Freshman and Transfer Student Policies

Stanford values the transition process as the foundation for thriving both academically and personally in our community. The following policies support this principle and apply to freshmen and new transfer students:

• All freshmen and new transfer students are required to attend New Student Orientation and must be in residence by 5:00 p.m. on the first day of NSO, Tuesday, September 15, 2015.
• Freshmen and new transfer students are required to live on campus in University housing for three consecutive quarters in their first year. Should behavior warrant a first-year student’s removal from the residences, that student cannot enroll in classes until he or she has returned to the residential community.
• When circumstances arise which make it advisable for a freshman to take a leave absence at any time during the first year, he or she is required to wait until Autumn Quarter of the following year to return to Stanford.
• Freshmen and new transfer students cannot enroll in the summer quarter prior to their first year.