions; have quality assurance solutions and have proof that quality of online classes is no lower than that of offline classes;

b) In case of natural disasters, complicated epidemics, and other force majeure events, the training institution shall comply with the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.

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a) Assigning lecturers to classes, assigning lecturers to teach and advise students on experiments, practicals, internships, graduate projects, graduate papers and other learning activities;

b) Collecting feedback from students of all classes of the training institution about quality assurance conditions and learning efficiency, and publishing such feedback, including content to be published and publishing level and form;

c) Responsibilities and rights of lecturers assigned to teach or advise students; responsibilities of academics units and relevant management and support units;

d) Responsibilities and rights of students when attending classes, doing experiments, participating in practicals or internships and doing projects, papers and other activities.

dd) Organizing online classes that must maintain quality equivalent to that of offline classes;

e) Failing to organize remote training for specialized practical units of study, clinical practices, professional internships, and professional capacity assessments in the field of health; professional practices that are core of performing arts, cinematography, and artistic creation majors; and units of study requiring face-to-face interaction between lecturers and students in the field of arts and performance as prescribed by the training institution.

Article 11. Training data and quality management

1. The training institution shall establish and operate an internal quality assurance system for undergraduate training; and periodically review training programs, training organization methods, assessment, quality assurance conditions, and learning outcomes of students.

2. The training institution shall fully, accurately, and securely manage data on admission, class registration, study progress, assessment, recognition of credits, academic warnings, discipline, graduation, issuance of diplomas/degrees and certificates, and post-graduation employment ; and update data as required by the Ministry of Education and Training.

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Chapter III

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND DEGREE/DIPLOMA ISSUANCE

Article 12. Assessment and calculation of grades of units of study

1. For each unit of study, the student shall be accessed via at least 03 component grades, including a final exam grade accounting for 50% of total weighted grade; for units of study equivalent to less than 02 credits, the student may be accessed via 02 grades; for graduate projects and graduate papers, the student may be accessed via 01 grade. Component grades shall be calculated on a 10-point scale or other point scale specified by the training institution and meeting requirements for learning outcomes of units of study and the training program.  Assessment methods and forms and grade weighting shall be provided for in the detailed outline of each unit of study.

2. The remote assessment of learning outcomes shall be carried out if it is as honest, fair and impartial as face-to-face assessment , and at the same time, it shall contribute no more than 50% to total weighted grade of the unit of study; remote defense and assessment of graduate projects and graduate papers may be carried out when the following conditions are met:

a) A specialized council consisting of at least 3 members shall take charge of the assessment;

b) The council members and student agree to carry out the remote defense and assessment;

c) The remote defense session is fully video and audio recorded and stored.

3. Students absent from an exam or assessment without legitimate reason shall receive a score of 0. Students absent for a legitimate reason may take the exam or assessment at another time and have the score recorded for the first time.

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a) Level-based pass grades applicable to units of study, included in the average grade include:

A: from 8,50 to 10,0;

B: from 7,0 to 8,49;

C: from 5,50 to 6,99;

D: from 4,0 to 5,49.

b) Non-level-based pass grade applicable to units of study, not included in the average grade:

P: at least 5,00.

c) Fail grade, applicable to applicable to units of study, included in the average grade

F: under 4,00.

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I: incomplete grade due to the permitted exam deferment;

X: incomplete grade due to insufficient data;

R: grade of unit of study which the student is exempt from taking and the credit(s) of which is/are recognized

5. Retaking of units of study, examination and retaking of units of study for grade improvement:

a) Students who fail a unit of study must retake the unit according to regulations in clauses 1 and 2 Article 4 of this Regulation, unless otherwise provided for in point e clause 6 of this Article;

b) Students who pass a unit of study may retake the unit for grade improvement according to regulations of the training institution.

