Curriculum Composition

No. Curriculum Components Number of Credits (New) Credit Distribution (%/Total Credits)
I GENERAL EDUCATION 27 22%
I.1 University Core Requirement 12 9.8%
I.2 Distributional Requirement 12 9.8%
I.3 Co-curricular Learning 3 2.4
II PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 96 78%
II.1 College Core Requirement 41 33.3%
II.2 Major  Core Requirement 15 12.2%
II.3 Major Foundation Requirement 15 12.2%
II.4 Area of Concentration (Elective) 12 9.8%
II.5 Free Electives (minor*) 7 (15*) 5.6%
II.6 Internship/Co-op (at least 480 hours) Non-credit (640 hours)
II.7 Capstone Design 6 4.9%
  TOTAL 123 (131*) 100%

* Instead of taking 7 credits of free electives, students have an option of taking 15 credits to fulfill the requirements of a minor. Free electives can be any courses offered by CECS or the other colleges at VinUniversity.