Band 4 is an exam for English majors in the second year. It can only be taken at school and can only be taken again in the third year. You can't take the exam before you have taken it.
Band 8 is a senior three exam, but you can take it again in the first year of graduation, but you can't take it again.
CET-4 is organized by the Teaching Steering Committee for Foreign Language Majors in colleges and universities, and is usually held in April every year. Those who pass the exam can get the CET-4 certificate of English major in colleges and universities.
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Atlas of the cover of CET-4 certificate for English majors
CET-4 is organized by the Teaching Steering Committee for Foreign Language Majors in colleges and universities, and is usually held in April every year. Those who pass the exam can get the CET-4 certificate of English major in colleges and universities.
The certificate cover consists of three parts:
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2. Certificate
3. Steering Committee of Foreign Language Teaching in Colleges and Universities
The contents of the inner page are:
This is to certify that XX students from XX University participated in the basic stage examination for English majors organized and implemented by the National Foreign Language Professional Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education in X, and their scores were excellent, good and qualified.
There is a certificate number in the lower left corner of the inner page, and the signature is stamped with steel seal.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia Entry CET-4 Certificate for English Majors _ URL Link