BIO-BS - Biology (BS)

Students are encouraged to have courses outside Stanford evaluated before taking that course at another institution. Course catalogs, syllabi, papers, exams, and lecture notes from other institutions are necessary for evaluation and accreditation. Transfer students are encouraged to contact the Student Services Office/DUS soon after arrival and with the Director of the Transfer Advising Program.

All transfer courses intended to fulfill department requirements must be evaluated on this Transfer Credit Evaluation Form. This departmental procedure is in addition to the Registrar’s Office process of having units earned at other institutions transferred for Stanford credit and added to the Stanford transcript.

The department authorizes transfer credit only for courses whose content parallels the Stanford courses and has comparable prerequisites (not merely a comparable course title). To substitute a course taken elsewhere for an upper-division Stanford course, course content must be approved in advance by a department faculty member teaching in the area of the course or the Biology Undergraduate Studies Committee. Submit a complete course description as practical (including prerequisites and their descriptions) using this form before taking an off-campus course.

Credit for natural history, cultural biology, and similar courses is rarely appropriate and can be obtained only by meeting the same criteria outlined above. Verification of performance and the number of units are determined after completing the course. In some cases, students must provide exams, reading lists, term papers, and other materials for the evaluation.