Student Contact and Engagement
Advisors are the first point of contact for a student’s family on these topics:
- Academic planning
- Course selection, placement, and enrollment
- Graduation requirements and progress toward graduation
- Adding and dropping courses
- Transfer credit
Academic Planning and Course Selection
Each year, students meet with their advisors to plan their individual course schedule. Advisors make sure that students are taking classes that are appropriately challenging and that meet their goals. They also help manage any changes to student schedules throughout the year.
Graduation and Transfer Credit
For full-time students, advisors also track progress towards graduation requirements and manage the approval of any transfer credit.
Frequently Asked Questions for Academic Advising
Do all of my classes have to be taken at Stanford OHS?
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Do all of my classes have to be taken at Stanford OHS?
No, but our residency requirements require that a certain amount be taken depending on your grade level. You will work with your academic advisor to determine how any transfer credit may be applied.
How are class times determined?
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How are class times determined?
We build our schedule from scratch every year. Each spring, we collect our students' approved course requests, as well as information on student and instructor schedule availability. Then we use software to create specific course sections that best accommodate these requests. Finally, students are enrolled in these sections, and the schedule is published.
How do I know what classes I am eligible to take each year?
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How do I know what classes I am eligible to take each year?
The course catalog lists the prerequisite requirements for each class. If you are a new student, or if you are taking a subject for the first time at Stanford OHS, you will take a placement test to determine the best fit.
What are the Stanford OHS graduation requirements?
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What are the Stanford OHS graduation requirements?
Students can find the Stanford OHS graduation requirements on the Graduation Requirements page.