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Stanford's Honor Code codifies student obligations. It also creates certain strictures on how courses are set up and administered. For information about the honor code, see the following documents.
If you have questions about Stanford's sexual harassment policy, please contact the Sexual Harassment Policy Office.
The University Code of Conduct sets forth the standards of ethics, integrity and fairness expected of members of the Stanford community.
The Department believes that teaching experience is an important part of the formative process for graduate students, and so it provides its students with a variety of teaching opportunities.
All Ph.D. students are required to serve as TAs. As of the 2006-2007 academic year, the minimum number of quarters Ph.D. students are required to TA is five. Students typically meet their TAing requirements during their second and third years in the program. The fifth TAing quarter might occur in a student's fourth year. AP
Each year, those who will TA express their preferences for which quarters and which classes they would prefer to TA. TA assignments are based on these preferences and the Department's needs for TAs. Ph.D. students who are further along in the program have priority over newer TAs for their TAing assignments.
Graduate students often have the opportunity to TA additional quarters, and many choose to do so. There are also occasional opportunities for students to teach their own courses during the summer, as well as small, upper-level seminars during other times of the year. If you are interested in these possibilities, you can speak with the Department Chair and/or the Graduate Administrator about the details.
Teaching Methods is required for all philosophy Ph.D. students. The program is currently set up as follows:
Spring Quarter of First Year: Students attend a short series of meetings in preparation for beginning as TAs the following year. Only first-year students attend these meetings.
Fall Quarter of Second Year: Students enroll in Teaching Methods. The course is pass/fail, and students can register for a variable number of units. The course includes both second- and third-year students.
Fall Quarter of Third Year: Students enroll in Teaching Methods for the second time. It is again pass/fail, for a variable number of units.
During quarters when Teaching Methods is not taught, graduate students who are currently serving as TAs can nonetheless enroll in Teaching Methods units. This allows students to satisfy the University's unit requirement for full-time students, in the case that the courses for which they are enrolled fall short of this requirement on their own.