General education
Stanford’s Minimalist Curriculum - Why the Flimsy General Education Requirements Are Igniting Debate
In 2024, a survey of 5,300 Stanford undergraduates revealed that Stanford’s credit narrative for general education is a buzzkill because it limits interdisciplinary exposure to just 30 credit hours. While the university prides itself on elite research, the reduced GE load narrows students’ ability to develop broad-based critical