Updates
Updates to the GAP in the last calendar year are listed below.
For questions about the derivation of any GAP documents or changes made prior to the last calendar year please review the GAP archive or contact the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education (VPGE) at vpge@stanford.edu.
April 2024
GAP 5.4.1 Program Discontinuation and Reinstatement: Policy
Section 2. Reinstatement Policies: Updated to reflect updates in procedure for submitting the application for reinstatement in graduate study.
January 2024
GAP 5.6.2 Dismissal for Academic and Professional Reasons: Implementation
Section 1. Dismissal: Updated to reflect updates in procedure.
GAP 5.8.2 Exchange Programs: Implementation
Section 3. Procedures for Stanford Students Applying to Study at UC Berkeley or UC San Francisco through the UC Exchange Program: Updated to reflect updates in procedure and provide additional details in steps 5 and 6.
GAP 7.3.1 Assistantships
Section 8. Benefits: Updated in compliance with California SB 616 pertaining to paid sick leave.
November 2023
GAP 5.9.2 Pregnancy, Childbirth, Adoption, and Lactation
Section 2. Pregnancy or Parental Leaves of Absence: Updated to reflect updates in procedure and provided additional details in several steps for further clarity.
October 2023
GAP 4.3.1 Engineer Degree
Rationale and Section 3. Thesis: Updated to reflect current names of Student Services guide pages and materials relevant to theses.
GAP 7.3.1 Assistantships
Section 2. General Eligibility Requirements: Clarified SSN requirements for students prior to starting an assistantship without an SSN to accurately reflect existing assistantship policies.
June 2023
GAP 7.3.1 Assistantships
Section 2. General Eligibility Requirements: Clarified language-testing requirements for teaching with the TOEFL requirements for applying for graduate school admission.
May 2023
GAP 5.8.1 Exchange Programs
Authority: Updated implementation to clarify university offices responsible for incoming and outgoing exchange program arrangements.
April 2023
GAP 2.1.1 Admitting Graduate Students to Matriculated Study
Section 1. General Requirements: Updated to accurately reflect existing Biosciences Program policies pertaining to number of possible programs.