University of Social Sciences and Humanities speaks out about removing block C00 in 17 majors

(Dan Tri) - The news that Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities has removed the combination of literature, history, and geography (block C00) is causing many candidates to panic at the risk of failing the exam before taking it.

University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (Photo: USSH).

The University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (USSH) yesterday (June 4) announced that it will no longer consider block C00 in 17 out of 28 majors. Among them, there are many majors that are the "brand" of C00 such as journalism, public relations, social work, Oriental studies, sociology, Vietnamese studies, cinema and popular arts...

The school only has 9/28 training majors that are recruiting from block C00 such as: Political science , Han Nom, linguistics, anthropology, philosophy, religion, literature, history, and archival studies.

Instead, there are combinations with English subjects such as D14 (literature, history, English), D15 (literature, geography, English), D01 (math, literature, English), D66 (literature, civics, English).

This makes many candidates who plan to apply to schools in block C00 confused because they almost fall into the situation of "failing university without taking the exam".

The reason is that according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training, candidates taking the 2025 high school exam will take a total of 4 subjects. Of which, there are 2 compulsory subjects: literature, math and 2 elective subjects from the remaining subjects studied in grade 12 (foreign language, history, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, economic and legal education, information technology, technology).

With this regulation, many candidates with strengths in social sciences have chosen 4 subjects: math, literature, history, and geography.

Therefore, when the school changes the exam group D to include English, candidates will not have the opportunity to apply because they do not have the exam score. Only candidates who have previously obtained an English certificate will have the score to convert.

Meanwhile, the high school graduation exam, which is used to obtain university admission scores, is only about 20 days away. All registrations for the exam have been closed early, making it impossible for candidates to "turn back". And it is almost impossible for these students to have the opportunity to take the international language certificate exam in time.

Admission combinations by major of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2025 (Photo: USSH).

Responding to Dan Tri reporter, Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong, Vice Principal of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, said that 2025 is the first year of the high school graduation exam according to the 2018 general education program.

With the new method, it is theoretically possible to encode 36 graduation exam combinations (2+2) and 81 university entrance exam combinations based on the combination of compulsory and optional subjects of candidates.

"The school has increased the selection of combinations D14, D15, D01, D66... ​​based on the orientation of innovation in high school exam subjects, according to the admission requirements of each industry and the foreign language output standards of the Ministry of Education and Training. This is also to implement the strategy of internationalizing training programs," Ms. Huong explained.

Ms. Huong also said that this also helps students have the opportunity to study a second major from the school's training majors, for example journalism, tourism and travel services management, public relations, psychology, international studies, hotel management, office management, information management, cultural studies..., or from many other training majors in schools under the Hanoi National University.

In 2025, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi will enroll 28 undergraduate majors. The school will apply 3 admission methods, including: Direct admission according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training, considering the results of the HSA capacity assessment test and considering the 2025 high school graduation exam scores.

Candidates who win prizes in national or provincial competitions for excellent students, candidates with good SAT scores... will receive bonus points.

Candidates with international certificates in foreign languages ​​will have their foreign language scores converted to foreign language scores in the admission combination including foreign language subjects.

On the social networking site of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, hundreds of comments from candidates expressed their indignation when the school announced the admission combination at the last minute, when all candidates were preparing for the graduation exam and had no chance to "turn back".

It is worrying for candidates in group C00 because not only the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has stopped enrolling this group in many majors, but many schools have "said no" to the combination of literature, history, and geography even though they train social groups.

Including Hanoi Open University, Academy of Journalism and Communication, University of Law - Hanoi National University... Academy of Journalism and Communication not only stopped considering the combination of literature, history, and geography but also completely stopped considering geography in all training majors.

Regarding this, a former official of the Ministry of Education and Training said that, in terms of regulations, the school's announcement at this time is not wrong because Article 11 of the 2025 University Admissions Regulations clearly states that schools must announce enrollment information at least 30 days before opening the first round of registration. This year, candidates can register for university admission from July 16 to July 28.

"In theory, it is not wrong, but in practice, it is not reasonable. This causes candidates in block C00 who want to be admitted to the school to almost fail this wish even before taking the high school graduation exam," he said.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/dh-khoa-hoc-xa-hoi-va-nhan-van-len-tieng-ve-bo-khoi-c00-o-17-nganh-20250605165738586.htm