Students Entering Sophomore Year

Congratulations on completing your first year at Stony Brook University! We hope your involvement in your Undergraduate College helped to make this past year successful. As you prepare to enter your sophomore year, we hope you will continue to utilize the resources presented to you this year.

Next year, your Quad Director and Residence Hall Director will continue to assist you with information regarding your housing and connect you to resources on campus, and commuter students are encouraged to utilize the Commuter Student Services office. The Career Center is available to assist you with future opportunities and internships, and the Center for Prevention and Outreach can assist you with making healthy decisions in your personal life. If you have not yet declared your major, please take time to visit the Undergraduate Program Directors in the academic departments that interest you.

For your academic advising needs, you will meet with advisors in the Academic and Pre-Professional Advising Center. They will be happy assist you in further defining your academic goals as you make progress toward the completion of a Stony Brook degree. If you have declared your major, please continue to communicate with your academic department concerning major requirements.

Your Academic Advisors for your sophomore year (beginning July 1st) will be:

Arts, Culture, & Humanities Samantha Segal & Sandra Trapani
Global Studies Joe Lodato & Randy Thomas
Human Development Neil Buffett
Information & Technology Studies Alicia Madden
Leadership & Service Ellen Hopkins & Danielle Zito
Science & Society Jackie Fesefeldt & Mary Beth Powers

They will be contacting you in the upcoming weeks to introduce themselves and give you their contact information. Their office is located on the second floor of the Melville Library room E-2360. The phone number for the office is 631-632-7082, option 2.

Athletes and students in EOP, Honors College, WISE and the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences should continue to your current advisors:

Athletics 175 Sports Complex, (631) 632-7327
College of Engineering & Applied Sciences 127 Engineering, (631) 632-8381
EOP/AIM W3520 Melville Library, (631) 632-7090 or (631) 632-7091
Honors College N-3071 Melville Library, (631) 632-4378
Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) P-120 Physics, (631) 632-694

It has been a pleasure to serve as your Undergraduate College Advisors for the past academic year. We hope you maintain the relationships you have made with faculty, staff, and fellow students. We also encourage you to continue your participation in events sponsored by your Undergraduate College. Please do not hesitate to stay in touch and we look forward to hearing about your future successes here at Stony Brook!

Advising Announcements

  • Friday, October 9 by 4 p.m. is the last day to process a drop-down or move-up for PHY courses.
    Students must have a signed form with instructor approval.
  • Friday, October 23 by 4 p.m. is the last day to process a drop-down or move-up for MAT and MAP courses.
    Students must have a signed form with instructor approval.
  • First-Year Advising: Advisor Availability
    Advisors are available to meet with you in three ways:
    • Walk-ins - Come to the Library room N3071 Monday through Friday from 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm.
    • Residential Quad Office Hours - Please see below for your advisors quad office time and location.
    • UGC Location Day/Time
      ACH Tabler Center Monday 10-2
      GLS Wagner College Monday 1-3, Tuesday 2-5, Wednesday 1-2
      HDV Dewey College 008 Monday 10-12, Wednesday 9-11
      ITS ITS Center (Gray College) Wednesday 1-5
      LDS Benedict College, D-013 Monday 10:30-2:30, Wednesday 1-5
      SSO SSO Center (Roth Cafe) Monday 1-5, Thursday 1-5
    Appointments - After the the first two weeks of class, you can set up an appointment by visiting Library N3071 or call our office at 632-4378.
  • School of Nursing Information Sessions
    Friday Information Sessions for Fall 2009: September 4, October 23, November 13, December 18

    Time: 10:00am
    Location: Stony Brook University Health Science Center, Level 2, Room 229

    To reserve a seat please call: (631) 444-3200 and select option 8