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