Undergraduate Admissions
How to apply to the Teacher Preparation program
Stony Brook University does not offer an education major. Instead, students select a content area major from the list below and then apply for the Teacher Preparation Concentration. Here's what you need to know.
Current SBU Students
Stony Brook doesn't have a teacher education major, but you can add a teacher preparation concentration to your current major and graduate with with New York State certification.
Prospective SBU Students
- Make sure we have the major you want by reviewing the list below.
- Follow the admissions path based on your status:
- Once you're admitted, follow the instructions for current students.
Majors eligible for a teacher preparation concentration
- Africana Studies, BA
- Anthropology, BA
- Applied Mathematics and Statistics, BS
- Asian and Asian American Studies, BA
- Chinese
- Japanese
- Korean
- Biology, BS
- Chemistry, BA or BS
- Earth and Space Sciences, BA
- Economics, BA
- English, BA
- French, BA
- History, BA
- Italian, BA
- Linguistics, BA
- Mathematics, BS
- Physics, BS
- Political Science, BA
- Sociology, BA
- Spanish, BA
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