Volume 12, Issue 1 ● May 2015

Credential Survey – Institutional Analysis Vietnam

Vietnamese Credential

IREF International Education Research Foundation

University of Southern California CUNY Temple University

Equivalency Equivalency Placement Equivalency Placement Equivalency Placement

Bằng Tốt Nghiêp Trung Học Cơ Sở

Completion of 9th grade

Completion of 9th grade

Recommendation is to enroll into a secondary school program and complete and earn a U.S. high school diploma

9th grade

Recommendation is to enroll into a secondary school program and earn a U.S. high school diploma

9th grade Recommendation is to enroll into a secondary school program and complete and earn a U.S. high school diploma

Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Trung Học Phổ Thông

Completion of high school

Completion of high school

Admission into a bachelor’s program if GPA, recommendation letter, and test scores (SAT and/or TOEFL) meet

High school diploma

Admission to a 4-year institution at CUNY would be based on student’s high school GPA and SAT score; student would be

High school diploma

Admission into a bachelor’s program if GPA, recommendation letter, and test scores (SAT and/or TOEFL) meet institutional standards

institutional standards

admitted to a 2-year community college if he or she does not meet the requirements for admission to a 4-year (senior) college

Bằng Kỹ Sư Bachelor’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Consideration for admission into a master’s program if supporting credentials (varies by department) such as GPA, recommendation letter, and test scores (SAT and/or TOEFL) meet program standards. Final admission decision to the graduate program would be determined by the academic department

Bachelor’s degree

Admission into a master's (graduate) degree if GPA, standardized test scores (depends on program), and minimal TOEFL score meet admission standards

Bachelor’s degree

Consideration for admission into a master’s program if supporting credentials (varies by department) such as GPA, recommendation letter, and test scores (SAT and/or TOEFL) meet program standards. Final admission decision to the graduate program would be determined by the academic department

Bằng Thạc Sĩ Master’s degree

Master’s degree

Consideration for admission into a PhD program if supporting credentials (varies by department) such as GPA, recommendation letter, test scores (SAT and/or TOEFL), and

Master’s degree

Consideration for admission into a PhD program at CUNY, subject to the same criteria outlined for the master’s program. Final consideration for admission to the PhD program

Master’s degree

Consideration for admission into a PhD program if supporting credentials (varies by department) such as GPA, recommendation letter, test scores (SAT and/or TOEFL), and interview meet program needs. Final admission decision to

interview meet program needs. Final admission decision to the graduate program would be determined by the academic department

would be determined by the academic department

the graduate program would be determined by the academic department