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Grading Policies

All courses taken towards the PhD Minor must be taken for at least 3 units and receive a grade of B+ or higher.

GPA Requirements

A GPA of 3.3 or higher must be maintained across all courses counting towards the Ph.D. Minor.

External Credit Policies

Per policy, all of the coursework for a Ph.D. minor must be completed at Stanford.

Additional Program Policies

If students have taken at least 6 of the required courses, and have not met the 20 unit minimum, they may choose to take additional Applied Physics/Physics course(s) for letter grade, and a minimum 3 units to meet the unit minimum.