Circular No. 09/2017/TT-BLDTBXH provides for the organization and implementation of vocational training programs at the intermediate and higher levels under the annual system or modular or credit accumulation method; examination, testing, and graduation recognition regulations.

CIRCULAR

REGULATIONS ON THE ORGANIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS AT THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LEVEL UNDER THE ANNUAL SYSTEM OR THE MODULAR OR CREDIT SYSTEM; REGULATIONS ON EXAMINATION, TESTING, AND GRADUATION CERTIFICATION

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Pursuant to the Law on Vocational Education dated November 27, 2014;

Pursuant to Decree No. 14/2017/NĐ-CP dated February 17, 2017, of the Government, stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs;

At the proposal of the Director General of the Vocational Education Department,

The Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs issues this Circular to regulate the organization and implementation of vocational training programs at the college and university level under the annual system or the modular or credit system; examination, testing, and graduation certification regulations.

PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation and Applicability

1. This Circular regulates the organization and implementation of vocational training programs at the college and university level under the annual system or the modular or credit system; examination, testing, and graduation certification regulations.

2. This Circular applies to vocational colleges, university-level institutions, and higher education establishments that have registered for vocational training at the college level (hereinafter referred to collectively as "schools").

Article 2. Interpretation of Terms

In this Circular, the following terms are understood as follows:

1. Training under the annual system is conducted on a yearly basis. Each training program (hereinafter referred to collectively as "program") for a specific field or profession is carried out within a certain number of months or years. Students must complete the specified amount of knowledge and skills within the designated period. A school year is typically divided into two semesters.

2. Training under the modular or credit accumulation system is organized by semester and involves students actively choosing courses and modules according to the school's regulations until they complete the entire program. Upon accumulating the required number of modules or credits, students will be eligible for graduation certification.

Article 3. Duration of the course and teaching activity time

1. The duration of training is designed for students to complete a specific program and meet the requirements for obtaining a corresponding degree, specifically:

a) For those with a junior high school diploma or higher, the duration of training at the college level under the annual system is from one to two academic years depending on the field or profession;

b) The duration of training at the college level under the modular or credit accumulation system is the time required to accumulate the specified number of modules or credits for each program;

c) Those with a junior high school diploma who wish to continue their studies at the college level must also accumulate secondary general education content;

d) For those with a high school diploma, the duration of training at the college level under the annual system is from two to three academic years depending on the field or profession; for those with a college diploma in the same field or profession and a high school diploma or who have completed and passed the required secondary general education content, the duration is from one to two academic years depending on the field or profession;

đ) For those with a high school diploma or who have completed and passed the required secondary general education content, the duration of training at the college level under the modular or credit accumulation system is the time required to accumulate the specified number of modules or credits for each program.

2. The maximum time for students to complete a program includes the maximum time to complete all subjects and modules within the program, calculated from the start of the first subject or module to the completion of the last subject or module, and the maximum time to complete final exams or graduation projects;

The maximum time for students to complete a program is determined by the school principal, ensuring it does not exceed twice the designed duration of the program from two to three academic years, or three times the designed duration of the program from one to less than two academic years;

Additionally, the school principal may consider and decide to extend the maximum time for students in the following cases: being mobilized for national defense and security duties, continuing studies after completing such duties; having a disability certificate as prescribed by the Law on Persons with Disabilities; due to health reasons requiring long-term treatment; being criminally prosecuted but not subject to disciplinary action leading to expulsion based on the conclusion of the competent authority;

The maximum time for programs in fields or professions with special characteristics in culture, arts, sports shall be uniformly regulated by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism;

Students studying two programs simultaneously will have the maximum time to complete both programs equal to the maximum time required to complete either one of the programs, calculated from the start of the first program.

3. The school's teaching schedule is specifically regulated by the school principal, ensuring the following requirements:

a) The school's teaching schedule operates from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM daily, except for mandatory content that requires teaching outside this time frame to meet the conditions;

b) The total study hours per day for a student according to the timetable shall not exceed eight hours, except for mandatory content that requires more than eight hours to meet the conditions. In a week, theoretical classes shall not exceed thirty hours; in a day, theoretical classes shall not exceed six hours.

Article 4. Training Location

1. The training location shall be carried out at the school or at a branch of the school. In this regard, the school may organize teaching outside the school premises for cultural knowledge, national defense-security, physical education contents, and practical and internship contents on the basis of ensuring the quality of training.

2. The examination to conclude theoretical subjects, graduation examination of theoretical subjects must be conducted at the school; the examination to conclude subjects, modules with both theoretical and practical components, specialized internships, graduation internships, practical subject graduation examinations can only be conducted outside the school if the school cannot ensure the material conditions to conduct them within the school.

Article 5. Training Plan

1. Based on the volume of knowledge and skill requirements stipulated in the program, the rector distributes the number of subjects and modules for each academic year and semester.

2. Before starting a course, academic year, or semester, the school must publicly announce the training plan for that course, academic year, or semester. The training plan for each course and academic year must include at least the following contents: the number of semesters, start and end times of each semester, academic year, and course, and summer and holiday times for classes enrolled in the same admission period; the curriculum of each subject and module; the implementation location; teachers and lecturers (hereinafter referred to as teachers) teaching theory and practice of each subject and module for specific classes.

Article 6. Enrollment Registration

1. When registering for enrollment, students must submit documents as prescribed. All documents when students enroll must be filed into individual file folders and managed at units under the school as specified by the rector.

2. After reviewing and confirming eligibility for enrollment, the rector signs a decision recognizing the student as a formal student of the school and issues them:

a) Student card;

b) Study registration book, counseling advisor receipt form (in cases where training is organized through modular or credit accumulation methods).

3. The school must provide full information to students about the objectives, content, and study plans of programs, training regulations, obligations, and rights of students.

Article 7. Transfer of Training Majors

1. Students are allowed to transfer from their current training major to another training major offered by the school.

2. The rector specifies in detail and decides to allow students to transfer training majors, ensuring the following requirements:

a) The student has a request to change the training major;

b) The training major intended to transfer to must have the same admission form and admission criteria equal to or lower than those of the current training major;

c) Once transferred to another training major, the student must stop studying the previous training major;

d) The transfer of training majors must be completed before the second semester begins for intermediate-level programs, and before the third semester begins for higher-level programs;

e) Not during the time of suspension of the ongoing program, adjustment of the study schedule, being disciplined by the school at a level of warning or higher, or being criminally prosecuted.

