Welcome to Stony Brook University! To ensure that you are prepared for your scheduled half-day Orientation focused
on advising and registration, please review and complete the checklist below. If you have any questions, please contact
the Student Orientation and Family Programs Office at (631) 632-6710 or visit www.stonybrook.edu/orientation.
Special Note for International Students:
You will receive additional information regarding Orientation from the Office of Undergraduate International Admissions within your I-20 packet.
International students are required to attend both University programs:
the International Student Orientation and the Advising and Registration Orientation.
For additional information, please contact:
Complete the Immunization Form and Meningitis Response Form
The Immunization Form and Meningitis Response Form must both be completed and submitted two weeks before your orientation date or you will not be permitted to register for classes. Make photocopies of these forms and bring them with you to orientation as well. Information and forms are available here.
Take the Proctored Math Assessment (if required)
You are required to take the proctored math assessment unless you have already:
Important Note: Proficiency Algebra, Business Calculus, Calculus for Life Sciences, and Statistics classes do not fulfill the calculus requirement for engineering, business, math, pre-med, nursing, or science-related majors.
If you have completed a college-level pre-calculus or calculus class, or AP calculus exam, please submit your official transcript or AP scores to: Transfer Office, 134 Administration, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-1909. Please bring a copy of your unofficial transcript as well as course descriptions and syllabi for any completed pre-calculus or calculus classes to your Orientation day. Otherwise, you will NOT be able to register for math or science-related classes at Orientation.
How do I sign up to take the proctored math assessment? You MUST take the math assessment at least TWO BUSINESS DAYS prior to your Orientation in order to be eligible to register for classes at Orientation. Please go to your SOLAR account TODAY (www.stonybrook.edu/solarsystem) and click on the Advising Planning Form under the new student information folder to select your preferred date, time, and location. The math assessment is offered on on the Main and Manhattan campuses, so please select a location that is most convenient for you. You will need your name or Stony Brook ID to sign on, as well as your birth date.
We have reserved a limited number of spaces to offer the proctored math assessment on Orientation days if you are an out-of-state student and cannot travel to campus before your Orientation.
Gather College Transcripts and Required Course Syllabi
If you have not already mailed official transcripts for any college
coursework completed, please contact each school’s Registrar’s
Office and request that an official transcript be sent to: Transfer
Office, 134 Administration Building, Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11794-1909. Bring a copy of all college transcripts,
including courses completed and in progress, to your
Orientation. For any science, math, engineering, journalism, and
business classes (except those taken at Nassau Community,
Suffolk Community, or SUNY Farmingdale), bring copies of
course descriptions and syllabi. Having this information is necessary
to give you proper credit.
Nassau Community College and Suffolk Community College
students ONLY: Complete your Transfer Course Equivalencies on SOLAR
Nassau Community College and Suffolk Community College students ONLY: Complete your
Transfer Course Equivalencies on SOLAR.
In order to receive proper credit for your transfer courses, please
follow the steps to input your prior course information.
Submit Your High School Transcript if You Earned an 85 or Better on a Foreign Language Regents Exam
If you are a student in the College of Arts and Sciences, College of
Business, School of Journalism, or School of Marine and
Atmospheric Sciences, you need to complete a skill 3 elementary foreign
language. If you have completed a college-level elementary level II
course with a grade of C or better, you have fulfilled this requirement.
If you did not complete a college-equivalent course, but did
earn an 85 or higher on a New York State foreign language Regents
exam, contact your high school and ask them to send an official high
school transcript to: Transfer Office, 134 Administration Building,
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-1909. An 85 or
higher on the Regents exam will satisfy your skill 3 requirement.
Submit Advanced Placement (AP) Credit Report
If you earned at least a 3 on any AP exam and you have not
already sent your score report to Stony Brook, call the
Educational Testing Services at (609) 771-7300 and give them
school code #2548. Any AP or other standardized test reports
should be mailed to: Transfer Office, 134 Administration
Building, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-1909.
Complete Your Student Health Form
Keeping you safe and healthy is a top priority at Stony Brook.
Toward that end, you must have a physician complete and sign
your Student Health Form, including documentation of immunizations.
This form
must be mailed to: Student Health Service, Stony Brook
University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3191 PRIOR TO your
Orientation day in order to register for classes. Detailed
information and forms are available at
www.stonybrook.edu/sb/newstudents/nshealthrequirements.shtml
Important Note: Failure to submit your Student Health Form will
result in deregistration from your first semester of classes.
Review the Online Fall 2011 Undergraduate Bulletin and Log in to the SOLAR System
Please review the Undergraduate Bulletin at
www.stonybrook.edu/ugbulletin for information on all academic
majors, courses, and requirements. Begin searching for classes
before you attend Orientation by visiting the SOLAR System at
www.stonybrook.edu/solarsystem. Log in with your 9-digit Stony
Brook ID and birth date. Note that you will not have access to
register for classes until your Orientation day.
Check Out Important Stony Brook Web Sites
For links to bus schedules, campus dining, parking locations,
parking permits, SOLAR, and more, visit the Stony Brook
Welcome Center at www.stonybrook.edu/success.
For links to Academic & Pre-Professional Advising Center, Campus Housing, Career
Center, Commuter Student Services, Disability Support Services,
Orientation, Registrar’s Office, Student Health Services, Transfer
Office, and more, visit the Student Affairs home page at
www.studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/stu/.
Attend Experience Stony Brook
In addition to your half-day Orientation, at which you will register for classes, mark your calendars for Experience Stony Brook, scheduled for
August 26, 27 and 28. This day is required for all new students.
You will attend a series of programs and activities designed to acclimate you to Stony Brook and introduce you to faculty,
staff, and fellow students. Classes begin on Monday, August 29, 2011.
Questions?
If you have specific transfer credit questions, please call the Transfer Office at (631) 632-7028. For any
other questions, please call the Student Orientation and Family Programs Office at (631) 632-6710.