6. Training institution regulations shall provide for the following matters:

a) Organization of assessment of academic performance and experiences of students, including experiments, practicals, assignments and reports, which shall be considered a component of each unit of study;

b) Exam organization, including regulations on pre-exam study periods and exam periods, question sheet preparation, exam invigilation, marking, remarking (if any), script preservation, exam deferment and exemption from taking exams;

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d) Regulations on members of the council for assessment of academic results of units of study, theses, graduation projects, graduation papers, practicals, and internships: lecturers within and outside the training institution, and scientists working in enterprises with relevant expertise;

d) Any grade level higher than those provided for in point a clause 4 herein; application of more letter grades than those provided for in clause 4 herein;

dd) Permission for retaking an exam and reassessment for grade improvement;

e) Permission for retaking units of study for grade improvement and rules for calculation of the official grade of a unit of study in case the new grade is lower;

h) Maintenance of fairness for all students within each class, across different classes, courses, and training forms.

Article 13. Academic results assessment by semester and by year

1. Student academic result 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 according to the following criteria:

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

b) 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 and units of study of which the credits are recognized;

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2. To calculate average grades, letter grades of units of study shall be converted to numerical grades as follows, unless otherwise provided for in clause 4 of this Article.

Different letter grade levels decided by training institutions (if any) shall be converted to numerical grades on a 4-point scale.

A is equivalent to 4;

B is equivalent to 3;

C is equivalent to 2;

D is equivalent to 1;

F is equivalent to 0;

3. Letter grades not provided for in clause 2 herein shall not be included in the semester average grade, academic year average grade or GPA.  Units of study not required by the training program shall not be included in criteria for assessment of student academic result.

4. Training institutions using the year-based training system and 10-point scale shall calculate average grades based on grades of units of study on the 10-point scale. In this case, training institution regulations shall provide regulations on handling of academic result equivalent to and substituting regulations in Article 15 of this Regulation.

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a) On the 4-point scale:

From 3,6 to 4,0: excellent;

From 3,20 to 3,59: very good;

From 2,50 to 3,19: good;

From 2,00 to 2,49: average;

From 1,00 to 1,99: poor;

Under 1,00: very poor.

b) On the 10-point scale:

From 9,00 to 10,0: excellent;

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From 7,00 to 7,99: good;

From 5,00 to 6,99: average;

From 4,00 to 4,99: poor;

Under 4,00: very poor.

6. Study progress shall be determined based on the number of credits accumulated from the beginning of the course (“N”) and average number of credits of an academic year according to the standard learning plan (“M”) as follows:

a) First year: N < M;

b) Second year: M ≤ N < 2M;

c) Third year: 2M ≤ N < 3M;

d) Fourth year: 3M ≤ N < 4M;

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e) Sixth year: 5M ≤ N < 6M.

Article 14. Handling of credit-based academic results

1. At the end of each academic year, students will receive an academic warning in any of the following cases:

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

b) Semester average grade is under 0,80 for the first semester of the course or under 1,00 for following semesters;

c) GPA is under 1,20 for first-year students, under 1,40 for second-year students, under 1,60 for third-year students or under 1,80 for the following years.

2. Students will be forced to leave school in any of the following cases:

a) Number of academic warnings or level of academic warning received exceeds the permitted number/ level according to regulations of the training institution;

b) Study duration exceeds the maximum training duration mentioned in clause 3 Article 3 of this Regulation.

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a) Number of academic warnings and warning duration; prompt issuance of warnings to students;

b) Application of some conditions for academic warning and permitted number of academic warnings or academic warning level, which must not exceed 3 consecutive warnings;

c) Procedures, forms, students, academic warnings and forced leave from school; recognition of academic results and issuance of accumulated academic transcripts in case where students are forced to leave school, and other regulations on protection of students' rights and benefits.

d) Early warnings, academic counseling, student notification, and enabling students to register for re-taking units of study, improve grades, or adjust their study plans in accordance with the training institution's regulations

Article 15. Handling of year-based academic results

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 when all of the following conditions are met:

a) The academic year average grade is at least 3,50 (on a 10-point scale) for the first year, at least 4,00 for the second year and at least 4,50 for the third year onwards;

b) The number of failed credits since the beginning of the course shall not exceed 20% of the standard academic load of the training program.