3. The maximum duration for students to complete the program after transferring training majors is regulated in Clause 2 of Article 3 of this Circular and is calculated from the date of enrollment in the previous training major before the transfer.

Article 8. Concurrent Enrollment in Two Programs

1. Concurrent enrollment in two programs is for students who meet the conditions stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article and have the need to register for a second program offered by the school or by a training unit associated with the school, so that upon meeting graduation requirements, they can be awarded two diplomas.

2. Conditions for concurrent enrollment in two programs:

a) The student must submit a request for concurrent enrollment in two programs;

b) The field of study in the second program must differ from the field of study in the first program;

c) For programs lasting from one to two academic years, the student must have completed the first semester; for programs lasting more than two academic years, the student must have completed the second semester. In addition, the classification of academic performance in each completed semester of the first program at the time of applying for concurrent enrollment must be good or higher;

d) Not during the period of suspension of the current program, disciplinary action at the warning level or higher, or criminal prosecution.

3. Students required to adjust their study schedule or forced to withdraw from the first program will be forced to withdraw from the second program.

4. A student may only be considered for graduation from the second program if they meet the graduation requirements of the first program.

5. The time frame for completing two programs is specified in Clause 2 of Article 3 of this Circular.

6. The Rector shall specify the details of concurrent enrollment in two programs.

Article 9. Temporary Withdrawal from Study, Sick Leave

1. Students may temporarily suspend their current program and retain their academic points if they fall under any of the following circumstances:

a) They are mobilized by a competent state agency to perform national defense-security tasks;

b) Due to health reasons, they must stop studying for an extended period to receive treatment, and must provide a confirmation letter from the healthcare facility where they were examined or treated, or a disability certificate in accordance with the Law on Persons with Disabilities;

c) During a suspended study period with a set duration due to disciplinary action;

d) They are subject to criminal investigation but there has been no conclusion by a competent authority, or there has been a conclusion by a competent authority but it does not involve disciplinary action leading to compulsory withdrawal from the program;

đ) For other reasons not specified in Points a, b, c, and d of this Clause: the student must complete at least the first semester at the school; they are not subject to compulsory withdrawal from the program.

2. Students may temporarily postpone courses or modules according to the school's training plan and must complete the postponed courses or modules within the maximum timeframe for completing the program if they fall under any of the following circumstances:

a) Due to health reasons, they cannot attend the course or module and must provide a confirmation letter from the healthcare facility where they were examined or treated;

b) There are other reasons preventing them from completing the course or module, accompanied by specific evidence and approved by the Rector.

3. Students not falling under the provisions of Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article, in cases of legitimate reasons, may take an unexpected leave of absence according to the school's regulations and must fulfill their study obligations as prescribed, while ensuring the conditions for finalizing the course or module before taking the final examination.

4. The temporary leave period is included in the maximum timeframe for completing the program as specified in Clause 2 of Article 3 of this Circular.

5. The Rector shall specify the details of temporary leave for students.

Article 10. Exemption, retention of academic results

1. The exemption, reduction, or temporary suspension of learning the National Defense and Security Education course shall be carried out according to the organization of teaching, learning, and assessment of the National Defense and Security Education course issued by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs.

2. Students who have been recognized as having completed a program at an equivalent level, including courses, modules, or graduation exams with satisfactory grades and recognized as equivalent to the courses, modules, or graduation exams in the school's program, shall be exempted from studying and taking final exams for courses, modules, or graduation exams in the school's program.

3. In cases where students have graduated from a program at an equivalent level or hold a diploma or certificate of completion of a secondary or advanced political theory program or an equivalent program, they shall be exempted from studying and taking final exams for Political Science courses among common courses.

4. Students who have obtained an equivalent foreign language certificate at Level 3 according to the Vietnamese Foreign Language Competency Framework of six levels issued by the Ministry of Education and Training shall be exempted from studying and taking final exams for Foreign Language courses among common courses.

5. Students who have passed the basic information technology skills test conducted by the school and meet the standard set by the Ministry of Information and Communications shall be exempted from studying and taking final exams for Computer Science courses among common courses.

6. Students who are war invalids, have disabilities or chronic illnesses that limit their physical functions, or who have won first, second, or third place or medals in sports competitions at the ministry level or higher during their time at the school shall be exempted from studying and taking final exams for Physical Education courses among common courses.

7. Students with a disability confirmation certificate issued in accordance with the Law on Persons with Disabilities shall be considered by the school principal to grant exemptions or reductions in some courses or modules, or exemptions or reductions in certain educational contents and activities that the individual cannot fulfill.

8. Retention of grades, recognition of academic results

a) Students shall be eligible for grade retention and recognition of academic results of courses or modules that have met the requirements from the training program of the school, the transferring school in case of transferring schools, or one of the two schools implementing joint training programs in case of studying two programs simultaneously.

b) The period for retaining academic results shall not exceed five years.

9. Students wishing to be exempted or have their academic results retained must submit a request to the school principal for consideration and decision upon enrollment and before each exam period.

Article 11. Transfer between schools

1. When a student transfers schools based on a decision by a competent state management agency, the transfer shall be implemented according to the decision of the agency issuing the transfer decision. Such a decision must have the written consent of the student.

2. For personal reasons, a student's transfer between schools shall be implemented according to the regulations of the transferring school and the receiving school. The principal will only consider accepting or allowing the student to study at another school if the student meets the following requirements:

a) Submitting a transfer application;

b) Not being in a period of adjusting the study schedule, subject to disciplinary action at or above the warning level, or under criminal investigation;

c) Having completed at least one semester at the transferring school but not in the final semester of the program;

d) Upon transferring to the receiving school, they must study the same major or profession as at the transferring school and have the same form of training.

3. The principal of the school to which the student wishes to transfer shall decide whether to accept or not to accept the recognition of academic results from the transferring school.

4. The maximum time for a transferred student to complete the program shall be calculated from the date of enrollment at the transferring school.

