Registration Steps
Step 1: Confirm your eligibility
- Verify that your high school participates in the ACE program
- Ensure you're enrolled in an ACE-approved course at your school
- Check if your school covers the program fee or if you'll need to pay the $300 fee
yourself
Step 2: Complete the online registration
- Create an account in our registration portal using a personal email address (not your
high school email)
- OR log in if you already registered for a course during Fall 2025
- Select your school and your specific ACE course from the dropdown menu
- Submit the $300 registration fee through the portal (checks are not accepted)
Step 3: Check for a confirmation email
Once your registration is reviewed and processed, you'll receive a confirmation email.
You're now a part-time, non-matriculated student * at Stony Brook University!
*"Non-matriculated" means that a student is not enrolled in a particular degree program.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Returning Students
Prior ACE Student? You must register as a new student each academic year, but your Stony Brook ID number will remain unchanged and all courses will appear on the same transcript.
Payment
- The $300 non-refundable fee must be made online.
- The fee is the same regardless of course credit value (1-4 credits).
- Payment must be submitted through the registration portal. Click "pay now" only once. If you receive an error message asking you to wait five minutes, check for an email confirmation before trying to resubmit.
Communications
- Check your email. ACE registrants will not receive any information via traditional paper mail; all correspondence will be sent via email. Please add ACE@stonybrook.edu to your email address book so that you receive all this important information.
- Use a personal email address. High school email systems often block external emails.