Stanford Exchange

The Stanford University-UCSF Exchange Program enables a regularly enrolled, full-time, matriculated students to take courses on the host campus that are not available at the home institution. Whenever possible, arrangements should be made between appropriate faculty representatives on both campuses to assure that courses will be available to students. No charge applies to the student on either institution. Courses taken on at Stanford must be related directly to the student's degree program. Lower division undergraduate courses may not be taken on Intercampus Exchange.

Eligibility and Requirements

  • The exchange program is open to full-time registered graduate students in both state-funded and self-supported programs.
    • Students must clear all holds and file a UCSF study list during the exchange quarter before the application can be approved.
  • Students may enroll for only one course per quarter at the host institution.
    • Note that this policy holds true even for courses that have an associated lab supplement. Supplemental courses must be taken in a future term.
  • Tuition and/or fees are paid only at the home campus. A Stanford student paying less than full tuition is charged for the UCSF units at the Stanford rate.
  • The exchange program does not operate during the summer.
  • The host campus may restrict enrollment of exchange students in courses where there is high demand.
  • UCSF students must submit a request for official transcript at Stanford to be sent to UCSF for inclusion of the grade on their permanent record at UCSF.

Application

Stanford is no longer accepting applications for Spring 2026.
 
Fall 2026 applications are being accepted from August 1 through August 24, 2026 (tentative) at 3 P.M.
 
Applications submitted after these deadlines will be voided.

Complete an application for Stanford University-UCSF Exchange Program.

  • Students obtain an application for the exchange from their home campus.
  • A new application is required for each quarter.
  • Instructor permission is required. The application will ask for the instructor email address. Please include only the main faculty of record. Do not list multiple instructors.
  • The DocuSign application will automatically route the application to the correct UCSF signers.
  • Students must adhere to deadlines noted above.
  • UCSF students do not list the Stanford courses on their study list. However, this task will be completed for them by the UCSF Registrar's Office.
  • At the end of the quarter, after grades have been reported to the registrar at the host institution, UCSF students must request an official transcript at Stanford to be sent to UCSF for inclusion of the grade on their permanent record at UCSF.


See also: SF Consortium