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The Case of College Graduation and the English Exam: Time to Decouple?

As of September 1, Xi’an Jiaotong University, a renowned higher learning institution based in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province in northwest China, no longer considers scores or participation in China’s College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) and Band 6 (CET-6) a requirement for the graduation of undergraduate students and the awarding of bachelor’s degrees.

The test evaluates students’ English proficiency according

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