Programs
Arts Intensive
Arts Intensive offers students time to focus on a single, project-based arts class with campus faculty and guest artists.
Arts Intensive
Bing Honors College
Bing Honors College (BHC) is a two-week program for students actively engaged in researching and drafting their honors theses.
Bing Honors College
Bing Overseas Studies Program
Nearly one-half of each graduating class studies away through one of Stanford's off-campus programs.
Bing Overseas Studies Program
Cardinal Service
Cardinal Service is a university-wide effort to connect Stanford students with opportunities to serve locally, nationally, and around the world.
Cardinal Service
Civic, Liberal, and Global Education
Going to college is not just about acquiring the ability to make a living; it’s also about developing the skills that empower and enable us to live together: in our own communities, in a diverse nation, and in a globally connected society.
Civic, Liberal, and Global Education
Community Engaged Learning / Cardinal Courses
Enroll in courses that apply classroom knowledge to real-world problems
Community Engaged Learning / Cardinal Courses
Education as Self-Fashioning
In ESF we consider writings about education by intellectuals working in various fields, with the aim of articulating different ways that education can be used to structure one’s thinking, one’s self, and ultimately one’s life as a whole.
Education as Self-Fashioning
Frosh / Transfer 101
Frosh/Transfer 101 is a discussion-style course designed to help first-year students transition to Stanford's dynamic campus.
Frosh/Transfer 101
Introductory Seminars
Introductory Seminars (IntroSems) are small, hands-on elective courses offered across all seven schools, designed specifically for Frosh and Sophomores.
Introductory Seminars
ITALIC
ITALIC is an arts-minded, residence-based academic program for first year students.
ITALIC
Leland Scholars Program
The Leland Scholars Program (LSP) facilitates the transition to college for incoming Stanford frosh who may be the first in their families to attend college, attended under-resourced high schools, or are from low-income backgrounds.
Leland Scholars Program
Oral Communication Program
The Oral Communication Program provides opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students to develop or improve their oral communication skills.
Oral Communication Program
Program in Writing and Rhetoric
PWR courses focus on themes designed to inspire you as a writer and researcher -- from ethics and artificial intelligence to hip-hop culture, language and power, and Silicon Valley and the future of work, for example.
Program in Writing and Rhetoric
Research and Independent Projects
Research and Independent Projects
Sophomore College
SoCo's immersive, three-week residential classes often include field trips and hands-on learning outside the classroom, creating a connection with your SoCo faculty and life-long friendships. Enjoy small class sizes and the chance to focus deeply on a field that interests you.
Sophomore College
Student Learning Programs
Part of CTL, Student Learning Programs are designed to teach transferable academic skills, create a safe space to take intellectual risks, and help all undergraduate students become self-directed learners.
Student Learning Programs
Structured Liberal Education
Sometimes called ‘a liberal arts college experience’ within the University, Structured Liberal Education (SLE) is a residence-based academic program that encourages students to live a life of ideas in an atmosphere that emphasizes critical thinking and interpretation.
Structured Liberal Education
Summer Bridge Programs
Summer Bridge programs aim to facilitate the transition from high school to Stanford. There are a variety of opportunities, including online courses and community based programs.
Summer Bridge Programs
Ways of Thinking / Ways of Doing
Ways is Stanford’s unique general education breadth requirement. Create your own custom toolkit with a set of intellectual skills to use here and take with you when you graduate.
Ways of Thinking / Ways of Doing