Spring recruitment, that is, spring enrollment in colleges and universities, has the same nationally recognized academic qualifications as autumn enrollment. Enrollment in the spring is in March of the current year, and graduation is 1 month. Spring recruitment is limited to Beijing, Liaoning, Shanghai, Anhui and Inner Mongolia. Compared with autumn enrollment, there are fewer places for spring enrollment. In addition to Liaoning and Shanghai, the other three places stopped spring recruitment in 2004.