2. Students will be forced to leave school in any of the following cases:

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b) CGPA is under 3,80 after 2 years of study, under 4,00 after 3 years of study and under 4,20 after 4 or more years of study;

c) Study duration exceeds the maximum training duration mentioned in clause 3 Article 3 of this Regulation.

3. Students other than those mentioned in clauses 1 and 2 of this Article may attend the same class as the later course to improve their academic results or change their training form.

4. Training institution regulations shall provide for the following matters:

a) Regulations on application of some academic warning conditions similar to regulations applicable to the credit-based training mentioned in clause 1 Article 14 herein;

b) Procedures, forms, students, academic warnings, forced leave from school; announcement of such measures to students; responsibilities for early warnings, academic counseling, student notification, and responsibilities to enable students to register for re-taking units of study, improve grades, or adjust their study plans in accordance with the training institution's regulations

c) Retention of accumulated study results in case of forced leave from school;

d) Change of training form from full-time training to flex-time training.

Article 16. Higher education certificates, recognition of academic results and conversion of credits

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2. A higher education certificate shall be valid for a maximum period not exceeding 2,0 times the standard training duration of the training program, and starting from the date of the final exam of unit of study or recognition of the certificate

3.  Academic 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 converted to units of study of the training program based on the academic load, specialized content, learning outcomes of units of study, and learning outcomes of the training program.

4. Students shall be considered by the training institution for recognition and conversion of credits of units of study based on their academic results by the remote training method or skills, knowledge, and experience accumulated through their learning and working, provided that the following regulations are met:

a) Being objectives, learning outcomes, content and requirements of the training program;

b) The recognition and conversion of credits must be based on academic assessment, maintain fairness and transparency, ensure the quality of the training program, and comply with regulations on the time limit for use of academic results and certificates recognized;

c) Complying with regulations of the training institution on conditions and criteria for assessment; recognition consideration procedures; validity period of academic results; permitted number of credits recognized; cases where additional assessment is required; decision jurisdiction, and complaint settlement mechanisms;

d) The recognition of academic results and conversion of credits must be based on a comparison of learning outcomes, academic load, learning content, equivalence in assessment, quality assurance conditions, and the authenticity of academic results; the recognized results must not reduce quality requirements or alter the learning outcomes of the training program;

dd) Foreign language certificates shall be used as evidence of meeting foreign language entry requirements and foreign language learning outcome standards. 

5. The training institution’s regulation shall prescribe the maximum validity period of higher education certificate for recognition and conversion of units of study or groups of units of study of the training program, according to regulations in clause 2 of this Article.

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Article 17. Graduation recognition and degree issuance

1. Conditions for graduation consideration and recognition:

a) The student has accumulated sufficient units of study and credits required by the training program and academic performance rated average or above

b) At the time of graduation consideration, the student is not suspended from study;

c) The student has fulfilled the requirements of the training program and other requirements in accordance with the training program standards.

2. Principals shall issue graduation recognition decisions and degrees to students eligible for graduation in accordance with the applicable Regulation on diplomas and certificates of the national education system from the time where the students become eligible and have fulfilled all obligations with their training institutions.

3. Degree classification shall be determined based on GPA of the whole course according to regulations in clause 5 Article 13 of this Regulation, in which, the degree classification of students with excellent and very good GPAs will be lowered by half in any of the following cases:

a) Retaken units of study exceed more than 10% of standard academic load of the training program;

b) The student received a warning or a more severe penalty when he/she attended the program;

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4. The student who does not graduate may be:

a) issued with higher education certificate or transcripts of units of study accumulated throughout the training program;

b) confirmed as having participated in units of study within the training program of the training institution.

