Because they are already adults at the age of 20, when they return to school, adults can take the national unified examination for adult higher education (adult college entrance examination) to obtain admission qualifications.
Adult college entrance examination is an entrance examination for adult colleges and universities in China to select qualified graduates to enter higher-level academic education. It belongs to the national education series, is included in the national enrollment plan, participates in the national unified enrollment examination, and is accepted by all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government.
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The adult college entrance examination was established at the beginning to solve the problem of academic education and continuing education for on-the-job personnel. Most participants are adults, which is an important part of national higher education.
Adult college entrance examination is divided into three levels: junior college entrance examination (hereinafter referred to as junior college entrance examination), senior college entrance examination (hereinafter referred to as senior high school entrance examination) and senior high school entrance examination (hereinafter referred to as senior high school entrance examination). The forms of study after admission include correspondence, amateur and full-time study. Mainly the first two forms, only a few adult colleges and universities are full-time study.