The Undergraduate Program 3+1 is a transfer program jointly conducted by VNU-HCM and University of Houston-Clear Lake (Texas, USA). Enrolled in the Undergraduate Program 3+1, students will study the first three years in Vietnam and complete their Bachelor's program for the last year at the University of Houston-Clear Lake (Texas, USA). The academic curriculum, teaching materials, teaching methods, and student assessments are adopted from the University of Houston-Clear Lake (Texas, USA). Moreover, the medium of instruction is English, and the faculty meets international standards. Upon successfully completing the program, students are granted the Bachelor's degree by the University of Houston-Clear Lake (Texas, USA).
With a US-based curriculum and an English speaking campus, the Undergraduate Program 3+1 creates the chance for students to be exposed to an international education at reasonable cost. Up till now, CIE has trained more than 1.045 students, among which over 639 students already transferred to universities in the USA and other countries. Out of the number, 221 were granted scholarships by the host universities like University of Houston at Clear Lake, University of Houston, Texas University at Arlington, Texas Christian University, Marshall University, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, Oklahoma State University, La Trobe University and Oxford University, etc. with a total amount of USD 2,731,056.
Admission Requirements
High school graduation with GPA >= 6.5
TOEFL score >= 500 (iBT >= 61) or IELTS >= 5.5
Admission Deadlines
Fall semester
July 31
Spring semester
October 31
Summer semester
March 15
Required documents
Prescribed application form (receivable at CIE or downloadable here)
02 notarized copies of high school transcript*
02 notarized copies of high school diploma*
TOEFL or IELTS score report
02 Photos (4x6)
02 Photos (3x4) in case of registering for CIE English Placement Test
Application fee of 10 USD
(*) Applicants need to submit 02 governmental notarized English copies when admitted.
Length of Study
For the first three years at
CIE, students will study 90 credits
For the last year at University of Houston-Clear Lake, students will study 30 credits
Major and Courses
Major:
Accounting
Finance
Healthcare Administration
Business Administration
General Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Course offerings at CIE - VNUHCM
No
Course code
Course title
Prerequisite
Credit
1
ENGL-1001
Academic English I
0
2
ENGL-1002
Academic English II
ENGL-1401;
0
3
ENGL-1301
Composition I
3
4
ENGL-1302
Composition II
ENGL-1301 (C or better)
3
5
COMM-3145
Technical Writing & Speech
ENGL-1301 or permission of instructor
4
6
HIST-1301
American History I
3
7
HIST-1302
American History II
3
8
GOVT-2301
Government I
3
9
GOVT-2302
Government II
3
10
SPCH-1315
Public Speaking
3
11
SOCI-1306
Social Problems
3
12
MATH-1314
College Algebra
3
13
MATH-1324
Finite Mathematics
3
14
MATH-1325
Business Calculus
MATH-1314 (C or better)
3
15
CHEM-1411
General Chemistry I
Co-requisite: MATH-1314
4
16
CHEM-1412
General Chemistry II
MATH-1314 & CHEM-1411
4
17
ACCT-2301
Accounting Principles I
3
18
ACCT-2302
Accounting Principles II
ACCT-2301
3
19
ECON-2301
Macroeconomics
3
20
ECON-2302
Microeconomics
3
21
COSC-1301
Microcomputers Applications
3
22
BUSI-2301
Business Law
3
Total credits for the first two years:
63
For the third year at CIE - VNUHCM, students will study the following courses (30 credits):
No
Course code
Course title
Prerequisite
Credit
1
ACCT-3333
Cost Accounting
ACCT-2302
3
2
DSCI-3231
Statistics
MATH-1314 & MATH-1324
3
3
DSCI-3131
Quantitative Method
DSCI-3231
3
4
FINC-3331
Business Finance
ACCT-2302 & ECON-2301 & 2302
3
5
ISAM-3033
Information System for Management
3
6
MGMT-3031
Management Theory & Practice
3
7
MKTG-3031
Marketing: Creating Value for Customer
ECON-2301 & 2302
3
8
WRIT-3132
Written Communication in Business
3
Based on chosen major, students will study two courses from the list below
Major
Course code
Course title
Prerequisite
Credit
Accounting or Finance
ACCT-3431
Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT-3333
3
ACCT-3432
Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT-3432
3
Management Info. System
CSCI-3133
Programming with C
Pascal or
Ada
3
CSCI-3134
Programming with JAVA
CSCI-3133
3
Management
MGMT-3133
Organizational Communication
MGMT-3031
3
MGMT-4534
Organization Behavior
MGMT-3031
3
Marketing
MKTG-3332
Professional Selling
MKTG-3031
3
MKTG-3531
Marketing Intelligence/ Data Management
MKTG-3031 & DSCI-3231
3
Healthcare Administration
HADM-3131
Foundation of Healthcare Administration
3
HADM-3531
Physician Group Practice Management
HADM-3131
3
Tuition and Expenses
First stage at CIE - VNUHCM
(Estimated tuition and expenses for 1 year of 3 semesters of 30 credits)
Tuition / credit
Credits
Living expenses & other fees
Books
Total
130 USD
30
0 USD
0 USD
3,900 USD
Second stage at Houston-Clear Lake, Texas, U.S
(Estimated tuition and expenses for 1 year of 2 semesters)
Tuition / credit
Tuition + other fees
Living expenses
Total
325USD
13,900 USD
7,000 USD
20,900 USD
Transfer Procedures
To provide necessary information and required documents relating to transfer procedures, CIE Academic Affairs Section holds sequent meetings for students in January, April and August yearly. CIE will support students in sending applications for admission to those universities who are partners of VNU-HCM without any postal charges if students meet the requirements.
Transfer eligibility
Completion of 90 credits with grade C or higher (less than 3 C grades)
iBT TOEFL score >= 80 or IELTS >= 6.0
Transfer Schedule
Fall semester: from April to June.
Spring semester: from August to October.
Summer semester: from February to March.
Scholarships
Scholarships for the first stage at CIE - VNUHCM
Up to now, CIE has granted 127 AUCP scholarships worth 180.944 USD to its outstanding students.
AUCP New Student Scholarships are granted to students who have graduated from high school and apply for the American University Cooperation Program (AUCP) at CIE. AUCP New Student Scholarships help students save 50% - 100% of tuition for the first year at CIE.
Application Eligibility
High school graduation.
High school GPA >= 8.0
iBT TOEFL score >= 61 or IELTS >= 5.5
Recommendation letters from high school officials or teachers.
Applicant deadlines:
Fall Semester: July 31
Spring Semester: October 31
AUCP Academic Scholarships are granted to students who have excellent academic performance for the first year (at least 30 credits) at CIE. The scholarships help students save 50% - 100% of tuition for the second year at CIE and enrich students with opportunities to get scholarships for the second stage at U.S universities such as University of Houston, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Texas University at Arlington, Texas Christian University, Marshall University, Oklahoma State University,Oklahoma City University, Missouri St. Louis, Oregon University,..
Requirements for AUCP Academic Scholarship:
Undergraduate students need to earn at least 30 credits with extremely high GPA for the first year.
Extracurricular activities
For further information about scholarships, students should consult the Academic Advisers.
For second stage at American universities
For over 8 years,
among 639 students already transferred to American universities, there
are 221 students won scholarships with total amount of 2,731,056 USD
(more than 45 billions VND).
Each university in the United States offers various kinds of scholarship yearly. To get them, students should know well about their requirements. Howerver, the most important elements to scholarship applicants are academic performance, academic awards and extracurricular activities.
The most popular kinds of scholarships to CIE students, up to now, are the “ New Student Scholarship” from University of Houston-Clear Lake, Texas, USA (equivalent: 75% of tuition); the “Transfer Nonresident Achievement Scholarship” from Oklahoma State University, USA (equivalent: 5,000 USD/year); and the “Internship” from Marshall University, West Virginia, USA (equivalent: 13,000 USD/year), Texas Christian University, Texas, USA (equivalent: 27,000 USD/year for both Scholarship and Financial Aid) ...
