EASST-MA - East Asian Studies (MA)

External credit is not accepted for this Master's Program.

After accepting admission to this coterminal master’s degree program, students may request a transfer of courses from the undergraduate to the graduate career to satisfy the requirements for the master’s degree. Transferring courses to the graduate career requires review and approval of both the undergraduate and graduate programs on a case-by-case basis.

The Center for East Asian Studies is committed to providing academic advising in support of graduate student scholarly and professional development. When most effective, this advising relationship entails collaborative and sustained engagement by the advisor and the advisee. As a best practice, advising expectations should be periodically discussed and reviewed to ensure mutual understanding. Both the advisor and the advisee are expected to maintain professionalism and integrity.

Faculty advisors guide students in critical areas such as selecting courses, designing and conducting research, and exploring academic opportunities and professional pathways. Program administrative staff are available to advise students on program policies, degree requirements, and course selection.

Graduate students are active contributors to the advising relationship; they should proactively seek academic and professional guidance, take responsibility for informing themselves of policies and degree requirements for their graduate program, and remain aware of all program-specific and University-wide deadlines.  

At or before the start of graduate study — generally at the beginning of autumn quarter — each student is assigned an advisor: a member of the program’s faculty who provides research advice and guidance in course selection and exploring academic opportunities and professional pathways. Usually, the same faculty member serves as a program advisor for the duration of the master’s study; however, formal advisor change requests are possible in consultation with CEAS staff.

CEAS students must meet with their advisor at least once per quarter and submit advisor meeting forms to the program office. 

See Graduate Advising for a statement of university policy on graduate advising. Academic advising by Stanford faculty is a critical component of all graduate students’ education, and additional resources can be found at Advising Practices & Resources.