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)