Pre-Application

Admissions

Pre-Application advisement and applications

Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
(BS, MS, MSW, MSW/JD, MPH, MHA, DPT, DNP, PhD)

The Health Sciences baccalaureate programs are upper-division programs. Please refer to Special Admissions in this section for more information regarding the lower-division Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Respiratory Care and Health Science programs which are available to freshmen. High school students interested in eventual enrollment in any of the upper-division baccalaureate programs must apply for admission to Stony Brook or to another college to complete their lower-division undergraduate work.

Admission to programs leading to a Doctor of Nursing Practice, Doctor of Physical Therapy, or master's degree in Applied Health Informatics, Athletic Training, Health Administration, Nursing, Nutrition, Physician Assistant, Public Health, Social Work, or Speech-Language Pathology is normally at entry level only. Credits accumulated in these or similar fields prior to matriculation will be evaluated on an individual basis to determine whether previous graduate work can be applied toward the degree at Stony Brook.

Athletic Training (AT) applicants must apply online at https://atcas.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login. Master of Health Administration (MHA) applicants must apply at https://hampcas.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login. Physical Therapy (DPT) applicants must apply at www.ptcas.org. Physician Assistant (PA) applicants must apply online at www.caspaonline.org. Graduate Program in Public Health applicants must apply at www.sophas.org and related certificate programs must apply at https://www.liaisonedu.com/. Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) must apply at https://csdcas.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login.

All other applicants must complete an application for the individual program(s) for which they are applying. Applications are available online: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/grad/admissions/

English Language Requirements

The Renaissance School of Medicine considers English proficiency as a critically important skill for a US student. Candidates’ English proficiency is considered through English speaking skills via two interviews, letters of recommendation, written communication skills (via personal statements and responses in the supplementary application), and designated sections of the MCAT (e.g., CARS-Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills).

For the Schools of Health Professions, Nursing, Social Welfare, and Dental Medicine, as well as the Programs in Public Health and Graduate Nutrition Program all applicants who are not native or primary speakers of English must demonstrate proficiency in English to be admitted. A native speaker of English is someone who learned English as a child and uses English as his or her primary language at home. A primary speaker of English may speak a language other than English at home but has developed native fluency as a result of using English exclusively in most social and educational contexts.

All students must declare their native language as part of the admission process. Intentional misrepresentation by a student of his or her native language is academic dishonesty and is grounds for dismissal from the graduate school.

English Proficiency Requirements for Admission:

There is no need to submit an English language proficiency test if:

you hold a degree such as a high school diploma, bachelors, masters, or PhD from an institution where the primary instruction was in English
you are a US citizen (or US National) or Permanent Resident
you served as a Teaching Assistant at an institution where the primary instruction was in English

In addition to these exemptions, individual schools and programs may request proficiency test exemptions based on clinical licenses, licensing exams, or other criteria. This is done on a case by case basis and may require evidence to be provided to the respective school or program.

To be considered for admission, an applicant who is not a native or primary speaker of English or does not qualify to be exempt from a language proficiency exam based on their answers to the application questions listed above must present a minimum score for either the TOEFL or IELTS tests, as defined below.

IELTS Speak: Overall score of 7, with no subsection recommended to be below 6

TOEFL iBT: Overall score of 90 with a minimum score of 22 in each subsection for all applicants.

Duolingo English test: Overall score of 110

All final supporting application documents must be submitted to the Graduate School Office of Admissions and Student Services if admitted.This includes transcripts from the college/institution where the applicant’s undergraduate or graduate degree was conferred as well as transcripts from any other institution where required pre-admission courses were successfully completed. While unofficial transcripts are accepted for the purposes of an admission decision, all final and official transcripts must be submitted before the start of enrollment. Because program application deadlines are as early as October, applicants are advised to apply early in the fall preceding the date of intended enrollment.

