For Department Course Administrators

Stanford Introductory Studies (SIS) is the unit in VPUE that coordinates the Introductory Seminars offered by Stanford departments and schools. Instructors are invited to renew existing seminars or submit new seminars between January 1st and March 3rd. Submitted seminars will be part of the upcoming year's curriculum contingent on program, department, and decanal approvals.  

Department course administrators handle course creation and record maintenance, scheduling, and priority room preferences for all IntroSems offered through their department in Coursedog while the IntroSems Program within SIS handles application outreach and priority enrollment in Axess.

• For an overview of the IntroSems curricular process including deadlines, eligibility, and funding for instructors from your department, see Curriculum Development & Instructor Eligibility.
• To review your responsibilities for IntroSems as the offering department as well as the program's, see Course Creation & Scheduling.
• To learn how IntroSems Program staff enroll admitted students and what you can do once course enrollment is open for the quarter, see Priority Enrollment Process & After.