Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Pages
- About Stony Brook University
- About the Catalog
- Academic Credit by Examination and Other Credit Options
- Academic Honors
- Academic Integrity
- Academic Major
- Academic Minor
- Academic Progress & Standing Policy
- Accelerated Bachelor and Master Degrees
- Add/Drop Period
- Address Problems using Critical Analysis and the Methods of the Humanities (HUM)
- Admission for Non-Degree Study
- Admission of Persons with Prior Felony Convictions
- Admission of Students with Disabilities
- Admissions
- Admissions Overview
- Advanced Placement Credit
- Anticipated Aid
- Apply Knowledge and Skills beyond the Classroom (Experiential Learning, EXP+)
- Army Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC)
- Automatic Graduation Application
- Bulletin Archives
- Career and Program Explorer
- Changes in Regulations and Course Offerings
- Closed Courses and Courses Requiring Permission
- College-Level Examination Programs and Other Credit by Examination
- Colleges and Schools
- Communicate in a Human Language Other Than English (LANG)
- Course Descriptions
- Course Load and Course Withdrawal
- Course Prerequisites and Placement
- Courses Without GPNC Option
- Credit by Examination
- Curriculum Policies
- Dean's List
- Degree Requirements
- Degree Requirements Overview
- Degrees Awarded Posthumously
- Degrees with Distinction
- Departmental Honors Program
- Double Degrees
- Double Majors
- Drop-Down Period
- Engage Global Issues (GLO)
- Enrollment Status
- Equivalent Opportunity/Religious Absences
- Evaluate and Synthesize Researched Information (ESI)
- Explore and Understand the Fine and Performing Arts (ARTS)
- Final Examinations
- Financial Information
- Financial Information Overview
- First-Week Attendance
- General Degree Requirements
- General Information
- Grading and the Grading System
- Graduate Courses
- Grievance Resolution
- Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA+)
- Important Policies & Expectations
- Independent Study
- Internship Program
- Late Registration
- List of High Demand/Controlled Access Courses
- Majors
- Master Quantitative Problem Solving (QPS)
- Minimal Instructional and Student Responsibilities
- Minors
- Multiple Registrations for the Same Course
- Payment of Fees and Charges
- Placement Tests
- Policies and Regulations
- Practice and Respect Critical and Ethical Reasoning (CER)
- Records & Registration
- Refund Policy
- Registration for Classes
- Research Involving Human Subjects
- Research Involving Safety Considerations
- Respect Diversity and Foster Inclusiveness (DIV)
- Restricted Majors
- SUNY General Education and Stony Brook Curriculum Equivalency Table
- Sample Table (Remain Inactive)
- Scholarships
- Scholarships, Honors and Awards
- Scholastic Achievement Incentives for Non-Traditional Students
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM+)
- Second Bachelor's Degree Program
- Selecting an Academic Program
- Selection of Area of Interest
- Service Awards
- Simons STEM Scholars Honors Program
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS+)
- Speak Effectively before an Audience (SPK)
- Special Academic Opportunities
- Student Educational Records and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Student Participation in University-Sponsored Activities
- Study the Natural World (SNW)
- Taking Time Off
- The Stony Brook Curriculum (SBC)
- Transcripts
- Transfer Course/Credit Policies
- Transferring Coursework After Matriculation
- Undergraduate Excellence Recognition Certificates
- Undergraduate Teaching Assistantships
- Understand Relationships between Science or Technology and the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences (STAS)
- Understand the Political, Economic, Social, and Cultural History of the United States (USA)
- Understand, Observe, and Analyze Human Behavior and Societal Constructs (SBS)
- Understanding Technology (TECH)
- Use of Laboratory Animals in Research or Instruction
- Valedictory Awards
- Which Major and Minor Requirements Apply to Me?
- Write Effectively in English (WRT)
- Write Effectively within One's Discipline (WRTD)