5. Training institution regulations shall provide for the following matters:

a) Procedures for graduation consideration and recognition, graduation consideration timeline in a year; severity of students' violations against regulations on academic and scientific integrity;

b) Retention and recognition of accumulated study results of students not graduating;

c) Procedures and responsibilities of the training institutions on retention of academic dossiers and diplomas/degrees; updated diplomas/degrees on specialized higher education database.

Chapter IV

REGULATIONS ON LEARNING PROCESS AND HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY STUDENTS

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1. Students may temporary leave school and have their study results retained in the following cases and the duration of temporary leave shall not be included in the maximum training duration of the training program:

a) The student is conscripted;

b) The student is selected to represent Vietnam in an international competition or performs international/national tasks according to the competent authority’s decision;

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;

2. The student may take temporarily leave and have his/her academic results retained for a personal reason (other than the reasons specified in clause 1 of this Article ) if he/she has attended at least 01 semester in the training institution and is not considered for forced leave from school or discipline. Duration of temporary leave for personal reason shall be included in the full-time study time provided for in clause 3 Article 3 of this Regulation.

3. The student who is forced leave from school or drops out of school, if he/she wishes to return to school, shall apply for admission following the procedures applicable to other applicants.

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

Article 19. Change to another academic discipline, campus, training institution or training forms

1. Conditions for change to another training program or academic discipline, to another branch campus or change from a branch campus to the main campus:

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b) The student meets admission requirements of the program or academic discipline at the main campus (or branch campus) within the same course and other regulations of the training institution;

c) The training institution and main campus (or branch campus) meet quality assurance conditions throughout the entire training duration, and the number of students are within the training capacity for the program or academic discipline in accordance with applicable regulations on determination of admission targets of the Ministry of Education and Training;

d) The change is approved by heads of academics units in charge of the training program or academic discipline, heads of campuses (current campus and target campus) and principal of the training institution.

2. Conditions for change to another training institution, except for the case specified in clause 4 of this Article;

a) The student has completed his/her first year of study or is not final-year student, is not considered for forced leave from school and has not exceeded the permitted study time limit mentioned in clause 3 Article 3 of this Regulation;

b) The student is eligible to be admitted in a training program or academic discipline of the target institution in the same course;

c) The target institution meets quality assurance conditions and is capable of providing the training program or academic discipline as per applicable regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training;

d) The change is approved by the principals of the current training institution and target training institution.

3. Students may change from full-time training to flex-time training provided by their training institutions if they have not exceeded the permitted study time limit for the target units of study according to regulations.

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5. The transfer of students in case where the training institution or its branch campus is suspended from operation or has its operating license revoked shall comply with the decision of the competent authority.

6. Training institution regulations shall provide for conditions, priority order of students and procedures for change to another training program, academic discipline, campus, training institution or training form; receipt of students from the suspended higher education institution or branch campus; and recognition of study results or conversion of accumulated credits and higher education certificates that remain valid for students in these cases.

Article 20. Student exchange and training cooperation

1. Training institutions shall formulate and promulgate regulations on recognition of higher education certificates and credits to serve as the basis for students of one training institutions to take some units of study in another training institution and vice versa, including foreign training institutions (hereinafter referred to as “student exchange”).

2. On the basis of recognition and assessment of academic results, a student of one training institution may register for some units of study of another training institution provided that total number of credits accumulated in the latter institution (if any) in all training forms is lower than 50% of total academic load of the student’s training program, except for the cases specified in clauses 2, 3, 4, Article 19 of this Regulation.

3. Regarding training cooperation, presiding training institutions shall negotiate cooperation agreements with cooperating training institutions to use practice facilities, laboratories, learning materials, technical infrastructure, and other training-serving conditions as required by the training program standards and to maintain training quality; cooperating institutions must not participate in organization of teaching to issue higher education diplomas or certificates.

