University Admissions 2025: Can certificates be used instead of English scores?

This year, English becomes an optional subject in the high school graduation exam, so can many candidates who do not choose to take the English exam use a foreign language certificate instead?

In 2025, many universities will use foreign language certificates to convert university admission scores. That means candidates do not need to have English scores in the high school graduation exam but can still be considered for admission if they have domestic and international foreign language certificates.

Candidates who do not choose to take the English exam for high school graduation can use a foreign language certificate instead of an English score for admission consideration.

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At Saigon University, candidates can use English certificate results to convert including IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, PTE Academic, Linguaskill, Aptis, VSTEP. The certificates must be issued within 2 years from June 30 and organized by units licensed by the Ministry of Education and Training.

Candidates must register to convert English admission scores by June 30.

Conversion table of foreign language certificates of Saigon University

Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry converts IELTS English certificate from 4.5 to English subject score for admission method of considering high school graduation exam score and considering high school transcript of grade 12.

Conversion table of foreign language certificates of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry

At Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages ​​and Information Technology, majors with admission combinations including English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese can use foreign language certificate scores to convert according to the school's regulations.

Conversion table of foreign language certificates of Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages ​​and Information Technology

In 2025, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade accepts the conversion of foreign language certificates into English subject scores in method 1 (admission based on the results of the 2025 high school graduation exam) or method 2 (admission using the transcript scores of grades 10, 11 and 12). The deadline for receiving converted applications is before July 19, 2025.

Conversion table of foreign language certificates of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade

In the high school graduation exam score consideration method of Ho Chi Minh City Open University, candidates can convert international foreign language certificates into foreign language subject scores. In case candidates have high school graduation exam scores in foreign languages, the admission score will be the highest score between the certificate conversion score and the corresponding foreign language subject exam score.

Conversion table of foreign language certificates of Ho Chi Minh City Open University

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education also stipulates that candidates with an IELTS certificate of 4.5 or higher or equivalent can use it to convert English scores for admission to groups with English subjects through the school's score conversion system.

The converted score can replace the average English score in the transcript or the high school exam score in English.

Conversion table of foreign language certificates of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education

Method 3 (admission based on high school graduation exam results in 2025) and method 5 (admission based on high school academic results) of Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry allow candidates to use international English certificate scores (IELTS or TOEFL ITP) that are still valid before the date the candidate starts registering for admission according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training to convert into English subject scores.

Conversion table of foreign language certificates of Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry

In particular, the IELTS test score must be 4.5 or higher, the certificate issuing unit includes: British Council (BC) or International Development Program (IDP); TOEFL ITP test score must be 450 or higher, the certificate issuing unit is Educational Testing Service (ETS).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/xet-tuyen-dh-2025-co-the-dung-chung-chi-thay-diem-mon-tieng-anh-185250620155149361.htm