CANDIDATE CHECKLIST

If you have questions regarding your academic status, please contact Registrar at 631.632.6175 or via email at ug_graduation_west_campus@stonybrook.edu

For information regarding graduation applications and the awarding of degrees, please go to: www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/registrar/graduation/graduation.html

If you require an accessibility accommodation for a ceremony, please call 631.632.1118.

• Apply to Graduate and Register for Commencement

  The deadline to Apply to Graduate on SOLAR  is Wednesday, April 15, 2020.

  Apply for Graduation & Register for Commencement

  *Candidates will now apply to graduate as well as register for the ceremonies of their choosing in one step on their SOLAR accounts. Please see sample screenshots of the process below.

  *Candidates should meet with both their departmental and University advisors to ensure that all degree requirements have been satisfied. Candidates in Health Sciences programs should meet with their department and/or program to ensure that all degree requirements have been satisfied.

  

  

  

  

  

   

   

  Ceremony Attendance Change Form

  

  

   

  

  For further information, please visit the Office of the Registrar.

  PLEASE NOTE: Applying to graduate after this deadline WILL NOT guarantee that your name will appear in the printed Commencement program.

• Senior Class Portraits

  Senior Class Portraits

  A portrait photographer from Thornton Studio will be on campus for your formal regalia portraits and professional head shots.

  Schedule your appointment today!

  Step One: Visit their website at www.thorntonstudio.com

   Step Two: Select ‘Schedule Appointment’

   Step Three: Enter School Code: 02838

   For more information, please call 800-883-9449 Ext: 1758

  PORTRAIT DATES

  Charles B. Wang Center, Room 102

  11 AM – 7 PM

  **Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and  the imposition of strict social-distancing protocols that have cancelled campus events and activities, there are currently no portrait dates available. Please check back for more infromation.**

  
  

  There is no sitting fee and proofs will be viewable online!

  Candidates will each receive one LinkedIn, thumbnail sized photo of their choice,

  courtesy of the Alumni Association.

   

   

   

  Portrait Tips and Tricks

  • Portraits are from the waist up. We recommend you dress as you would for a job interview or business portrait.
  • Long sleeves and solid colors look best!
  • Bring a comb or brush.
  • Check your nails; your hands will show in several poses.
  • For your convenience, Academic Regalia and Undergraduate Honors stoles will be provided by the portrait photographer.
  • You may bring your own University stoles and cords.

  Questions?

  Contact Thornton Studio at info@thorntonstudio.com using subject line: Stony Brook

• Academic Attire

  **Students  and faculty who would like a refund for unopened regalia or regalia items that were purchased through the website can contact Herff Jones (Doctoral students and Faculty) and Oak Hall (Bachelor's and Master's students) directly.  All contact methods for these companies can be found on the ordering websites.  Oak Hall will refund the order (minus shipping and handling) as long as they receive it back within 30 days of shipment.  Returns can be sent to: Oak Hall Cap & Gown, 3812 Blue Ridge Drive, Roanoke, VA  24018**
  
  **The "in store pick up" option for Bachelor's and Master's regalia has been disabled . Any student who placed an order through this method will be refunded and will need to place a ship to home order if they would like to  receive regalia.  Oak Hall has reduced shipping from $13.95 to $8.00.**
  
  **Additionally all orders for Doctoral or faculty/staff regalia from Herff Jones will also only be available through a ship to home method.**

   

  Candidates are required to wear academic regalia to attend the University's Main Commencement, Doctoral Hooding Ceremony and Department Convocations. 

   

  Bachelors and Masters Candidates can purchase their academic attire online!

  Ship to Shop Red West | ONLINE DEADLINE: April 6, 2020

  *Pick up for orders sent to the store begin on May 6, 2020

   

  Ship to Home | ONLINE DEADLINE: May 7, 2020

   

  COST

  Bachelors Regalia: $78.00 + Tax 

  Masters Regalia: $84.00 + Tax 

  Click here to order your regalia today!

  Academic attire can be purchased in store at Shop Red West beginning Wednesday, April 15, 2020  until  Commencement day, May 22, 2020.

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   Doctoral Regalia is now available online! 

  Order online until  Saturday, April 4, 2020

   

  Click here to order today!

   

  COST

  Rental: $155.00 + Tax

  Purchase: Please contact the Shop Red West campus store at 2058mgr@follett.com for pricing.

  
  Candidates who do not order online before April 4, will need to visit Shop Red West or Shop Red East to obtain or order regalia.
  
  Delivery & Returns
  Candidates who order online by April 4 will be able to pick up their regalia beginning May 6 at Shop Red West.
  
  All rented Regalia must be returned to Shop Red West or Shop Red East by May 29. Please visit the campus store website at www.SBUShopRed.com for store hours.

   

  **DPT Students who need their regalia for the June 24 ceremony can return their regalia to Shop Red West, no later than July 1, 2020. Please visit the campus store website at www.SBUShopRed.com for store hours.
  
  For further questions please call Shop Red West at 631.632.6543. 
• Candidates with International Guests

  Candidates with International Guests 
  International students or domestic students wishing to invite international family, please visit:

  Visa and Immigration Services 
  Stony Brook University 
  E5310, Melville Library 
  Stony Brook, NY 11794-3393

  Telephone: (631) 632-4685
  Fax: (631) 632-7064
  Email: VIS@stonybrook.edu