How To Use The SOLAR System (Student Online Access to Records)
Stony Brook’s online student registration system is called the SOLAR System. Students use it to enroll in and pay for classes, as well as to access course descriptions, their class schedules, and grades at the end of the session. Students must have a Stony Brook ID number in order to use the SOLAR System for all registration-related transactions, although prospective students may access the system as a Guest to search for a class or a course description. Instructions follow.

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Course Descriptions (no ID number necessary)

• At the welcome page of the SOLAR System click on the LOGIN tab.
• When the Login screen comes, click on For Guest (top of screen).
• Then click on Course Catalog and select the appropriate course catalog and select the course subject(s) you are interested in viewing.
  

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  Class Searches (no ID number necessary)
  
At the welcome page of the SOLAR System click on the LOGiN tab.
• When the Logon screen comes up, click on For Guest (top of screen)..
• On the menu options on the left select Class Search. Select Undergraduate or Graduate courses.
• To view all the courses in a given subject fill in the subject area, then scroll to the bottom and choose the session (Term I-C, Term II-D or Extended - Z). Uncheck the Open Only box to view all courses within the session; otherwise you will be unable to view courses that may have already filled.
• After you have filled in your criteria, scroll to the bottom and click on Search. You will then be able to view courses, class numbers, schedules, instructor names, and where the class meets.
  

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  Registration and Student Records (ID number necessary)
  To enroll in and pay for classes, review your class schedule, or view your grades at the end of the summer, you must have a Stony Brook ID number. If you are a visiting student new to Stony Brook this number will be emailed to you one time only after you have submitted a visiting student application. Be sure to keep a record of this number (as well as your password) in a safe place. Your Stony Brook ID number is strictly confidential and, by law, cannot be emailed to you again or given out over the telephone.

If you forget or lose your Stony Brook ID number, you must come in person to the Registrar’s/Summer Session Office, 276 Administration Building with photo ID.

How to Register on the SOLAR System

To log into the SOLAR System as a student you need a password as well as an ID number. Your initial password will be your date of birth in the following format: MM/DD/YY. The system will then prompt you to choose a permanent password . Please remember your password because, like your ID number, you will need it to enroll in and pay for classes, view your class schedule and class location(s), and access your grades at the end of the summer. If you forget your password, scroll down and click on Forgot Your Password and follow the directions to choose a new one.

Once you have logged onto the SOLAR System, you will notice the menu options on the left side of the screen. Click link Enroll, Add, Drop Swap, P/NC. Select appropriate term to view or to modify:Summer (appropriate year). If you have already enrolled, your class schedule will appear. If you have not enrolled previously, no class schedule will appear. Clink link Add Classes (to add a course). This option, along with others are displayed at the bottom of the page.

• In the Class Nbr. field, type the class number (not the course and section numbers: e.g., 61267, not MAT 123.01). Alternatively you may click on the magnify glass to search for a class. Some classes with labs and/or recitation sections will require that you type in additional class numbers. For these types of enrollment both class numbers will need to be entered in the same request. You can input up to six class numbers on this one page. To add another class, click on Add Another Class and proceed. When you have finished selecting your classes, click Submit. If you encounter errors, click "Errors found" to view the details of the error.
• To view your schedule, click the"View My Schedule" link at the bottom of the page.

If you encounter errors, click View Error Details for more information.

To view your class schedule, click View Updated Schedule and print your schedule.