Office for International Students' Affairs

Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China 100875 | Tel:+86 10 5880 7986 | Fax:+86 10 5880 0823

  
 


REGUALTIONS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF STUDENT RECORDS
(UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS)

 

BNU regulations on the administration of international undergraduate student record generally conform to regulations on the administration of full-time undergraduate student record. At the same time, BNU takes the international students' features into consideration and lays down the following additional regulations.

 

CHATER I. Application And Registration

I. Applicants' Requirements:

1.

 
Applicants should have high moral integrity, should be willing to abide by laws and decrees of China and rules and regulations of BNU and should respect Chinese traditions and customs.

2.
Applicants should have high school graduation certificate and average grade of B or higher.

3.
Requirements for HSK Score:
  4 or above for science applicants;
  6 or above for applicants for liberal arts applicants;
 
3 or above for applicants for the Chinese Language Program at the College of Chinese Language and Culture.

4.
Applicants for science, arts and foreign languages should take interviews or related examinations in the applied fields arranged by BNU.

5.
Except students of the Chinese Language Program at the College of Chinese Language and Culture, BNU usually do not accept mid-course students.
6.

 Except the Chinese Language Program at the College of Chinese Language and Culture, BNU usually do not accept spring semester undergraduate students.
7.

 BNU has made the following additional regulations for applicants for the Chinese Language Program at the College of Chinese Language and Culture:
a)

a)

 
Applicants for Chinese Language Program whose HSK score is below 3 should provide a certification of at least 300 hours' training in Chinese. If approved by BNU, these applicants can enter the Trial Undergraduate Program.
 

b)

 
The curriculum of the Trial Undergraduate Program should be the same as other undergraduate programs; students in the Trial Undergraduate Program should pay the same tuition as international students in other undergraduate programs.
  c) The duration of the Trial Undergraduate Program is one year.
 

d)
Students who have got a 3 or above score in HSK during the Trial Undergraduate Program and who have passed related examinations can be accepted by other undergraduate programs, and the credit during the Trial Undergraduate Program is viewed as valid.
 

e)
Students who haven't got a 3 or above score in HSK during the Trial Undergraduate Program or Students who haven't passed related examinations will be given a certificate for completing the Chinese Language Course. No tuition and other fees will be reimbursed.
 

f)

 
Applicants who are just beginners of the Chinese language can apply for undergraduate programs only after formally studying Chinese for 6 months in the College of Chinese Language and Culture.
 

g)
Students who apply for Mid-course program are required to provide related certificates and college transcripts. Besides, they are required to take the comprehensive examination held by the College of Chinese Language and Culture. Those who have passed the examination will be accepted by related Mid-course Program. These students will study in the College of Chinese Language and Culture for a period of at least three years.

II. Application Materials:

1.
Completed “Application Form for International Students” issued by BNU;
2. High school diploma;
3. High school transcript;

4.

 
HSK certificate(In order to apply for a Trial Undergraduate Program, Chinese Language Program applicants whose HSK level is below three should provide a certification of at least 300 hours training in Chinese);
5. Two recommendation letters from two teachers;
6. Application fee of RMB 500 yuan (cash or check);
7. Two passport-sized photos.

 

III.

 
Applicants for government exchange and university exchange undergraduate programs are expected to go through the application procedures according to related regulations and agreements.
   

IV.

 
Application materials are expected to arrive at the Office of International Visiting Scholars and Students' Affairs by May 31st. These materials will be verified collectively by the Office of Educational Administration of BNU, related departments (institutes and schools) and the Office of International Visiting Scholars and Students' Affairs And the Office of International Visiting Scholars and Students' Affairs will be responsible for sending Admissions Notices and materials for Visa application to those who are admitted by BNU before the end of June.
 
Applicants for spring semester Chinese Language Program are expected to send their application materials to the Office of International Visiting Scholars and Students' Affairs by December 15th. And the Office will send Admissions Notices and materials for Visa application to those who are admitted before January 15th.
   

V.

 
Those who are admitted by BNU should come to the Office and related departments (institutes and schools) at the appointed time to register and to pay the tuition and accommodation fee, etc.


Chapter II. Curriculum

VI.

 
International undergraduate students are expected to complete the courses arranged for their respective majors according to "BNU Teaching Plans for Undergraduate Programs". The completion of these related courses will ensure students' credits.
 
Taking the situations of international students into consideration, BNU has made the following adjustments:
55 1.

 Students are exempted from the following 3 type of courses: Moral Education, Marxist Theory, and Military and Physical Education, which amounts to19 credits in total.
  2. A Survey of China is a compulsory course.
  3.

 Native speakers of English or students from countries whose official language is English are exempted from English courses.
  4.

 English courses are selective to students who are non-native speakers of English or to students from countries whose official language is not English.
  5.

 Students who major in Chinese in the College of Chinese Language and Culture are required to take courses in their second foreign languages.
  6.

 Students who have failed in examinations in the subjects related to their majors are required to repay the tuition and restudy the failed courses.
 

7.

 

 Double-BA-degree courses in different departments and schools are available to international students who pay the tuition according to the tuition standard for international students.


Chapter III. Issues on Transferring, Suspension, Resumption and Leaving

VII.
Students who want to transfer to another department (institute or school) should put forward a request within 2 weeks after the beginning of the 1st academic year. After repaying the application fee and completing the Application Form for Transferring, students can transfer to another department (institute or school) with the approval of the Office and related department (institute or school).
   

