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Academic Offices and Useful Documents for Graduate Students
Academic Offices
We hope that the information provided below will serve as a guide to resources available within the School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) departments and the Dean's Office, as well as in other offices on campus.
H&S Departments and Programs
The entire scope of graduate responsibilities—from admission to degree conferral—lies within individual departments.
- Departments serve as the fastest and most efficient point of contact for providing information or solving problems.
- Policies pertaining to admissions, financial aid, and programmatic requirements differ from department to department.
- Most of our departments now have Web pages that include detailed information on admissions, financial support, graduate courses, typical PhD timeline and requirements, student life, and placement prospects.
- Stanford also has a strong focus on collaborative, interdisciplinary research that crosses boundaries between departments. The "thin walls" between academic disciplines encourages creativity and innovation. For more information, refer to the following website:
- How to select a department or program for graduate studies
The H&S Dean's Office: Office of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies (GUS)
The H&S Office of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies provides support to the School's departments and programs in managing all aspects of policies and procedures relating to admissions, financial aid, fellowships, degree progress, and University-wide graduate studies. For more information, about GUS programs, check out the information below.
- Dissertation fellowships
- Diversity Programs
- For advice on preparing yourself for graduate studies, click here.
Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education
The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education is dedicated to enhancing the quality of graduate education at Stanford University. VPGE staff work collaboratively throughout the University, providing academic leadership and resources on several fronts, such as facilitating interaction and innovation in graduate education across the schools within Stanford University, promoting best practices in diversifying the graduate student population, and experimenting with interdisciplinary initiatives that offer new learning opportunities for graduate students.
- Vice Provost for Graduate Education
- The Graduate Student Handbook is a compendium of information about University policies, requirements, and resources that is relevant to Stanford graduate students irrespective of their school, department, or program affiliation.
Useful Documents
The following will provide more detailed information about graduate study at Stanford:
- Resource Web site for graduate students and their advisors
- The Graduate Student Handbook is a compendium of information about University policies, requirements, and resources that is relevant to Stanford graduate students irrespective of their school, department, or program affiliation.
- Guide for New Graduate Students (PDF) contains information for newly admitted graduate students on financing graduate study, registration, health requirements, housing, and visas for international students.
- Stanford Bulletin contains information about the University and its schools, departments and programs, including courses being taught during the current academic year. The Stanford Bulletin also serves as the primary resource for University academic policies. Refer to each department's home page for possible updates to departmental information since the bulletin was printed.
