Policies

A minimum overall GPA of 3.4 must be maintained.

Pre-requisite courses may be fulfilled through approved AP credit opens in a new tab, Stanford placement tests opens in a new tab, or transfer credit opens in a new tab, where applicable. Students can submit a petition opens in a new tab for such credit to be counted.

Transfer courses from other institutions may not be counted toward the required 45 units.

Prerequisite courses may not be counted toward the 45 required MS units.

Completion of prerequisite courses is not required prior to applying to the coterm program; however, all prerequisite courses must be completed prior to graduation.

Students may petition opens in a new tab to have alternative courses satisfy pre-requisite courses listed in the "Pre-requisite Coursework" section below.

After accepting admission to this coterminal master’s degree program, students may request a transfer of courses from the undergraduate to the graduate career to satisfy the requirements for the master’s degree. Transferring courses to the graduate career requires review and approval of both the undergraduate and graduate programs on a case-by-case basis.

In this master’s program, courses taken during or after the first quarter of the sophomore year are eligible for consideration for transfer to the graduate career; the timing of the first graduate quarter is not a factor. No courses taken before the first quarter of the sophomore year may be used to meet master’s degree requirements.

Course transfers are not possible after the bachelor’s degree has been conferred.