A: Self-study examination is one of the basic systems of higher education in China, an important part of higher education at this stage, and a national examination system for higher education based on academic qualifications. It is a form of higher education that combines individual self-study, social assistance and national examination. After systematic study, graduates who have passed graduation thesis defense and degree English examination can apply for awarding bachelor's degrees and taking postgraduate examinations, and can continue to study for master's degrees and doctoral degrees, with the same treatment as those who take the national college entrance examination.

Self-study examination for higher education is a national examination system based on academic qualification examination, which is established by the state according to the stipulation of "encouraging self-study" in the Constitution to promote on-the-job professional education and continuing education after secondary schools and universities. It consists of three parts: individual self-study, social assistance and national examination, in which individual self-study is the basis, social assistance is the supplement and national examination is the leading factor. It combines extensive individual self-study with social assistance and strict national examination to cultivate and bring up all kinds of talents necessary for economic construction and social development.

The Higher Education Law clearly stipulates that the higher education self-study exam is an important part of China's higher education system and one of the basic systems of higher education, which has an irreplaceable position and role. After more than ten years of development, the higher education self-study examination has developed from a single college diploma examination to a multi-level, multi-type, multi-specification and multi-functional education examination system.

Adult college entrance examination is the abbreviation of adult higher education entrance examination, and it is the same as the national examination. At the beginning, it was established to solve the problem of academic education and continuing education of on-the-job personnel, and most of the participants were adults. Nowadays, many adult education graduates have become the backbone of their industries, and some have taken up leadership positions, making contributions to the country's economic and cultural construction.

Nowadays, the adult college entrance examination students are generally younger, which is still an indispensable part of higher education in China. It seems that after graduating from other schools, you can go to Tsinghua for further study. If qualified, you can issue a diploma.