There are five ways to upgrade from junior college to undergraduate, namely: full-time unified recruitment to undergraduate, self-study examination, successful examination, online education and national development (also called TV University). Students who take part in full-time undergraduate courses register in the first semester of junior college, and take the exams held by upgraded undergraduate colleges around May in the second semester. The examination subjects and questions are determined by the undergraduate colleges, and the qualifications obtained after the examination are full-time undergraduate degrees. College students who have graduated, or who are studying in adult colleges and universities, want to continue to improve their academic qualifications only through adult education.

Brief introduction of full-time unified recruitment for higher education

College entrance examination, referred to as "College Entrance Examination", is a selective examination for qualified college graduates. The general college entrance examination belongs to the provincial unified enrollment standard selection examination, which is led by the provincial education department, managed by the provincial education examination institute, and implemented by the recruitment agencies in various districts and cities.

Candidates who take the exam are fresh graduates of full-time colleges and universities. In essence, it is the connection between junior college education and undergraduate professional education, and the 3+2 model is implemented, that is, three years of full-time study for general college students and two years of full-time study for general undergraduate students (three years of clinical medicine).

After the junior college students in ordinary colleges and universities have completed the courses at the junior college level, according to the enrollment plan of national ordinary colleges and universities and the enrollment plan of national colleges and universities compiled by the Ministry of Education and the National Development and Reform Commission in that year (the enrollment plan is controlled within 5% of the total number of graduates of ordinary full-time ordinary colleges and universities in all provinces in that year), the ordinary colleges and universities in all provinces announce the enrollment number and the examinations organized by provincial administrative departments. Select outstanding full-time college graduates to participate in the unified examination organized by the provincial education examination institute in the second semester three years before graduation (some provinces issue examination papers for undergraduate schools), and the original major or related major will be promoted to undergraduate colleges (juniors) to continue full-time undergraduate education for two or three years (some provinces can cross majors).