What are the Requirements for Graduation?

Resources for Finding Requirements

You can read in detail about Degree Requirements and find out more on the Stanford Bulletin: Undergraduate Degrees and Program page. 

Basic Degree Requirements

The basic graduation requirements are as follows:

  • Earn at least 180 units
  • Satisfy your General Education Requirements
    • One Year of a Foreign Language (or equivalent)
    • Three Writing Courses (PWR 1, PWR 2, and a Writing in the Major Course)
    • One Thinking Matters Course
    • Ways of Thinking/Ways of Doing Requirements (11 courses in 8 categories)
  • Satisfy the requirements for a major

No more than 8 activity units may count toward the 180 units needed for graduation and only 36 units of Cr/NC or S/NC (including the 8 activity units) can be factored in.

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