Spring Quarter 2020 IR Major Declaration Policy

We wish to ensure prospective IR majors that our declaration process remains open and we are here to support you.

For assistance with your course plan and guidance on connecting with a major advisor, please contact any peer advisor or write to the irpeeradvice [at] stanford.edu (peer advisor list). Please also refer to our Major Advisor Guide for helpful advice and a list of potential major advisors (that is not comprehensive).

We strongly encourage you to reach out to faculty to discuss the possibility of establishing a student-advisor relationship; since all of us are hunkered down at home this quarter, faculty might be more accessible now than ever!

Notwithstanding, we know that working remotely poses new and potentially uneven challenges. To afford greater flexibility, we will accept major declarations without a major advisor during Spring Quarter 2020 only, and extend the deadline for finding a major advisor and submitting the Major Advisor Form until the end of Autumn Quarter 2020—which is also when you can pick up your IR T-shirt!