The Academic & Pre-Professional Advising Center provides overall communication to Stony Brook undergraduates about academic advising. The Center advises sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Business, School of Journalism, and School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, as well as students interested in pursuing graduates studies in the health and law professions. To read our mission, click here.

Office hours: June - Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; July & August - 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Appointment hours: Monday, 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Walk-in hours: Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Stony Brook University
E-2360 Melville Library Building
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3353
Telephone:631-632-7082, option 2
Fax: 631-632-6997
General Advising E-Mail: advising@stonybrook.edu
Pre-Health Advising E-Mail: prehealth@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Pre-Law Advising E-Mail: prelaw@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

New Transfer Student Information Click here.

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What's New
  • Sept. 6: First Day of Saturday Classes. This includes Stony Brook West Campus, SUNY Learning Net courses offered through SBU, and Manhattan Campus.
  • Sept. 8: Last day students can place themselves on a waitlisted course. Reminder: Students, who place themselves on a waitlist and change their intent to register, MUST DROP themselves from the Waitlist. If students are registered from the waitlist, students are responsible for any Tuition Liability incurred.
  • Sept. 8: Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the university without tuition liability. Service offices are closed on weekends. Dropping individual courses must be done via Solar System; students withdrawing from the university or taking a leave of absence must submit a Withdrawal/LOA Request Form to the Registrar’s Office (form may be faxed or mailed). Withdrawals/LOA’s will be processed based on date fax received or based on the postmarked date. Date must be PRIOR to the 9/08/08 deadline to avoid tuition liability. For form visit: www.stonybrook.edu/registrar
  • Sept. 15, 4:00PM Last day to drop or withdraw from the university without a “W” (withdraw) recorded on student record. Student is liable to pay pro-rated tuition and all fees.
    All drops must be processed by the close of business day (4 PM).
  • Sept. 15, 4:00PMLast day to add classes and process a swap. Tuition Liability may apply if student reduces credit load. (Tuition schedule at website: www.stonybrook.edu/bursar). End of late registration.
    All changes must be processed by the close of business day (4 PM).
  • Sept. 15, 4:00PM Last day to change status to or from full-time or part-time status
    All changes must be processed by the close of business day (4 PM).
  • Friday, December 5: Chinese Challenge Exam, 1-3 p.m., For details, contact Professor Kamling Wong in Humanities 114.

Several additional units provide academic advising to specific cohorts of undergraduates. Click on the links below for more information.

  • Athletics, 175 Sports Complex, (631) 632-7327
  • College of Engineering & Applied Sciences, 127 Engineering, (631) 632-8381
  • EOP/AIM, W-3520 Melville Library, (631) 632-7090
  • Health Sciences Center, HSC Level 2, Room 271, (631) 444-2111
  • Honors College, N-3071 Melville Library, (631) 632-4378
  • Transfer Office (transfer credit evaluation and advising), 134 Administration, (631) 632-7028
  • Undergraduate Colleges (freshman advising), N-3071 Melville Library, (631) 632-4378
  • Women in Science & Engineering (WISE), P-120 Physics, (631) 632-6947