Please contact the following for information:

Undergraduate Admissions

Stony Brook University

118 Administration Building

Stony Brook, NY 11794-1901

Tel: 631-632-6868

Fax: 631-632-9898

Email: enroll@stonybrook.edu

https://www.stonybrook.edu/undergraduate-admissions

The Graduate School 2401
Office of Admissions and Student Services

Computer Science Building
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4433
Tel: 631-632-GRAD (4723)

Email: gradadmissions@stonybrook.edu
http://www.stonybrook.edu/graduate-admissions

Academic advisement about prerequisites for admission and course and program content is available from each school. Please see the individual school section in this Bulletin. The following list identifies the contact phone number for academic advisement:

SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
(631) 444-2252

Clinical Laboratory Sciences, BS
Health Science, BS
Respiratory Care, BS
Applied Health Informatics, MS
Athletic Training, MS
Physical Therapy, DPT
Physician Assistant, MS
Speech-Language Pathology, MS

SCHOOL OF NURSING
(631) 444-3200

Basic Baccalaureate Program, BS
Accelerated Baccalaureate Program, BS
Registered Nurse Baccalaureate Program, BS
Registered Nurse Baccalaureate to Master of Science Program, BS/MS
Graduate Program in Nursing (online with onsite requirements), MS
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, (online with onsite requirements), DNP
Advanced Certificate Program in Nursing (online with onsite requirements)
PhD in Nursing

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE
(631) 444-2138

Baccalaureate Program, BS
Graduate Program in Social Work, MSW
Dual Degree in Social Work and Law, MSW/JD
Dual Degree in Social Work and Public Health, MSW/MPH
Dual degree in Social Work and Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics, MSW/MA

PROGRAM IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(631) 444-9396

Health Administration, MHA
Population Health and Clinical Outcomes Research, PhD
Epidemiology and Clinical Research, MS
Community Health, MPH
Epidemiology & Biostatistics, MPH
Generalist, MPH
Health Policy and Management, MPH
Dual Degree in Nutrition and Public Health, MS/MPH
Dual Degree in Social Work and Public Health, MSW/MPH
Dual Degree in Business Administration and Public Health, MBA/MPH
Dual Degree in Public Policy and Public Health, MAPP/MPH
Dual Degree in Medicine and Public Health, MD/MPH
Concurrent program in Dentistry and Public Health, DDS/MPH

The Master of Public Health (MPH) program also offers accelerated undergraduate to graduate programs (BS Applied Mathematics and Statistics/MPH, BA Earth and Space Science/MPH, BA Women’s Studies).

Please see the Program in Public Health section of this Bulletin for more details.

GRADUATE PROGRAM IN NUTRITION
(631) 638-2132

Nutrition, MS
Professional Nutrition Practice, MS
Dual Degree in Nutrition and Public Health, MS/MPH

GRADUATE ADVANCED CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS
(631) 444-9396

The Advanced Certificate in Health Communication is a joint program of the Graduate Program in Public Health and the School of Journalism.

HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION
(631) 444-9396

NURSING ADVANCED CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

The School of Nursing offers Advanced Certificate Programs. Applicants for these programs should visit the website at www.nursing.stonybrookmedicine.edu or call (631) 444-3200.

POSTGRADUATE STUDIES IN DENTISTRY

The School of Dental Medicine offers advanced educational programs in dental anesthesiology, endodontics, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, general practice residency program (GPR), pediatric dentistry and dental care for the developmentally disabled.

Applicants for these programs should contact:
School of Dental Medicine
South Drive
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794
(631) 632-8989

Graduate Studies in Basic Sciences (MS, PhD)

For information and an application for the following graduate studies in the basic sciences, please contact the individual departments.

The Graduate School 2401
Computer Science Building
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4433
(631) 632-GRAD (4723)

Anatomical Sciences
PhD, Anatomical Sciences

The Graduate Training Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology PhD, Molecular and Cellular Physiology
PhD, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology

Physiology and Biophysics
PhD, Physiology and Biophysics

Oral Biology and Pathology
PhD and MS, Oral Biology and Pathology

Graduate Professional Programs in Medicine and Dental Medicine
(DDS, MD, MD/PhD)

Admission to the programs in the School of Dental Medicine and School of Medicine is highly selective. Interested applicants should refer to the statements on admission in the school sections of this Bulletin. Academic advisement about prerequisites for admission and course and program content is available. It is recommended that applicants to the graduate professional program seek academic information early.

SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE

Doctor of Dental Surgery, DDS

School of Dental Medicine
South Drive
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794
(631) 632-8989

Applicants to the School of Dental Medicine should visit dentistry.stonybrookmedicine.edu for information regarding the application process or call (631) 632-8989.

RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Doctor of Medicine, MD
MD/PhD Program
MD with Special Distinction in Research