Article 12. Regular inspection, periodic inspection, and final examination for courses and modules

1. Regular inspection and periodic inspection organization

a) Regular inspection is conducted by the course/module instructor at any time during the learning process for each course/module through oral questioning during class hours, written tests with a duration of up to 30 minutes, practical content inspection, internship evaluation, grading assignments, and other forms of assessment;

b) Periodic inspection is stipulated in the course/module program; periodic inspection may take the form of a written test lasting from 45 to 60 minutes, grading major assignments, essays, practical work, internships, and other forms of assessment;

c) The inspection procedures and number of inspections for each course/module are carried out according to the principal's regulations, ensuring that there is at least one regular inspection point and one periodic inspection point in each course/module;

2. Final examination organization for courses and modules

a) At the end of each semester, the principal organizes a main examination and a supplementary examination for the final examination of courses and modules; the supplementary examination is organized for students who have not taken the final examination of courses and modules or have not met the required score in the main examination; additionally, the principal may organize the final examination of courses and modules at another time for eligible students;

b) The form of the final examination for courses and modules can be written tests, oral questioning, multiple-choice questions, practical work, major assignments, essays, defending internship results on specific topics, or a combination of these forms;

c) The time allocated for writing the final examination paper for each written test ranges from 60 to 120 minutes, the time for other examination forms or the time for the final examination of courses and modules with special characteristics of training fields is determined by the principal;

d) The examination schedule for the main examination must be announced at least four weeks before the examination, the examination schedule for the supplementary examination must be announced at least one week before the examination; during the examination period, each course/module is organized separately, without scheduling multiple courses/modules in the same examination session for a student;

đ) The review time for each course/module is proportional to the number of hours of the course/module and ensures at least half a day of review for 15 theoretical classroom hours, 30 practical training hours; all courses/modules must arrange instructors to guide the review, the review outline must be published for students when the review begins;

e) A list of eligible and ineligible candidates for the examination, clearly stating the reasons, must be publicly announced at least five working days before the examination date for each course/module; the examination room list and examination location must be publicly announced at least one to two working days before the final examination date for each course/module;

g) For written examinations, each examination room must be arranged with at least two invigilators and no more than 50 candidates; candidates must be seated according to their registration numbers; for other examination forms, the principal decides on the examination room arrangement or examination location and related matters;

h) Ensure that all participants in the examination are informed about their rights, duties, and obligations during the examination; all meetings related to the examination, question drawing, question handover, answer sheet handover, and marking must be recorded in minutes;

i) The examination form, time allocation, and examination conditions for the final examination of courses and modules must be specified in the course/module program;

3. The principal specifies detailed regulations on the organization of inspections and final examinations for courses and modules.

Article 13. Conditions and number of attempts for final subject/module examinations and retaking

1. Conditions for final subject/module examinations

a) A student is eligible to take the final subject/module examination when they meet the following conditions:

- Attending at least 70% of the theoretical teaching time and completing all integrated lessons, practical lessons, internships, and other requirements specified in the subject/module program;

- Having an average score of 5.0 points or higher on all assessment tests according to a ten-point scale;

- Still having the number of attempts for final subject/module examinations as stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article.

- If a student has a disability confirmation certificate as prescribed, they may be considered for preferential examination conditions by the rector based on the student meeting the condition of having an average score on assessment tests.

2. Number of attempts for final subject/module examinations

a) A student is eligible to take the first attempt at the final subject/module examination; if the subject/module score does not meet the requirement, they can take another attempt at a different examination period organized by the school;

b) If a student misses an examination without a valid reason, that attempt will still be counted and they must receive a score of 0 for that attempt; if there is a valid reason, it will not be counted and the student can be scheduled to take the examination at a different period by the rector.

3. Retaking subjects/modules

a) A student must retake and re-examine a subject/module that did not meet the requirements if they fall under any of the following circumstances:

- Not meeting the examination conditions;

- Having exhausted the number of attempts for final subject/module examinations but the subject/module score still does not meet the requirements;

b) A student who must retake and re-examine a subject/module cannot retain the scores or study time from the previous course and must meet the examination conditions stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article to be eligible for the final subject/module examination;

c) In cases where there are no longer subjects/modules due to program adjustments, the rector decides to select alternative subjects/modules based on suitability with the training objectives of the field or profession.

Article 14. Setting examination questions and grading final subject/module examinations

1. Examination content

a) The examination questions must be consistent with the content of the subject/module as specified in the program;

b) There must be a bank of final subject/module examination questions for all subjects/modules in the school's program; the examination questions must be randomly selected from the school's question bank and approved by the rector before the examination;

c) For students with a disability confirmation certificate as prescribed by the Law on Persons with Disabilities, the examination questions are decided by the rector.

2. Grading

a) Each final subject/module examination paper must be graded independently by at least two teachers, who must sign their names on the examination paper, marking sheet, and summary grade sheet of the examinee; for written subjective examination papers, they must be sealed before grading, and oral and practical examination grading must be conducted using the marking sheets prescribed by the rector;

b) The score of the examination paper is the average of the scores given by the grading teachers; if the scores given by the grading teachers for one examination paper differ by 1.0 point or more according to a ten-point scale, a review or re-grading must be organized; if the re-grading does not reach an agreement on the score, the department head or subject coordinator will review and resolve, and their decision will be final regarding the examination score;

c) Examination papers graded through machines or specialized software, and the re-grading process is specifically regulated and implemented by the rector.

3. If a student does not meet the examination conditions, they must receive a score of 0 for that attempt.

4. Announcing examination scores

a) Examination and assessment scores for oral, practical, internship, or thesis defense formats must be announced to the student immediately after grading;

b) For other examination and assessment formats, they must be announced to the student no later than ten working days after the examination ends.

