Article 23 Higher education institutions shall arrange courses for foreign students in accordance with the unified teaching curriculum formulated by the institutions, and conduct teaching activities by consulting foreign students' psychological and cultural characteristics. Under the prerequisite of ensuring teaching qualities, compulsory or optional courses for foreign students can be adjusted appropriately.

Article 24 Chinese and general introduction of China are compulsory courses for foreign students. Political theory is the compulsory course for those majoring in philosophy, politics and economics and is optional for other majors.

Article 25 Chinese is the basic teaching language for higher education institutions to train foreign students. Higher education institutions should provide language remedy for foreign students whose Chinese proficiency fails to meet the professional standard.

Higher education institutions can offer major courses in English or other foreign languages for foreign students in accordance with real conditions. For foreign students receiving academic qualification education in foreign languages, they should write abstract for graduation thesis in Chinese.

Article 26 When organizing teaching internship and social practice for foreign students, the higher education institutions should follow the teaching plan and let foreign students join the on-campus Chinese students for the activities. The selection of places for the internship or practices should observe relevant foreign affairs regulations.

Article 27 Higher education institutions should provide necessary study surroundings for foreign students in accordance with teaching requirement. When using extra equipment or obtaining extra materials outside the teaching plan, the foreign students should offer application and receive approval from the higher education institutions in accordance with relevant rules and procedures.

Article 28 A system of student-status record on school roll shall be instituted by the higher education institutions, in accordance with relevant laws, on foreign students studying in China. Higher education institutions, when ordering a foreign student to suspend his/her study or canceling the foreign student's name from the school roll, shall report to provincial education administrative department for records. The higher education institutions shall send a written notification to the National Study-abroad Fund Management Committee if the punished foreign student is on the state-planned enrollment list.

Article 29 Higher education institutions shall issue graduation diploma (course-complete diploma, study certificate) or other describing-style certificates to foreign students in accordance with relevant rules, and confer degree diplomas to foreign students meeting the qualifications for academic degrees. The higher education institutions can provide non-Chinese version of the above diplomas in accordance with necessary needs.