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Winter Session

Get a Head Start on Your Spring Semester

Take a Winter Session course before your spring semester begins. Incoming spring students can use the Winter Session to complete coursework that supports their degree progress and begin their Stony Brook experience early.

No separate application is required.

Why Take Winter Courses?

Winter Session is a great opportunity for incoming students to:

  • Get a head start on coursework before the spring semester
  • Complete general education or major requirements
  • Explore courses related to an intended major
  • Build confidence with college-level coursework and time management

Spring 2027 accepted students: Contact the Registrar's Office at wintersession@stonybrook.edu to learn more about enrolling in Winter Session courses.

Please note that Spring Accepted students who would like to enroll for Winter are made active as Visiting Students for that term. 

Begin your Stony Brook experience by taking introductory coursework before your first spring semester.

How to get started:

  1. Explore your course options: Select introductory-level courses (100- or 200-level) that may support your intended academic program.
  2. Complete the Freshman Winter Enrollment Request Form: Use your Stony Brook email address to complete and submit the form. An advisor will review your course selections to ensure they align with your academic requirements.
  3. Once you have been term-activated for Winter Session, you can enroll in your approved course(s) through SOLAR.

Freshmen Winter Enrollment Request Form (will be available for Winter 2027 in October)

Use Winter Session to complete coursework that supports your academic progress at Stony Brook.

How to get started:

  1. Review Academic Requirements: Review the requirements for your intended major and use the Course Equivalencies resource to determine which major and general education requirements may already be satisfied by previous coursework.
  2. Review placement exam requirements: If an advisor has recommended or required a placement exam, review the requirements for your intended major and complete any required placement assessment.
  3. Explore Winter Session courses: Select courses that fulfill degree requirements you have not already completed through previous coursework or assessments.
  4. Complete the Transfer Winter Enrollment Request Form: Use your Stony Brook email address to complete and submit the form. An advisor will review your course selections to ensure they align with your academic requirements.
  5. Once you have been term-activated for Winter Session, you can enroll in your approved course(s) through SOLAR.

Transfer Winter Enrollment Request Form (will be available for Winter 2027 in October)