Article 15. Calculation of course/module grades, semester/year/session average grade and cumulative average grade

1. Course/module grade

a) The course/module grade includes the weighted average of the examination scores with a weight of 0.4 and the final examination score with a weight of 0.6;

b) The average examination score is the arithmetic mean of the regular examination scores and periodic examination scores according to the coefficient of each type of score. In this regard, regular examination scores are calculated at a coefficient of 1, while periodic examination scores are calculated at a coefficient of 2;

c) A course/module grade meets the requirements when it reaches a score of 5.0 or higher on a scale of 10 points (for academic training under the annual system), or 4.0 or higher (for modular or credit-based training);

2. Semester/year/session average grade and cumulative average grade

a) Formula for calculating the semester/year/session average grade and cumulative average grade:

Where:

+ A: is the semester/year/session average grade or cumulative average grade;

+ international: is the serial number of the course/module;

+ a_{international}: is the grade of the i-th course/module;

+ n_{international}: is the credit value of the i-th course/module;

+ n: is the total number of courses/modules in the semester/year/session or the accumulated courses/modules;

b) The cumulative average grade is the average grade of all courses/modules that the student has accumulated from the beginning of the program up to the time of review at the end of each semester;

c) The semester/year/session average grade and cumulative average grade include retained course/module grades but exclude exempted course/module grades and prerequisite courses;

d) In cases where a student is temporarily suspended from taking a course/module, the study load of that course/module is not counted during the suspension period;

3. Semester/year average grade and cumulative average grade for scholarship and award assessment after each semester/year/session are calculated based on the first final examination results; for adjustment of study progress and compulsory withdrawal, they are calculated based on the highest examination result;

4. Physical Education and National Defense and Security Education are two prerequisite courses; their evaluation results are not included in the semester/year average grade or cumulative average grade, but are used for graduation classification and are recorded in the transcript attached to the graduation certificate as one of the conditions for completing the study load, qualifying for graduation exams or thesis defense;

Article 16. Handling of students violating examinations and tests

1. Students who take exams for others or have others take exams for them will be suspended from studies for one year for the first violation and expelled for the second violation; in cases of organizing exams or tests for others, expulsion will occur for the first violation;

2. Except for the provisions in Clause 1 of this Article, handling of students violating during examinations or final course/module exams, graduation exams shall be carried out as follows:

a) Warning and deduction of 25% of the test/exam score: applicable to students who commit a single offense of looking at another's paper or discussing answers with other students during the examination/test;

b) Caution and deduction of 50% of the test/exam score: applicable to students who violate any of the following offenses:

- Having been warned once during the examination/test but continuing to violate the rules during that examination/test;

- Exchanging answer sheets or scratch papers with others;

- Copying another person's examination/test paper; if both papers have been concluded to be identical, they will be treated equally; if the student being disciplined can provide sufficient evidence proving that they were copied before submitting the paper, the rector may consider reducing the disciplinary action from caution to warning, if copied after submission, no action will be taken;

c) Suspension from writing and receiving a score of 0 for the test/exam: applicable to students who violate any of the following offenses:

- Having been cautioned once but continuing to violate the rules during the examination/test;

- Bringing unauthorized materials or items into the examination room;

- Taking the examination/test question out of the examination room or receiving solutions from outside the examination room;

- Engaging in aggressive or threatening behavior towards examination officials or other students;

- Writing or drawing inappropriate content on the examination/test paper;

- Writing the examination/test on paper not conforming to school regulations;

- Submitting another person's examination/test paper;

- Engaging in actions aimed at obtaining or inflating grades or falsifying examination/test results;

After participating in examinations/tests, if a student is found to have violated the rules, they will be subject to disciplinary action as if during the examination/test.

Article 17. Issuing Temporary Graduation Certificates, Grade Sheets, Academic Achievement Certificates, and Graduation Diplomas

1. Issuing Temporary Graduation Certificates, Grade Sheets, and Academic Achievement Certificates

a) Students recognized for graduation shall be issued a temporary graduation certificate by the rector before receiving the graduation diploma;

b) Students recognized for graduation shall be issued grade sheets for each subject and module throughout the entire program by the rector. The grade sheet must clearly state the field of study, training form; results and reasons for exempted or retained subjects and modules; final exam scores or thesis/project scores (for academic year system); overall average score for the entire program; graduation classification; rewards and disciplinary actions; reasons for lowering the graduation classification (if applicable);

c) The grade sheet shall be issued after the student receives the decision recognizing graduation, at the latest on the day the graduation diploma is awarded;

d) Students not yet recognized for graduation shall be issued an academic achievement certificate for completed subjects and modules in the school's program, which must clearly state the training form and reasons why the student has not been recognized for graduation.

2. The rector is responsible for organizing the awarding of graduation diplomas to students meeting the conditions for receiving a diploma within thirty working days from the date the student completes the final subject exam (for schools operating under the academic year system) or the last module in the program (for schools operating under the modular or credit accumulation system).

Article 18. Management of Training Files and Documents

The rector is responsible for establishing, managing, preserving, using, and destroying training-related files and documents in accordance with current laws. In the event of school dissolution, the training files must be transferred to the competent authority as required. Among these, certain files and documents and their retention periods must meet the following requirements:

1. Permanently Retained Files and Documents

a) Registration files for vocational education activities; school documents approving and issuing revised programs; files compiling, selecting, reviewing, and issuing textbooks or teaching materials; documents regulating training management;

b) Approval documents for lists of admitted students; approval documents for lists of enrolled students or class assignments;

c) Comprehensive grade sheets summarizing student academic performance by semester, academic year, or program;

d) Recognition files for graduates of various classes and programs: decisions establishing the final examination board; lists of students taking exams and exam results; submission forms signed by students; minutes of meetings of the boards; rectors' decisions on recognizing and awarding graduation diplomas to students;

đ) Graduation diploma issuance records;

e) Training plans for programs, academic years, or semesters; annual and program summary reports and related reports sent to the competent state management agency;

g) Reward and disciplinary action files for students;

h) Domestic and international joint training files, and targeted training files;

i) Files and documents related to professional guidance and quality assurance in training;

k) Files and documents related to the operations of the training council of the school.

2. Files and Documents Retained for at Least Ten Years from the Date the Rector Signs the Decision Recognizing Graduation for Students

a) Teaching files of teachers;

b) School files and documents related to organizing final subject/module exams: exam plans and schedules, meeting minutes on final subject/module exams, lists of students taking exams and exam results, submission forms signed by students and invigilators, final subject/module exam results;

c) Individual grade sheets for each subject and module of students including test scores, exam scores, subject/module scores signed by the teaching teacher and management staff;

d) Files and letters exchanged regarding training work.

3. Files and Documents Retained for at Least Five Years from the Date the Rector Signs the Decision Recognizing Graduation for Students

a) Files on organizing and conducting final subject/module exam reviews and final exam reviews;

b) Class registration books/first-class attendance books for specific classes.

