Undergraduate Bulletin
Fall 2024
SBU: Stony Brook University
SBU 101: Introduction to Stony Brook
A seminar intended to integrate freshman students into the University community by providing information about Stony Brook and a forum for discussion of values, intellectual and social development, and personal as well as institutional expectations. This course is a graduation requirement for all first year students (students in their first year of college study). Not for credit in addition to ADV 101, ACH 101, LDS 101, GLS 101, HDV 101, ITS 101, SSO 101, SCH 101, or LSE 101.
Prerequisite: First-semester freshman
1 credit, S/U grading
SBU 102: Undergraduate College Seminar
A seminar for all students in Undergraduate Colleges. The seminar covers various topics under the general scope of the themes of the Undergraduate Colleges. Seminars vary by section and include examination of topics such as performance, philosophy, language arts, cultural studies, theater arts, dance, music, art, film making, and communications. This course is a graduation requirement for all first year students.
Pre-req SBU 101 and not currently a new freshman or new transfer
1 credit
SBU 275: Undergraduate College Fellows Seminar
Creates a curricular component for the second year of the Undergraduate College Experience. College fellows will enroll in SBU 275 in the spring semester of their freshman year and SBU 276 in the fall semester of their sophomore year. 275 (spring) engages students in four main content areas: student development theory, scholarship on mentoring and leadership development, concepts of teaching and learning, and programming and event planning. These areas prepare students for supervised learning and teaching experiences that will occur primarily in the fall 276 course.
1 credit, S/U grading
SBU 276: Undergraduate College Fellows Practicum
The second semester in the sequence following SBU 275. Students assume higher responsibility and are given opportunities to apply teaching theories and concepts as learned in SBU 275. Students act as a TA for SBU 101.
SBC: EXP+1 credit, S/U grading
SBU 475: Undergraduate College Teaching Practicum
The purpose of this course is to allow upper-division students the opportunity to work with a faculty member as an assistant in one of the faculty member's scheduled Undergraduate College seminars. The student must attend all classes and carry out tasks assigned by the faculty member to assist in teaching the course. The student will meet with the instructor on a regular basis to discuss intellectual and pedagogical matters relating to the course. May be repeated up to a limit of 2 credits.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and department
SBC: EXP+1 credit, S/U grading
SBU 488: Undergraduate College Internship
Students learn about contemporary issues in higher education, community building, and teaching at a research university through hands-on work with faculty mentors. Work assigned will include participation in the planning and operation of events and initiatives sponsored by the Undergraduate Colleges. Students are required to submit written reports on their experiences to the Undergraduate Colleges office and Faculty Directors. May be repeated up to a limit of 6 credits.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and department
SBC: EXP+0-3 credits, S/U grading
