Academic Calendar

 

Semester

Start

End

Semester 1

First week of August 

First week January

Semester 2

Second week of January

Third week of June

Summer break

Fourth week of June

First week of August 

Graduation Ceremony

May

National Holidays

Independence Day

2 September

New Year

1 January

Traditional New Year

01 Jan to 04 Jan (Lunar Calendar)

Liberation Day

30 April

International Labor Day

1 May

Vietnam National Day

10 March (Lunar Calendar)

 

 

Grading system and quality points

Summary of grade and mark classification

 

No.

10-point scale GPA

4-point scale GPA

Pass/Fail

Classification

Grade

Score

1

8.5 – 10

A

4.0

Pass

Outstanding

2

8.0 – 8.4

B+

3.5

Pass

Excellent

3

7.0 – 7.9

B

3.0

Pass

Good

4

6.5 – 6.9

C+

2.5

Pass

Good

5

5.5 – 6.4

C

2.0

Pass

Pass

6

5.0 – 5.4

D+

1.5

Pass

Pass

7

4.0 – 4.9

D

1.0

Conditional Pass

Conditional Pass

8

< 4.0

F

0

Fail

Fail

 

Summary of Degree classification

 

No.

Cumulative Point Average

Degree classification

1

3.60 – 4.00

Outstanding

2

3.20 – 3.59

Excellent

3

2.50 – 3.19

Good

4

2.00 – 2.49

Pass

5

< 2.00

Fail