Phung Hieu Diep, who goes by Hieu, graduated with a mathematics degree from Evergreen Valley College (EVC) in California last week.
Phung Hieu Diep at the Evergreen Valley College in California, U.S. Photo from the school's Facebook page
Hieu's accelerated academic journey began in the third grade. Realizing he was ready for more advanced material than standard multiplication tables, he asked his father to let him try harder classes.
He started with a pre-calculus course at Berkeley City College and quickly progressed. By age 10, Hieu had left middle school to attend college full-time, according to broadcaster ABC7 News.
Because of his young age and enrollment limits at individual institutions, he had to take classes at six different colleges to piece together a full-time schedule.