VIII.

 

 

 

 
The longest possible duration of suspension is 3 years. Students on their own
expenses can apply for a suspension to related department (institute or school), the Office of International Visiting Scholars and Students' Affairs and Office of Educational Administration of BNU. Government exchange students also need to apply to their embassies in China and Chinese Committee for Government Scholarship. After the application is sanctioned, students should go through the procedures concerning their school transcripts in related departments and then send the transcripts to the Office of International Visiting Scholars and Students' Affairs Meanwhile, they should also go through the procedures concerning related campus credentials and apply for a Visa.
   

IX.

 

 

 

 
Students on their own expenses should apply to the Office for resumption 3 months previous to the desired date of resumption. If approved by the related department (school or institute) and by the Office of International Visiting Scholars and Students' Affairs and Office of Educational Administration of BNU, the resumption is valid. Government exchange students are expected to apply for resumption 6 months previous to the desired date of resumption. If approved by the related department (school or institute) and by the Office of International Visiting Scholars and Students' Affairs and Office of Educational Administration of BNU, and also approved by their embassies in China and Chinese Committee for Government Scholarship, the resumption is valid.
   
X. The following kinds of students are to quit:
33 1. those who want to discontinue their schooling and apply to quit;
  2. those whose applications for resumption are not approved;
  3. those who are mentally ill or who suffer from epilepsy;
  4. those who suffer from epidemic diseases and thus unsuitable to stay in China;
  5. those who have missed 50 hours' classes in accumulation;
  6 those who have seriously violated school rules;
  7. those whose words or actions are seriously anti-China;
  8. those who have violated Chinese laws and who have received punishments of detention or more serious punishments by the Chinese legal institutions.

XI. Those who have quitted BNU cannot re-apply.
   

XII.

 
BNU will not return any tuition to those who are expelled because of having violated Chinese laws. Tuitions are returned according to Regulations on Tuition Reimbursement to students who quit because of other reasons.
   
XIII.
Students who quit should go through various procedures before leaving, including the procedures concerning various campus credentials and Visa.


Chapter IV.

 About the Duration, Completion of Courses, Graduation and Degree Awarded:

XIV.

 

 

 

 
The studying duration for undergraduate students is 4 years. In case a student cannot graduate in time, the duration can be prolonged, but no more than 2 years. During the prolonged academic year(s), students pay the tuition according to the tuition standard for prolonged duration for international students. Students who finished all the courses ahead of time can apply for an earlier graduation on the premise that they have finished no less than 3 years' undergraduate study in BNU; besides, they must pay 4 years' tuition. Students in the Mid-course Program in The College of Chinese Language and Culture will study for a period of at least three years, and tuition is paid according to the actual duration of study.
   

XV.

 

 Students who haven't got the required amount of credits within 6 years will only be given a certificate of completing the courses. Students who have got the required amount of redits can graduate, and are given the appropriate diploma.
   

XVI.
Students who have got a diploma and who are up to the standard listed in the Detailed Rules and Regulations in Conferring Bachelor's Degree will be awarded a Bachelor's Degree and will be given a certificate. Meanwhile, students who major in Chinese in the College of Chinese Language and Culture must get a 9 HSK score in order to be awarded a Bachelor's Degree.

Chapter V. Supplement

XVII.

 
REGUALTIONS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF STUDENT RECORDS
(UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS) has been approved by BNU and is to be implemented from September 2002. If any previous regulation is inconsistent with the present regulations, the present regulations are to be implemented. If the present regulations clash with regulations of related higher authorities, the latter are to be implemented.

 

Supplementary Regulations on the Administration of Student Records (UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS)

1. Curriculum:
  International students are exempted from the following courses:
11 (1) Marxist Philosophical Theory,
  (2) Marxist Theory of Political Economics,
  (3) Mao Moral Education,
  (4) Deng Xiaoping Theory and "The Three Represents",
  (5) Contemporary World Economics and Politics (for liberal arts).
  (6) Moral Education,
  (7) Basic Law,
  (8) Military Training and Theory,
  (9) Physical Education,
  (10) College Foreign Language.
The credits of exempted courses won't be added to your total credits, and also needn't be replaced by the credits of other selective courses.

2.

 
"A Survey of China" is a compulsory course. The students should go to the College of Chinese Language and Culture to register within the first week dating from the beginning of the autumn semester, and no overdue time for signing up again.

3.

 
The undergraduate students who want to take courses in the second foreign language can begin to take courses from the second year (the freshmen are not allowed to choose the foreign language courses). Students should go to the College of Foreign Language and Literature to register to take the placement exams within the first week dating from the beginning of the autumn semester. Students are ranged into classes of different levels in foreign languages according to the score results.

4.
All the students should choose the courses according to the appointed time of university and schools (department, institutes) and if you can't choose courses because of personal reasons, you have to choose them in the next time. You can look through the website to choose the courses for all the international students: http://sctl.bnu.edu.cn/ or http://www.bnulxsh.com

5.
If the students are not of the College of Chinese Language and Culture, those who have failed in examinations in the subjects related to their majors are required to restudy the courses and repay the tuition with RMB 200yuan / credit according to the requirements of schools (department, institutes) respectively.