Course Planning
Academic Planning
Once ExploreCourses, Stanford's official course catalog, opens for the academic year in mid-August, begin looking for courses that will allow you to explore academic interests and potential majors. Explore what interests you, even if you are unfamiliar with the discipline. Many of Stanford’s fields will be entirely new to you. Use resources such as your Undergraduate Advising Director, the Academic Advising website, and program and departmental websites to identify the types of classes and the specific courses in which you may be interested. Identify more courses than you intend to take, rather than trying to finalize your schedule before you arrive on campus. While enrollment will open for continuing students on September 1, new first-year students will have a New Student Enrollment Hold that will be released during New Student Orientation.
Advising for Incoming Students
Watch this Virtual Academic Advising Intro Presentation before your first advising meeting.
Academic Planning Worksheet
Complete this worksheet in preparation for your first advising meeting.
Advising Student Handbook
Browse FAQs, frosh-friendly courses, and more.
Approaching Stanford Handbook
Read the Academic Life chapter for a broad overview.
ExploreCourses
Stanford's official digital course catalog published every August.
COLLEGE Catalog
Civic, Liberal, and Global Education (COLLEGE) is a first-year General Education Requirement.
Introductory Seminars
Small, hands-on courses taught by esteemed faculty.
Frosh 101
A discussion-style course to help transition to Stanford.
Getting Started In...
Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Earth Sciences, and Engineering
Carta
Digital Course Exploration Tool