MTLIT-MA - Modern Thought and Literature (MA)

Students must complete all units towards degree at Stanford. External credit policies for the coterminal M.A. are described in the Coterminal Master's Degrees section of this bulletin.

The Program in Modern Thought and Literature has a two quarters-back policy.

The Program in Modern Thought and Literature 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.

Faculty advisors guide students in critical areas such as selecting courses, designing and conducting research, developing teaching pedagogy, navigating policies and degree requirements, and exploring academic opportunities and professional pathways. 

Upon arrival, incoming MTL Coterm students are assigned faculty advisors who help students select classes with the student’s academic interests and the program requirements in mind.

As a best practice, advising expectations should be periodically discussed and reviewed to ensure mutual understanding. For MA students, at least two consultations per quarter with the DGS and the primary advisor are highly recommended to foster an effective advising relationship. Both the advisor and the advisee are expected to maintain professionalism and integrity.

Graduate students are active contributors to the advising relationship, proactively seeking academic and professional guidance and taking responsibility for informing themselves of policies and degree requirements for their graduate program.

See Graduate Advising for a statement of university policy on graduate advising.