4. Types of Files and Documents Retained for at Least One Year from the Date the Rector Signs the Decision Recognizing Graduation for Students

a) Guidelines for final exam review preparation; meeting minutes on selecting exam questions, transferring exam questions, transferring final exam papers; used exam questions, final exam papers, final exam grading forms (for academic year system);

b) Timetables and documents assigning teachers to teach subjects and modules.

5. Files and Documents Retained Until the End of the Program

PART II
a) Guidelines for final subject/module exam review preparation; meeting minutes on drawing lots for exam questions, transferring exam questions, transferring final subject/module exam papers; used exam questions, final subject/module exam papers, final subject/module exam grading forms.

TRAINING ACCORDING TO THE MODULAR OR CREDIT SYSTEM

Article 19. Organization of Classes

1. Classes shall be organized according to each subject or module based on the registered study load of students for each semester; the rector shall specify the minimum number of students for each class depending on the subjects or modules taught at the school. If the number of registered students is lower than the specified minimum, the class will not be organized and students must register to transfer to other subjects or modules that have classes, if they have not yet met the minimum study load requirement for each semester.

2. The program shall be implemented through a modular or credit accumulation method, organizing training by semester, with two to three semesters organized annually, depending on the specific conditions of each school.

The main semester is the compulsory semester that must be attended, each main semester has at least 15 weeks of actual study and 3 weeks of exams. The supplementary semester is not mandatory. In the supplementary semester, students study delayed subjects or modules from the main semester, or retake subjects or modules that were not passed, or improve their grades, or take advanced subjects or modules available in subsequent semesters if there are classes in the supplementary semester. Each supplementary semester has at least 5 weeks of actual study and 1 week of exams.

Article 20. Registration of Study Load

1. At the beginning of each academic year, the school must announce the planned training schedule for each program in each semester; the planned subjects or modules to be taught, the prerequisite conditions for registering to study each subject or module, examination schedules, and examination formats for each subject or module.

2. Before the start of each semester, depending on their own ability and study conditions, students must register to study the subjects or modules they plan to study during that semester with the school. There are three forms of registration for subjects or modules to be studied in each semester: early registration, regular registration, and late registration.

a) Early registration is a form of registration carried out two months before the start of the semester.

b) Regular registration is a form of registration carried out two weeks before the start of the semester.

c) Late registration is a form of registration carried out within the first two weeks of the main semester or in the first week of the supplementary semester for students who wish to register additional courses or change to other subjects or modules when there are no classes.

d) Depending on the conditions of each school, the rector shall consider and decide on appropriate registration forms.

3. The minimum study load that each student must register in each semester is stipulated as follows:

a) 14 credits per semester, except for the final semester of the course, for students classified with satisfactory or better academic performance.

b) 10 credits per semester, except for the final semester of the course, for students classified with weak academic performance.

c) There is no minimum study load requirement for students in the supplementary semester.

4. Students currently classified with weak academic performance may only register a study load of up to 14 credits per semester. There is no limit on the study load registration for students classified with satisfactory or better academic performance.

5. Students have the right to register to retake subjects or modules graded as D under Article 22 of this Circular to improve their cumulative average grade.

6. The school will only accept the registration of study load for each semester when it has the signature of approval from the academic advisor in the study registration book or as prescribed by the rector. The study load registration of each student for each semester must be recorded on the study registration form retained by the school.

Article 21. Withdrawal of Registered Courses and Modules

1. The withdrawal of registered courses and modules within the registered study load shall be carried out two weeks after the start of the main semester and one week after the start of the supplementary semester. Depending on specific conditions of the school, the rector shall stipulate the maximum period for withdrawing registered courses and modules. Beyond this stipulated period, the courses and modules will remain unchanged in the registration form, and if the student does not attend these courses and modules, they will be considered to have voluntarily dropped out and must receive an F grade as provided for in Article 22 of this Circular.

2. Conditions for withdrawing registered courses and modules:

a) The student must submit a request to the school;

b) Not violating Clause 3 of Article 20 of this Circular;

c) Conditions for withdrawing registered courses and modules as prescribed by the rector;

d) The student may only be allowed to drop out of classes for registered courses and modules that have been withdrawn with the school's approval.

Article 22. Conversion of Course and Module Grades and Semester Average Points, Cumulative Average Points

1. Conversion of course and module grades

a) Course and module grades calculated according to Clause 1 of Article 15 of this Circular on a scale of 10 points, rounded to one decimal place, shall be converted to letter grades as follows:

- Pass category:

b) For courses and modules without sufficient basis for inclusion in the calculation of the semester average grade, the following evaluation symbols shall be used:

I: Insufficient data for evaluation

X: No test results received

c) For courses and modules permitted to convert grades by the school, the evaluation symbol R shall be used along with the result;

d) The classification of grades A, B, C, D, F shall apply in the following cases:

- For courses and modules where the student has obtained sufficient regular and periodic examination scores, including cases of voluntary withdrawal from examinations or tests;

- Conversion from grade I after obtaining sufficient regular and periodic examination scores, following permission granted by the teacher to defer;

- Conversion from cases X;

e) The classification at grade F, in addition to the cases mentioned in point d of this clause, also applies when the student violates examination regulations and is required to accept grade F;

f) The classification according to grade I shall apply in the following cases:

- During the study period or during the final examination period, the student falls ill or suffers an accident and cannot take the examination or test, but must obtain the school's permission;

- The student cannot attend all regular and periodic examinations or final exams due to objective reasons, approved by the school;

- Except for special cases specified by the rector, before the start of the next semester, students receiving grade I must settle all deferred examination scores to be eligible for grade conversion. If the student fails to settle debts and convert grades but is not subject to compulsory withdrawal, they can continue studying in subsequent semesters.

g) The classification according to grade X shall apply to courses and modules where the training department of the school has not received the academic performance report of the student transferred from the faculty;

h) Symbol R shall be applied in the following cases:

- Course and module grades evaluated at levels A, B, C, D during the initial assessment period (if applicable) for some courses and modules permitted to take early exams to help students advance;

- Courses and modules recognized for results when students transfer from another institution or switch between programs.

2. The semester average grade and cumulative average grade, and the corresponding letter grades of courses and modules, shall be converted from letter grades to a 4-point scale as follows:

In cases where a letter grade scale with multiple levels is used, the rector shall specify the conversion of these letter grades to appropriate numerical scores.

3. The semester average grade and cumulative average grade shall be calculated according to Clause 2 of Article 15 of this Circular.

