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Grading Policies

All courses taken for the Mechanical Engineering master's degree must be taken for a letter grade, except for Unrestricted Electives or when grades are not an option (e.g., seminar and research courses).

GPA Requirements

The minimum GPA for all courses taken for the Mechanical Engineering master's degree is 3.0.

External Credit Policies

All 45 units for the Mechanical Engineering master's degree must be completed at Stanford.

Additional Program Policies

  • An individual course can be used to satisfy only one requirement, except for the laboratory and sufficient ME coursework requirements.

  • IntroSems courses (those appended with N and Q) and Curricular Practical Training (CPT, ME299A/B) cannot fulfill MS requirements.

  • Courses below level 100 cannot fulfill MS requirements.

  • Any deviations to the outline program must be approved by the ME Student Services Office. Visit Graduate Course Petitions opens in a new tabon the ME Student Intranet for instructions.

Coterm Quarters Back Rule

Autumn quarter of Sophomore year