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Freshman Applicants: Stony Brook University is no longer accepting freshman applications for fall 2013. For more information, please contact your admissions counselor.

Transfer Applicants: Our priority application deadline for transfer applicants was March 1. If you still wish to apply, please complete all the steps noted below as soon as possible.

apply

  • Apply using the Common Application:
    • Pay the $50 application fee (non-refundable).
    • Complete the Supplement within the online Common Application.
    • Submit the Common Application under the "Signature" tab. Confirm submission on "My Colleges" tab.

credentials

  • English Proficiency: An official score report for the TOEFL, SAT, or IELTS. Stony Brook's code is 2548. See requirements here.

  • Academic Records:

    • Freshman and Transfer Applicants: Official secondary school records.
    • Transfer Applicants: Official transcripts for each post-secondary institution attended. See transfer credit policies here.

All academic credentials must have an official seal, stamp or signature of a school or government official, and be submitted in the original language (if not in English, it must be accompanied by an exactly worded and certified translation).

financial credentials

  • Download Stony Brook's Student Financial Support Packet. You must provide the following:

    • Student Financial Statement
    • Affidavit of Support Form
    • Bank Letter or Statement for Each Source of Funds (Submitted in English)
    • Letters of Employment Verifying Income

      More information about each of these items can be found on the first page of the Packet.


All items must be sent to:

Stony Brook University
UG Processing - INTL
279 Broadway
Albany, NY 12204-2755
U.S.A.

Include your name, date-of-birth, city and state on all materials sent to Stony Brook University. It is each applicant's responsibility to ensure that all application credentials are received.


Already studying in the US?
The following items will be needed after you have been offered admission to Stony Brook:
    • International Student Transfer Report; complete the top applicant portion and have the bottom portion completed by your Designated School Official
    • F-1: photocopies of all Form I-20’s (pages 1 & 3 of SEVIS I-20’s; pages 3 & 4 pre-SEVIS I-20’s)
    • J-1: a photocopy of DS-2019
    • Photocopy of both sides of current Form I-94 (stapled in your passport upon arrival in the U.S.)
    • Photocopy of passport pages with your identification photo (both U.S. visa page & home country page)

 


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Deadlines:

Freshman Applicants:

Spring 2013: November 1
Recommend applying by October 1 to allow sufficient time for I-20 processing.

Fall 2013: January 15
Please provide all supporting documents by March 1; February 1 for honors programs.

Transfer Applicants:

Spring 2013: November 1
Recommend applying by October 1 to allow sufficient time for I-20 processing.

Fall 2013: March 1

 


Related Links:

College Board
ACT
TOEFL
IELTS
EducationUSA
IIE
USIEF
World Education Services
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