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Grading Policies

All courses used to satisfy M&I degree requirements must be completed with a letter grade, and students must earn a grade of B- or higher. Students who earn a C+ or lower in a required course must retake the course. If the course is a required elective, the student may either retake the course or complete a different approved elective of equivalent unit value to fulfill the requirement.

For courses offered by other departments that are used to fulfill Microbiology & Immunology (M&I) core curriculum requirements, students must enroll using a letter grade whenever that option is available, regardless of whether the course is graded using the School of Medicine letter grade system or the university's standard letter grading system. Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) grading may only be used if the department offering the course does not provide a letter grade option.

External Credit Policies

Transfer students may receive credit for up to 45 units of appropriate graduate study elsewhere, and at least 90 units must be completed at Stanford toward the PhD. Transfer credit can be discussed with the Director of Graduate Studies.