CHAPTER 1 THE GENERAL

1. In order to standardize the ways of recruiting, cultivating and managing the International students in BFU, facilitate the language students’ study in BFU and enhance theinternationalcommunication and cooperation in college education, we draw up “The Provisions of International Students (Preparatory and Language Students) Management in Beijing Forestry University”according to the 42th order of “THE PROVISIONS OF RECRUITING AND MANAGING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS INCOLLEGE”, which is issued by The Ministry of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Public Security of People’s Republic of China.
2. “The international students” in the provision refers to preparatory students or language students who study in BFU.
3. International students are supervised and educated according to the relative laws and regulations in China and rules of Beijing Forestry University.
4. International students are supposed to obey Chinese laws and regulations and rules in our university consciously and are also expected to study hard and exercise actively.

CHAPTER 2 THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

5. International students have the following rightson campusaccording to the laws:

Participate inactivitiesplannedaccording tothe teaching program.

1)Take part in the community services, work-study programs and arts & sports activities, etc.in accordance to therules of BFU.

2)Be given an equal evaluation in academic and moral achievements. After finishing theformulatedcourses,international students willobtaincorresponding certifications.

3)Other rights which Chinese laws and regulations indicate that foreigners and International students have while staying in China.

6. International students have the following obligationsoncampus according to the laws:

1) Obey Chinese laws and regulations.

2)Obey rulesof BFU.

3)Study hard and finish all planned courses.

4)Pay the tuition and other relevant fees in accordance with the rules.

5) Obey students’conduct regulations, respect teachers, Chinese customs and social morality and are also expected to respect other International students’ culture, religions,beliefs, living habits, and politicalviews.

6)Other obligations mentioned in the Chinese laws and regulations while staying in China.

CHAPTER 3 ENROLLMENT AND REGISTRATION

7. All the International students who are admitted to BFU should take the original copy ofthe Admission Letter, Visa Application Form (JW201 or JW202), Physical Examination Record Form and personal valid passport with “X1” or “X2” visaand apply for admission within the schedule time.Students who are not able to register on time because of illness or other sorts of reasons shouldapply for registration delay within limited two weeks, otherwiseare viewed as being disqualified for admission.(exceptirresistible factors)
8. International students should bring the personal passport, Admission Letter, Physical Examination Record Form and Blood Test Record to the Health and Quarantine Department to handle the health certification within the scheduled time. If any of the indicators in the Physical Examination Record Form doesn’t meet the standard, another examination is needed. Students who passedthephysical examination arepermittedto register. Students who refuse to take the examination orcarry diseasesrevealed bythephysical examinationwhich are forbidden to enter China according to Chinese law will be requested to return to their own countries.
9. Residence registration: new students who get the health certification and come to China to study in our university for the first time must go to police departments in Beijing with personal passport, Admission Letter, Visa Application Form (JW201 or JW 202) to deal with residence registration within 30 days after your registration at the university.
10. At the beginning of each term, International students are supposed to arrive at school on time,pay tuition and other relevant feesand apply for the registrationto get the qualification to take part in study activitiesaccording toteaching plans. Self-supported students who can’t pay fees on time need to hand the applications by themselves, after getting the permission from the school, fees can be paid laterandthe students can register. Students who don’t pay the fees without the permission cannot register.

1)While registering,international students are supposed to bring the personal passport, Visa application form,Admission Letter, and other relevantmaterials(all required original copy).

2)International students who are not able to register on time are supposed to ask for leavefromInternational Relations Office (hospital diagnosis proofis needed iffor the illness sake) and tell the Office thetime off. If there is truly acontinuoussick leave, you need to provide thehospital diagnosis proofto apply for prolonging leaving time.Students who are absentanddon’t ask for leaveor prolonging leaving timeare regarded as skipping classes.

3)Students who still cannot register two weekslaterwithoutvalid reasons are regarded as giving up the chance to study in our universitywith voluntary withdrawal.

CHAPTER 4 PERIOD OF SCHOOLING

11. The duration of International Preparatory and Language Students’ study is up to one year in principle.

CHARPTER 5 TESTS AND SCORES

12. International students are expected to take courses on time and complete allassignments, examinations and other teaching procedures required by course teachers.
13. Thecourseattendance of theinternational students are recorded by the lecturers and International Relations Office will conduct the selective examinationof students’ attendance, students who do not attend a class for more than2/3 each term (including skipping class, sick leave or private affair leave) will bedisqualified to take part in the final examinationand thescore will bemarked0.
14. International students should takethe examinationon time and observe the rules and discipline of the examination.
15. At the end of each term, lecturers willsubmitthe attendance and grades ofallthe International students to International Relations Office.
16. International students mustobserveexam disciplines. Studentswho seriously violate theexam disciplines or cheat in the exam will be marked 0on the course.The university will give thepunishmentbased onthe seriousness of misconducted students’ behaviors(warning, serious warning, record a demerit,surveillanceand expulsion).

