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Students must maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) in all courses taken for the PhD degree.

Students may have a maximum of 45 units of transfer credit, or credit earned for a Stanford master's degree, count toward the residency minimum for their degree. Any PhD, DMA, or Engineering student who transfers credit and receives a Stanford master's degree will have their residency requirement for the PhD, DMA, or Engineering degree increased by 45 units, regardless of the number of units awarded for transfer credit. (See GAP 3.2.5 Graduate Residency Transfer Credit for more details opens in a new tab.)