Article 23. Academic Year Classification and Study Performance

1. After each semester, based on the accumulated knowledge and skills, students are classified according to their first year, second year, or third year of study. The rector specifies the specific limits of accumulated knowledge and skills for changing academic year classification depending on the volume of knowledge and skills of each program.

2. Classification of Study Results

a) The classification of study results of students according to each semester is based on the cumulative average score within that semester on a scale of 4, specifically:

- Excellent: cumulative average score from 3.60 to 4.00;

- Very Good: cumulative average score from 3.20 to 3.59;

- Good: cumulative average score from 2.50 to 3.19;

- Average: cumulative average score from 2.00 to 2.49;

- Weak: cumulative average score below 2.00.

b) Students with very good or higher grades will be downgraded by one level if they fall under one or more of the following circumstances:

- Being disciplined by the school at a level of warning or higher during the semester in which the study result classification is made (excluding disciplinary actions specified in Clause 2, Article 16 of this Circular);

- Having one course or module or more in the semester requiring retake (excluding conditional courses; courses, modules temporarily deferred or exempted).

3. The study results in the supplementary semester are combined with the study results in the main semester immediately preceding the supplementary semester to classify the student's academic performance.

Article 24. Warning on Study Results, Compulsory Withdrawal, Voluntary Withdrawal

1. Warnings on study results are implemented separately for each semester, aiming to help students with poor study results become aware and develop appropriate study plans to graduate within the maximum permitted time for completing the program. The warning on study results of students is based on the following conditions:

a) Cumulative average score below 1.20 for first-year students, below 1.40 for second-year students, and below 1.60 for third-year students;

b) Semester average score below 0.80 for the first semester of the program, and below 1.00 for subsequent semesters;

c) Total credit hours of courses and modules with grade F remaining from the start of the program to the review date exceeding 24 credit hours;

d) Depending on the characteristics of each institution, the rector applies one or two of the above three conditions to warn students about their study results and specifies the number of warnings, but not exceeding two times.

2. After each semester, students are subject to compulsory withdrawal if they fall under any of the following circumstances:

a) Exceeding the limit of warnings on study results as prescribed by the rector;

b) Exhausting the maximum time frame to complete the program as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 3 of this Circular;

c) Being disciplined at the level of compulsory withdrawal.

3. Voluntary Withdrawal

Students who are not subject to compulsory withdrawal and fulfill all obligations and responsibilities as prescribed, if they fall under any of the following circumstances may request the school to allow withdrawal:

a) Students self-assess that they no longer have the ability to complete the program due to insufficient remaining time to finish the program as required;

b) For other reasons requiring withdrawal accompanied by specific evidence and approved by the rector.

4. The rector specifies the procedures, rights, obligations, or responsibilities of students and decides on the compulsory withdrawal and voluntary withdrawal of students.

Article 25. Graduation Conditions

1. A student shall be recognized as having graduated when they meet all of the following conditions:

a) Accumulating the required number of modules or credits for the program;

b) Having a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher on a four-point scale throughout the entire course of study;

c) Satisfying certain requirements regarding academic performance for groups of subjects or modules within the major or profession, and other conditions specified by the rector;

d) Not being in a period during which they have been disciplined with a suspension from studies for a fixed term or longer, or are under criminal investigation;

đ) Submitting an application to the school requesting to be considered for graduation early or late relative to the designed duration of the course of study if they meet the graduation conditions;

e) In cases where a student violates discipline or commits a legal offense that does not reach the level of criminal prosecution, the rector must organize a disciplinary review before considering the conditions for recognizing their graduation.

3. In cases where a student has been disciplined with a suspension from studies for a fixed term, or has completed the disciplinary period or is under criminal investigation and has received a conclusion from the competent authority but does not fall under the category of being expelled from school, the rector shall organize a review to recognize their graduation.

Article 26. Classification of Graduation

1. The classification of graduation is determined based on the cumulative grade point average of the entire course of study on a four-point scale, as follows:

a) Excellent: Cumulative grade point average from 3.60 to 4.00;

b) Very Good: Cumulative grade point average from 3.20 to 3.59;

c) Good: Cumulative grade point average from 2.50 to 3.19;

d) Average: Cumulative grade point average from 2.00 to 2.49.

2. A student who achieves a graduation classification of Very Good or higher will have their graduation classification reduced by one level if they belong to one of the following situations:

a) Having one subject or module or more in the course of study requiring retaking (excluding conditional subjects; subjects or modules exempted);

b) Being disciplined at the warning level or higher (excluding the level of discipline specified in Clause 2, Article 16 of this Circular) during their time studying at the school.

CHAPTER III
EDUCATION ORGANIZATION UNDER THE SEMESTER SYSTEM

Article 27. Organization of Classes

1. Semester-based classes: After enrollment, students enrolled in a training program are assigned to classes according to each major or profession by the school. Classes for each major or profession remain stable throughout the entire course of study to maintain educational activities, group activities, competitive movements, political-social activities, cultural-sports activities, and to manage students during the training process.

2. The semester-based education program organizes training according to academic years, with each academic year consisting of two semesters, each semester having at least 15 weeks of actual study plus examination time for subjects and modules. In addition to the two main semesters, the rector may consider organizing an additional supplementary semester to allow students to retake or make up courses. Each supplementary semester has at least 4 weeks of actual study plus examination time for subjects and modules.

Article 28. Classification of Academic Performance

1. At the end of each semester or academic year, students are classified based on their academic performance as follows:

a) The classification of academic performance for each semester and academic year is based on the semester or academic year's cumulative grade point average of the student on a ten-point scale, specifically:

- Excellent: from 9.0 to 10 points;

- Very Good: from 8.0 to 8.9 points;

- Good: from 7.0 to 7.9 points;

- Fairly Good: from 6.0 to 6.9 points;

- Average: from 5.0 to 5.9 points;

- Weak: lower than or equal to 4.9 points.

b) Students with very good or higher grades will be downgraded by one level if they fall under one or more of the following circumstances:

- Students disciplined at the warning level or higher during the semester or academic year are classified based on their academic performance;

- Having one subject or module or more in the semester or academic year requiring retaking (excluding conditional subjects; subjects or modules temporarily deferred or exempted).

2. The results of the supplementary semester are combined with the results of the preceding main semester to classify the student's academic performance.

