CS106L is designed to be a relaxed course that's mainly for your learning! We've packed our lectures with content, and provide short assignments that expose you to a myriad of technologies and allow you to test your own understanding of standard C++. Please reach out to us if you have any questions about these policies. You can reach us at the course staff email (see the main page) or through a private EdStem post.
Attending lecture is part of your attendance grade. There will be an attendance code to use for the first 10 minutes of each lecture. Additionally, completing the in-class activity for each lecture counts towards your attendance as well. It is against the Stanford Honor Code to share the attendance code with students who missed a lecture. We don't take attendance in week 1 to accommodate late adds and the shopping period.
If you are not able to attend lecture for some reason (e.g. illness, religious holiday, academic or University conflict, family emergency etc), email us to let us know. Lectures are recorded and the slides are posted on the class website and we are happy to chat over the missed material in office hours.
Once the quarter has begun, you'll be able to view your attendance (as well as assignment) grades here!
There are 14 in-class activities starting week 2. To pass the class, you must successfully complete 14 out of 14 activities.
There are 2 assignments, assigned weekly starting week 2. To pass the class, you must successfully complete 2 out of 2 assignments. Criteria for "successfully completing" each assignment will be included in the assignment specs. Above all, you'll get out of these assignments what you put in!
Please feel free to reach out to us if you need an extension (for any reason at all). The last day we can accept any assignment is December 11, 2026 at 11:59pm.
CS106L follows the Stanford Honor Code, which we interpret similarly to CS106B: