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Home > Programs & Degrees > Why Undergraduate Honors at Stanford?
Dear Prospective Undergraduate Honors Student:
You may be wondering if you should apply to a undergraduate honors program in the Stanford University School of Education (SUSE). There’s not enough space to give you all the reasons that might make this the right place for you, but let me tell you about two important characteristics of our program.
First, we’re a relatively small school. With about 45 faculty members and 200 course offerings a year, our classes are not large. You’ll have close contact with a number of faculty members, including the program director, your honors advisor, and course instructors. Since we’re a graduate school, most classes you take will consist of master’s and doctoral students with a few undergraduates. If you ever apply to a doctoral program, you can say you’ve already done doctoral level work.
Although these factors are important, the primary reason for picking any academic program is really the quality of the faculty; and SUSE’s faculty is extraordinarily accomplished. Just take a look at the lineup of faculty members whose interests are related to your own. You know they’re good because of their publications and other accomplishments. You also know they’re good because of the school’s ranking among the nation’s best education schools. (U.S. News and World Report perennially ranks us in the top 4 overall and number 1 in the assessment of our peers.) You’ll find that our faculty care a lot about teaching as well as research, working hard to craft effective classes and to enhance the professional development of our students.
With these factors in mind, I do hope you’ll apply. I’m confident that, like others before you, you’ll be enriched by your experience in our undergraduate honors program.
Best,
David Labaree
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
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