Article 29. Adjusting Study Progress, Compulsory Withdrawal from Studies, Voluntary Withdrawal from Studies

1. Students enrolled in programs with a training duration of 1.5 academic years or more, upon completion of each academic year, if they fall under any of the following circumstances, must have their study progress adjusted and must complete all courses and modules that have not met the requirements before being allowed to continue studying new courses and modules by the rector:

a) Having an average grade for the academic year between 4.0 and less than 5.0 points on a scale of 10;

b) Belonging to the category specified in point d, Clause 2 of this Article.

The time for adjusting study progress shall be counted towards the maximum time limit for completing the program as stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 3 of this Circular.

2. Students will be compulsorily withdrawn from studies if they fall under any of the following circumstances:

a) Upon completion of each academic year, having an average grade for the academic year or cumulative average grade below 4.0 points;

b) Having exceeded the maximum time limit for completing the program as stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 3 of this Circular or the number of times allowed to take the graduation examination as stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 31 of this Circular but failing to meet the requirements for the graduation examination or graduation thesis/project;

c) Being disciplined with compulsory withdrawal from studies;

d) Students holding a disability confirmation certificate in accordance with the Law on Persons with Disabilities who fall under the circumstances specified in point a of this Clause shall not be compulsorily withdrawn from studies but must have their study progress adjusted.

3. Voluntary Withdrawal

Students who are not subject to compulsory withdrawal and fulfill all obligations and responsibilities as prescribed, if they fall under any of the following circumstances may request the school to allow withdrawal:

a) Students self-assess that they no longer have the ability to complete the program due to insufficient remaining time to finish the program as required;

b) For other reasons requiring withdrawal accompanied by specific evidence and approved by the rector.

4. The rector shall specify the procedures, rights, obligations, or responsibilities of students and decide on the adjustment of study progress, compulsory withdrawal from studies, and voluntary withdrawal from studies of students.

Article 30. Plan and Organization of Examination Activities, Defense of Graduation Thesis/Project

1. The plan for examinations, defense of graduation thesis/project must be developed and publicly announced at least five weeks before the graduation examination period.

2. Content and Time of Graduation Examination

a) Political Theory Examination

The Political Theory Examination is organized in a written form with a duration of 90 minutes at the intermediate level, 120 minutes at the higher level, or in a multiple-choice format with a duration of 45 to 60 minutes.

b) Comprehensive Occupational Theory Examination

The Comprehensive Occupational Theory Examination is organized in a written or multiple-choice format with a duration not exceeding 180 minutes, or in an oral examination format with preparation time of 40 minutes and answering time of 20 minutes per candidate.

c) Occupational Practice Examination

The Occupational Practice Examination is organized in a practical skills synthesis assignment format to complete part of a product or service work. The examination duration for practical assignments ranges from 1 to 3 days and does not exceed 8 hours per day; specific examination times for each profession are determined by the rector.

3. Graduation Examination Board

a) Establishment of the Graduation Examination Board

The Graduation Examination Board is established by the rector's decision and includes:

- The Chairman of the Board is the rector or vice-rector in charge of training;

- The Vice-Chairman of the Board is the vice-rector in charge of training or the director of the training department or the head of the examination and quality assurance department;

- The Secretary of the Board is the director of the training department/the head of the examination and quality assurance department or the deputy director of the training department/the deputy head of the examination and quality assurance department;

- Members: including some staff and teachers of the school (additional representatives from enterprises may be invited);

- Individuals who have relatives (father, mother, spouse, children, siblings) participating in the graduation examination shall not participate in the board and shall not perform tasks in committees or sub-committees related to the examination, supervision, marking, or related to those candidates;

- The number of members in the board shall be at least five people.

b) Duties and Authorities

- The Chairman of the Graduation Examination Board is responsible for specifying and directing all activities related to examinations, defense of graduation thesis/project;

- The Chairman establishes working committees including: secretariat committee, examination question committee, examination supervision committee, marking committee, thesis/project marking committee; additionally, the Chairman can establish other working committees;

- Each working committee consists of a chairperson and members, where the chairperson is a member of the board, and other members do not necessarily need to be members of the board;

- Each working committee can be organized into sub-committees, each consisting of a sub-chairperson and members;

- Members of the examination question committee, marking committee, thesis/project marking committee are qualified teachers, lecturers in vocational education or experts from enterprises who have graduated in relevant fields;

- Organize and submit to the rector for review and approval the list of students eligible and ineligible to take the examination, defend the thesis/project;

- Organize and manage all activities related to examinations, defense of graduation thesis/project according to this Circular and other current laws; use the school seal to carry out tasks;

- Develop and submit to the rector for approval and public announcement of examination regulations, marking procedures, thesis/project marking procedures, re-marking procedures, and post-re-marking score processing; develop examination review materials, examination questions, and other related materials for the examination and thesis/project defense period for the rector's approval;

- Maintain confidentiality of examination questions in accordance with the law;

- Organize examination supervision, inspection, marking, thesis/project marking, re-marking; handle or propose to the rector to handle violations of examination regulations, complaints, and reports related to the examination;

- Review graduation conditions for students according to Article 33 of this Circular;

- Submit to the rector for review and approval the list of students eligible and ineligible for graduation recognition;

- Report issues related to the examination period as required by the rector and perform other duties and authorities related to organizing the examination period according to the law.

4. Setting Examination Questions, Supervising Examinations, Marking Examinations

a) The examination questions must be consistent with the study outline, each subject must have one main set of examination questions and at least one backup set equivalent in content knowledge and having the same duration for the Political Science and Professional Theory Synthesis subjects.

b) For written and practical examination answer points, they shall be divided into fractions not exceeding 0.25 points on a scale of 10; if the total score of the examination has a decimal point of 0.25, it will be rounded up to 0.5; if the decimal point is 0.75, it will be rounded up to 1.0.

c) The supervision, marking, re-marking, and announcement of examination scores shall be conducted similarly to the final examination of courses and modules; in which, the chairman of the graduation examination board is the final decision-maker regarding the examination scores.

