Declaring a Major

Stanford students are encouraged to declare a major by the end of their sophomore year. Students are required to declare a major by the end of the first quarter of their junior year. Transfer students may take until the end of their junior year to declare, but are encouraged to declare earlier.

• Brief advice on choosing majors
• Learn about major requirements

Units toward your major at another institution are not necessarily transferable as units toward a Stanford major.  It is up to the department to determine whether any of the courses taken at your previous schoool will statisfy the major degree requirements. To understand more about your department’s major requirements and transferring credit:

• Meet with the Student Services Administrator in the department(s) you are considering
• Review the Univerity Registrar’s policy on credit transfer
• See the university requirements for graduation