4. Students shall be enabled to participate in academic exchange programs to accumulate academic credits at foreign higher education institutions, and have the converted credits accumulated from foreign higher education institutions recognized in conformity with equivalent units of study within their training programs.

5. Training institution regulations shall prescribe conditions for student exchange and training cooperation, recognition of academic results and transfer of the number of higher education certificates, credit recognition responsibilities when students are allowed to accumulate credits at domestic and foreign training institutions, and the number of credits for students when undertaking training programs, and must publish the above-mentioned information on the training institution's website.

Article 21. Simultaneous admission to two programs

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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 accumulated at least 25% of the standard academic load of the training program, have good GPA or higher and meet admission requirements of the second program in the admission year of the first program;

b) Have accumulated at least 25% of the standard academic load of the training program, have average GPA and meet admission requirements of the second program in the admission year of the first program;

3. The maximum duration for a student to attend two programs simultaneously shall be the maximum study duration of the first program provided for in clause 3 Article 3 of this Regulation. While the student admits in the second program, results of units of study with equivalent content and academic load of the first program may be recognized.

4. 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.

5. Training institutions may offer the second program to students only when they meet quality assurance conditions in terms of admission target and training capacity; concurrently, they shall stipulate procedures and requirements for registration and admission and issuance of diplomas/degrees for the second program.

Article 22. Integrated bachelor-master programme (IBMP)

1. The training institution shall prescribe the maximum academic load of units of study at master’s level to be accumulated by students during the final stage of IBMP; and shall prescribe cases where students do not continue or are not eligible for the master's program.

2. Students participating in IBMP shall receive academic counseling and full information on tuition fees, academic progress, maintenance conditions, conditions for transfer out of the program, and relevant benefits.

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4. Students shall be issued with both bachelor's and master's degrees simultaneously when satisfying the learning outcome standards and requirements for each stage and the entire training process.

5. Training institution regulations shall elaborate procedures for students to register for accelerated study in master's programs, and prerequisites for taking accelerated units of study in specialized training programs.

Article 23. Bridge programs for issuance of bachelor's degrees

1. The training institution shall organize admissions and training for persons who have graduated from training programs at levels lower than Level 6 to attend an undergraduate training program, provided that the training institution has organized credit-based training (except for security and defense discipline, which follows the training institution's specific regulations) and has admitted at least 03 courses for the program, academic discipline, and training form selected by the students, except for Medical Doctor and Odonto-Stomatology training programs

2. Students of bridge programs shall attend the programs and register for classes according to general plans applicable to other students in the same training form. Based on credit recognition and conversion and the number of credits, these students may be exempt from taking units of study corresponding to accumulated academic load in compliance with regulations in Article 16 of this Regulation and applicable regulations.

3. Training institution regulations shall provide for conditions and procedures for admission to bridge programs, recognition and conversion of higher education certificates and credits 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.

Article 24. Handling of violations committed by students

Based on the nature, severity of the students' violations, and current regulations, the training institution shall elaborate discipline procedures and measures in its regulations for the following primary violations and other violations (if any):

1. Committing fraud in examinations and academic performance assessments or acts against academic integrity, and scientific integrity.

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3. Using forged documents, degrees or certificates (foreign languages, information technology, high school diplomas, etc.) to apply for admission or graduation; regarding such violations, the training institution shall cross-check students' input diploma/degree and certificate data with the specialized higher education database immediately after admission.

Chapter V

IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION

Article 25. Formulation and implementation of training institution regulations

1. This Regulation serves as the basis for the presidents of universities, academies, principals, and heads of training institutions (hereinafter referred to as”principals”) to promulgate their institutions' regulations and specific regulations on organization and management of undergraduate training.