Chapter 6SUSPENSION, RESUMPTION AND WITHDRAWAL(applicable tointernationalpreparatory students)

17. Suspension of schooling shall be granted under any of the following circumstances:

1)Suspension of classes for treatment or recuperation for more than six weeks due to illness diagnosed by the hospital;

2) Students apply for suspension in person ortheschool considersthat the students should suspend due toany otherspecial reasons;

18. The period of suspension is based on the academic year. The term of suspension shall be included in the period of suspension.
19. During the period of suspension, students are not allowed to attend classes and the grade won’t be admitted if students attend classes by themselves.
20. Suspension of preparatory students should follow the following rules:

1) Preparatory students are requiredtoprocedurethesuspensionto suspend their study and leave school. Students should return home before the deadline.

2) Preparatory students who leave school for sick leave should return to their home country for recuperation, BFU will report to the Beijing Public Security Bureau to cancel their residence permit.

3) Preparatory students whodeal with suspensionshould pay the expense of returning home andgettingback by themselves.

4) During the period of suspension, students couldn’t enjoy thebenefitsofcampusstudents. Students who enjoy the Chinese government scholarship won’t receive living expenses during the period of suspension.Whetherstudents who enjoy foreign governments scholarshipand other sorts ofscholarships canreceive living expensesduring the period of suspensionshould follow relevantregulations.

21. Preparatory students who get Chinese government scholarship and suspense due to illness should submit a written application together with the diagnosis certificate of the hospital. TheInternationalRelationsOffice should review and submit the application to the CSC for record.
22. The scholarship qualification will not be retained if preparatory students who enjoy the scholarship are suspended due toprivate affairs.
23. The resumption of preparatory students should follow the following rules:

1)Preparatory students who suspense due to illness should submit a medical certificate issued bythehospital and submit a written resumption application to the international exchange and cooperation office before the new term starts. Preparatory students could resume their studyafter their applicationsarereviewed and accepted by theInternationalRelationsOffice and approved by CSC.

2)Preparatory students who are approved to resume the study will be enrolled in the following year’s study.

24. Students whooccurthe following circumstances will bedropped out of the school:

1)Fail to submit a written application for resumption of schooling within the time limit prescribed by the school orfailto pass thephysicalre-examinationafter submittingthe application for resumption.

2)Ill or disabled by accident so that couldn’t continue to study at school.

3)Leavethe school without asking for leave and failto participate in the teaching activities stipulated by the school fortwoconsecutive weeks.

4)Failto register within thetimelimit prescribedby the school and havenovalid reason.

5)Applying for droppingout of schoolvoluntarily;

6)Students who violate the laws, regulationsof our countryand rules of BFUduring the course of their studiesunderserious circumstances,willbe withdrawn from the school andhandledby theInternational Relations Office.

25. International students drop out of school according to the following provisions:

1)International students who have been approved to drop out of school, their academic status shall bemoved out.Students who drop out of school shall complete the formalities for dropping out and leave theschool within two weeks from the date of notification, and theInternational Relations Officeshall notify the public security bureau to go through the formalities for cancellation of residence permit.

2)International students who cancel their enrollment and drop out of school are not allowed toresume study in BFU.

Chapter 7 Attendance discipline and punishment

26. The provision onstudents’courseattendance shall be implemented with reference to the provisions on attendance management of international students of BeijingForestryUniversity.
27. The provision on examination shall be implemented with reference to detailed rules for the implementation of the Chinese language examination for international students of BeijingForestryUniversity.
28. International students who are expelled from the universityshall completethe departureformalities within two weeks.
29. Students who are expelled from school arenotallowed to resumption.

Chapter 8COMMENDATION AND AWARDS

30. School will give commendation and awards to international students whoperformoutstandingly on aspects likelearning, morality andsocial service etc.

Chapter 9ASSESSMENT AND COMPLETION

31. The entrance and graduation requirements for international students who major in Chinese Linguistics:

1)In the disciplines and majors where Chinese is the language of professional teaching, the students shouldget certificate of the HSK 4at the time of enrollment.

2)In the disciplines and majors where Chinese is the language of professional teaching, the Chinese language ability of international students should get certificate of the HSK 5 at the time of graduation.

3)In the disciplines and majors where foreign language is the language of professional teaching, the Chinese language ability of the foreign undergraduateon one hand, master degree candidate and doctoral candidate on the other hand should respectively get certificate of the HSK 4 and 3 at the time of graduation.

32. Thecourse assessmentof preparatory students and language students is mainly based onuniformexamination and supplemented by dailyperformance evaluation.

Language students who pass thecourse assessmentwill get the course-completion certificate issued by school.

Preparatorystudents who fail thecourse assessmentor couldn’t at least get a score of 180 in the new HSK 4are not permitted to start theirprofessional study in the first week of every fall term.

All the international students who enjoy Chinese government scholarship can apply for the second-year Chinese study with China Scholarship Council (CSC) and should provide the report of HSK and application letter in Chinese. Students who couldn’t meet thereviewstandard after two-year Chinese study will lose the qualification of scholarship.

33. According to the regulation of the ministry of education of China, all the international students who enjoy Chinese government scholarship and study in China for, morethan a yearshallparticipate in annualreview in May(includingthe performance, learning attitude,courseattendance and grades).Students who pass the annualreviewcould continue to enjoy the scholarship.

Students who couldn’t meet thereviewstandard will lose the qualification of scholarship. And the schoolshall offerrealisticlearning proof.

International Relations Office

October, 2018