Adding Courses
Auditing Courses
Current Students
Dropping Courses
Graduate Students
High School student enrollment
International student enrollment
Maximum Credit Load
Registration Changes
Senior Auditing Program
Visiting Student Enrollment


Summer Enrollment Policy

All visiting students need to be aware that admission to summer classes is for Summer Sessions only.

For information about undergraduate degree programs and admission for the fall semester visit:
Undergraduate Admission
For information about graduate admission contact: Graduate School or School of Professional Development
For information about International admission contact: International Services

Visiting Undergraduate Student Enrollment

Registration for summer course will begin on April 15th. Please allow 3 - 5 business days for the processing of your application. There is no fee for this application. After submitting your application you will be assigned a Stony Brook ID number and notified via email within 3 - 5 business days. You will use your Stony Brook ID number for all registration transactions. It is important that you keep a record of your ID number (and the password you select to access the SOLAR System) in a safe place. If you misplace or lose your Stony Brook ID number you must come in person with photo ID to the Registrar's office located in the Administration Building, room 276.
For general questions regarding Summer Sessions please call 631-632-7790.

Visiting Student Application

Current Stony Brook Students

Currently-enrolled students may register for classes on the SOLAR System as follows:
G1-G4 Grads (by enrollment appointment)
U4 Seniors (by enrollment appointment)
G0 Grads (new and non matriculated graduate students, no enrollment appointment - registration begins April 14th)
U0-U3 Undergraduate (visiting undergraduate students, no enrollment appointment - registration begins April 14th)

The SOLAR System registration runs 24/7 with occasional shut downs for updates. Students register on the Web, or in person at the Registrar/Summer Session Office.

If you are not an undergraduate student at Stony Brook during the academic year please read the following:

If you have been admitted for the Fall 2009 semester as a Freshman or Transfer student and have received your Stony Brook ID number and wish to enroll in Summer Sessions, please call the office at 631-632-7790 and inform them of your decision to take summer classes.

If you have already graduated from an accredited college or university visit the School of Professional Development to be admitted as a visiting non-matriculated graduate student. Additional information for New and Visiting Student Enrollment can be found below.

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High School Students
If you are a high school student who will complete your junior year in June and your grade point average is 85 or higher you may enroll in selected introductory (100-level) summer courses as a visiting Summer Sessions student. You must submit a Visiting Undergraduate Student Application . High school students may enroll in one freshman level course (ex: MAT 123). If you have any questions please contact our office at 631-632-7790 or email us.

If you drop courses after the deadline in each session, you will receive a mark of W (Withdrawal). After the fifth Friday of each session, you may not withdraw from summer courses. It is also important that you drop the course(s) within the published deadlines to avoid being liable for tuition and fees, to be able to enroll in classes another semester, and to receive a transcript.
The schedule of tuition refunds and liability appears in Tuition, Fees & Payment.
The amount of refund, if any, is based on your official withdrawal date. Stony Brook issues no refunds after the second week of summer classes or more than one year after the end of the session in which you were enrolled.

Maximum Credit Load
Both undergraduate and graduate students may register for a maximum of nine (9) units per six-week session. Students are limited to four (4) P/NC units per session and a total of eight (8) P/NC units during the entire Summer Sessions. Only undergraduates may P/NC courses.

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Auditing Courses
Because space is often limited in Summer Sessions classes, only matriculated Stony Brook students may audit summer courses. Both must have permission of the instructor. Senior Citizens may audit through the School of
Professional Development.
Stony Brook does not allow auditing of summer foreign language, science, laboratory, studio, physical education, or other "hands on" courses, although individual instructors may make occasional exceptions.

The University does not keep a record of courses audited nor does it grant any credit for audited courses.
Auditors are expected to refrain from participating in class discussions and may not turn in or ask for grading of homework, term papers, or examinations.
Students may change their status in a summer course from auditor to enrolled student during the first week of classes in each session.

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Senior Citizen Auditing
Adults who are 60 years of age or older may audit most New York State-funded, credit- bearing courses offered at Stony Brook upon payment of a $50 auditing fee, provided space is available in the classroom and the instructor permits auditors.

The exceptions to this policy include foreign language, english literature, laboratory, studio art, physical education, and instrumental music courses, Health Science Center courses as well as courses offered self-supporting non-credit programs sponsored by the School of Professional Development. Please visit Senior Auditing for complete information and details.

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