5. Grading of graduation essays and theses

a) The grading panel for a graduation essay or thesis (hereinafter referred to as the grading panel) consists of 3 to 5 members including the head, secretary, and committee members. The instructor may participate or not; if not participating, the instructor grades the essay or thesis anonymously and submits the grade sheet to the grading panel; if participating, the instructor grades anonymously on two sheets (one as the instructor, one as a committee member).

b) The grading panel convenes only when at least three members are present; the head and secretary cannot be absent.

c) The grading panel grades through anonymous voting; the average score of all members is the official score of the graduation essay or thesis (the decimal point is taken to one digit, if the second digit of the decimal part is 6 or more, then it is rounded up to increase the first digit by one).

d) The record of grading the graduation essay or thesis is recorded according to the model and stored according to the regulations of the president.

đ) After the defense, the graduation essay or thesis, revised according to the comments of the grading panel, is kept one copy in the relevant department and sent one copy to the school library.

Article 31. Conditions for Graduation Examination and Number of Attempts

1. Conditions for Graduation Examination

A student is eligible to take the graduation examination upon meeting the following conditions:

a) The cumulative scores of all courses and modules in the program meet the requirements or higher;

b) Not during the period of being disciplined with suspension from studies for a limited time or higher, or being investigated for criminal responsibility;

c) Still within the number of attempts and within the maximum timeframe for taking the graduation examination as stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article;

d) If a student does not meet the conditions for taking the graduation examination due to the circumstances specified in Point a of Clause 1 of this Article, but still has the maximum timeframe to complete the remaining courses and modules in the program, the president may consider and allow the student to complete those courses and modules that have not met the requirements and organize the review of the conditions for taking the graduation examination;

đ) If a student is not eligible to take the graduation examination due to disciplinary action of suspension from studies for a limited time, and after the disciplinary period has ended or has been investigated for criminal responsibility but not subjected to disciplinary action of expulsion, the president may organize the review of the conditions for taking the graduation examination;

e) In cases where a student violates discipline or commits a violation of the law without reaching the level of criminal investigation, the president must organize a disciplinary review before considering the conditions for taking the graduation examination for that student.

2. Number of Attempts for Graduation Examination

a) A student who takes a graduation examination subject and achieves a score of 5.0 or higher is not allowed to retake that subject; if below 5.0, the student is allowed to retake the subject no more than three times within the maximum timeframe for completing the program as stipulated;

b) The first retake for students who fail a subject is scheduled at least 30 working days after the school announces the results of the graduation examination; the timing for the second and third retakes is determined by the president;

c) Students holding a disability confirmation certificate, if failing a graduation examination subject with a score below 5.0, may be given priority in the number of retakes for that subject within the maximum timeframe for completing the program as stipulated;

d) A student who misses a subject without a valid reason must accept a score of zero and still count that attempt towards the number of attempts; if there is a valid reason, the president may arrange for the student to take the missed subject in another graduation examination session and not count it towards the number of attempts, while ensuring compliance with the maximum timeframe allowed to complete the program.

Article 32. Research Topics and Graduation Theses

1. The volume of research topics and graduation theses shall not exceed 5 credits and shall be specified in the training program for college level.

2. The Rector of the college or higher education institution registered to train at the college level shall decide based on students' academic results and the capacity of the teaching staff which students will undertake research topics and graduation theses.

3. Allocation of guidance and approval of research topics and graduation theses

a) The Rector decides to allocate teachers to guide students in conducting research topics and graduation theses according to the proposal of the head of the specialized department;

b) Criteria for teachers guiding research topics and graduation theses: having a bachelor's degree or higher, having expertise relevant to the research topic or graduation thesis; possessing scientific research capabilities; being responsible for guiding students;

c) The number of research topics and graduation theses assigned to each teacher for guidance shall be limited to the highest number per course as follows: engineers, bachelor’s degree holders: 3 research topics or graduation theses; master’s degree holders: 4 research topics or graduation theses; doctoral degree holders: 5 research topics or graduation theses;

d) Teachers guiding together with students determine the research topics and graduation theses and submit them to the school; the approval of research topics and graduation theses for students shall be regulated by the Rector.

4. Research topics and graduation theses meeting the criteria shall be defended

a) Form: regulated by the Rector of the school;

b) Content: confirmed in writing by the guiding teacher ensuring that the content meets the requirements and recommending for defense; if the content does not meet the requirements, it is necessary to request an extension for the student or allow the student to switch to taking the final exam (if there is enough time for review and examination);

c) The teacher's recommendation for the student to defend the research topic or graduation thesis and the full text of the research topic or graduation thesis must be submitted to the specialized department 15 days before the defense; the research topic or graduation thesis must be handed over to the evaluation panel at least 10 days before the defense.

5. The results of evaluating research topics and graduation theses must be announced immediately after the defense session.

6. The Rector shall regulate the re-defense or switching to the final exam for students who fail to meet the requirements during the defense of their research topics or graduation theses.

7. For certain special training fields such as Arts, Architecture, Health Care, Physical Education and Sports, the Rector shall specify the content and form of the final internship; conditions for assessment and recognition of graduation appropriate to the characteristics of the programs of the school.

Article 33. Graduation Conditions

1. A student shall be recognized as having graduated when they meet all of the following conditions:

a) Each subject score in the final exam must reach 5.0 or higher or the research topic or graduation thesis score must reach 5.0 or higher on a scale of 10;

b) Not during the period of being disciplined with suspension from studies for a limited time or higher, or being investigated for criminal responsibility;

c) Completing other conditions as stipulated by the school;

d) In cases where learners have disciplinary violations or criminal offenses but not at a level requiring criminal prosecution, the Rector must organize a disciplinary review before assessing the conditions for recognizing graduation for those learners.

2. In cases where learners are disciplined with a suspended study period, upon completion of the disciplinary period or criminal prosecution and having received a conclusion from the competent authority but not falling under the category of being expelled, the Rector shall organize the recognition of graduation.

3. At the latest within 15 working days from the end date of the final exam or the end date of the research topic or graduation thesis defense, the graduation assessment council shall organize the graduation assessment for learners. At the latest within 5 working days from the date of the graduation assessment for learners, the graduation assessment council must submit to the Rector a list of learners who meet and do not meet the conditions for recognizing graduation.

4. Based on the proposal of the graduation assessment council, at the latest within 3 working days from the date of the proposal, the Rector shall issue a decision recognizing graduation for learners who meet the graduation conditions.

Article 34. Graduation Classification Points

1. For students participating in graduation exams, the graduation classification points shall be calculated according to the following formula: