Unified recruitment is also full-time study in regular universities. The full name is "selecting outstanding graduates from higher vocational colleges to enter the unified examination for undergraduate study", which is generally referred to as "undergraduate", "undergraduate", "full-time undergraduate" and "3+2 undergraduate" in official documents. Some provinces, such as Hebei Province, call it "college-upgraded undergraduate course", Jiangsu Province calls it "college-upgraded undergraduate course" and Guangdong Province calls it "ordinary college-upgraded undergraduate course".

Unified recruitment refers to the selection of outstanding students from fresh graduates of colleges and universities to enter the undergraduate course for a two-year further study. After completing the required credits, the undergraduate diploma and degree certificate of general higher education will be awarded upon graduation, and the undergraduate employment registration certificate will be issued. Unified recruitment of undergraduate students belongs to the unified recruitment in the national plan (unified recruitment), which is included in the enrollment plan of ordinary colleges and universities that year and enjoys the same treatment as ordinary four-year undergraduate students.

The form of study is ordinary full-time, which is different from non-uniform academic qualifications such as self-taught examination, adult college entrance examination, online education and TV University.

Advantages: full-time education

Disadvantages: the time is 3+2=5 years, and the admission rate is low.

2. Self-taught college entrance examination

Self-taught undergraduate course is an independent undergraduate course. Self-taught college entrance examination is generally called special edition. Because of its free learning form, unlimited application time and major, the diploma recognition rate is second only to the unified recruitment, which is very popular among students. The form of learning is self-study.

Advantages: short time, three years of undergraduate study, and you can take the college entrance examination at the same time.

Disadvantages: The gold content of diploma is not as good as that of 3+2 undergraduate courses.