2. Pursuant to this Regulation and other relevant applicable regulations, heads of  training institutions shall:

a) Direct the formulation, promulgation and implementation of training regulations of their institutions based on advice from science and training councils and internal management regulations; these regulations must be specific and may contain stricter requirements but shall not contradict regulations of this Regulation;

b) Promulgate decisions on organization of full-time training, flex-time training, joint training and bridge programs (if any) in compliance with requirements of this Regulation, which must include name of training program, academic discipline, training form, type of students, admission target and method, training location, institution participating in joint training and other relevant information;

c) Disseminate and provide guidance on training institution regulations and regulations related to study, obligations and rights of students for students from the start of the course;

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3. The training institution shall prescribe the contents regarding the establishment and operation of the internal quality assurance system for undergraduate training activities; and shall regularly monitor, assess, and use feedback from students, lecturers, employers, and relevant parties to improve training programs, training organization methods, and quality assurance conditions.

4. National universities and their member universities shall apply this Regulation and regulations of the Government's Decree on functions, tasks, and powers of national universities.

Article 26. Reporting, storage and information publication requirements

1. Before December 31 of every year:

a) Training institutions shall store and update data on higher education activities on the specialized higher education database, including data on new students, graduates, graduation degrees, dropouts and current students of the year, graduates employed within 12 months after graduation (sorted by type of admission, academic discipline, training course and form);

b) Training institutions shall report on admission and training situations in provinces where they are located to People's Committees of the provinces.

2. Training institutions shall retain and preserve training-related documents safely according to regulations promulgated by the Ministry of Education and Training and storage regulations.

a) Admission decisions, original transcripts, decisions on graduation recognition and master registers of issuance of diplomas/degrees to students shall be permanently stored in training institutions;

b) Other documents pertaining to admission and training shall be stored and preserved throughout the training process;

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3. Training institutions shall publish the following information on their websites at least 45 days before a training program starts:

a) Training institution regulations and relevant regulations on training management;

b) Decision to promulgate training program, decision to approve organization of implementation of training program, or decision to open academic discipline, and the decisions specified in clause 1 of this Article on training programs to be organized;

c) Quality assurance conditions according to applicable regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training;

d) Proofs that training programs meet training program standards promulgated by the Ministry of Education and Training;

dd) Admission announcements according to applicable admission regulations;

e) Proofs of meeting the minimum requirements for joint training according to regulations in this Regulation.

4. The training institution shall publicly disclose, on its website, guiding documents for students to exercise their right to equal treatment during their study at the training institution (including mechanisms for students to lodge complaints when their rights are infringed upon, during graduation assessment, assessment of units of study, or disciplinary actions).

Article 27. Transitional clauses

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2. If a course started admission before the effective date of this Circular but has not commenced, full-time, flex-time and remote training courses; remote training programs that have been announced, admitted, or are currently being implemented; joint training programs that have been signed or to which students have been admitted; and academic results, credits, units of study, or certificates that have been recognized, converted, or exempted shall comply with undergraduate training regulations in force at the time the admission notification is issued.

3. Foreign language certificates and proofs of foreign language proficiency used for undergraduate training programs, as specified in the Appendix issued with the Circular No. 23/2021/TT-BGDDT dated August 30, 2021 on regulations on admission and master's training programs, and the Appendix issued with the Circular No. 18/2021/TT-BGDDT dated June 28, 2021, on regulations on admission and training of doctoral training programs of the Minister of Education and Training, shall continue to be used until the end of December 31, 2027.

4. The training institution shall review, amend and promulgate its internal training regulations in compliance with this Regulation before December 31, 2026. During the transition period, previously announced regulations shall continue to apply to ongoing courses and programs, except where the training institution chooses to apply new regulations that are more favorable to students during training activities, provided that quality assurance conditions are met and accountability is ensured.

5.  Foreign language requirements for students under undergraduate training programs organized and implemented in accordance with this Regulation shall be the foreign language requirements specified in the issued training program standards.

In case where training program standards for a specific academic discipline, group of academic disciplines have not yet been issued, foreign language requirements for students shall continue to be foreign language requirements specified in training programs issued prior to the effective date of this Circular until the corresponding training program standards for the specific academic discipline, group of academic disciplines are available.