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Interdisciplinary Honors
IHNOverview
The honors program in education provides undergraduate students the opportunity to supplement their declared majors with a research project inspired by their interest in education. This program enables qualified undergraduates at Stanford to extend the learning in their major field of study by pursuing education courses and undertaking a supervised research thesis.
The current director of the honors program is Ari Y. Kelman, Professor of Education and Jewish Studies.
Additional information can be found at the GSE Education Honors website. opens in a new tab
Admissions Requirements:
Prospective honors students apply to the program in early spring quarter of their junior year. Admitted students begin the program in autumn quarter of their senior year. Application information can be found at the Graduate School of Education opens in a new tab website. See the "Required Preparatory Coursework" section below for additional course requirements required as part of the application process. These courses do not count towards the units required for completion of the Interdisciplinary Honors Program.
Requirements
Required Preparatory Coursework
Education Course Requirement: A minimum of nine units among three education courses (taken for a letter grade with a GPA of 3.0 or higher in those courses). Coursework completed for the Honors program in Education should address varied topics in the field of education, and must be approved by the honors director.