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Bulletin Archive

This archived information is dated to the 2009-10 academic year only and may no longer be current.

For currently applicable policies and information, see the current Stanford Bulletin.

General Requirements

In this section:

Enrollment Requirements

Leaves of Absence and Reinstatement (Graduate)

Childbirth Accommodation Policy

Residency Policy for Graduate Students

Joint Degree Programs

Graduate Units Requirements

Minimum Progress Requirements for Graduate Students

Guidelines for Dismissal of Graduate Students for Academic Reasons

Terminal Graduate Registration (TGR)

Graduate Tuition Adjustment

Graduation Quarter

Conferral of Degrees

Changes of Degree Programs

Up one level:

Graduate Degrees

For each Stanford advanced degree, there is an approved course of study which meets University and department requirements. The University's general requirements, applicable to all graduate degrees at Stanford, are described below. University requirements pertaining to only a subset of advanced degrees are described in the "Degree-Specific Requirements" section.

See the "Graduate Programs" section of each department's listing for specific department degree requirements. Additional information on professional school programs is available in the bulletins of the Graduate School of Business, the School of Law, and the School of Medicine.

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