Non-Matriculated Graduate Student Status
If you have a bachelor's degree and are interested in taking undergraduate or graduate courses at Stony Brook, without working toward a degree or certificate, you may apply for admission as a Non-Matriculated Graduate Student.
Stony Brook'S Non-MatriculatED Students
(Most Students Fit This Description)
If you are someone who:
- has earned at least a bachelor's degree
- wants to take Stony Brook University courses without applying to a degree program, and
- are NOT affiliated with one of SPD's off-campus partners
you will need to apply as a non-matriculated student through the Office of Graduate and Health Sciences Admissions.
CONTACT
Office of Graduate and Health Sciences Admissions
(631) 444 - 2111
gradadmissions@stonybrook.edu
SPD's Cohort Students
If you want to take courses with one of SPD's off-campus cohorts, apply through SPD.
Cohort courses may include:
- Courses that meet at a Teachers Center
- Graduate Continuing Education Courses offered through CTLC
- Courses that are offered as part of an articulation agreement with another University
Cohort courses do not include Foreign Language K-6 Certification Extension courses that are offered in an off-campus site. Those students should apply through the Office of Graduate and Health Sciences Admissions .
To apply as a non-matriculated cohort student through SPD, applicants will need to upload a copy of the transcript reflecting conferral of a the appropriate-level degree:
- Applicants to the CTLC Continuing Education Graduate courses and those applying as a part of the EdD articulation agreement must upload a copy of their transcript reflecting conferral of a master's degree with a 3.0 GPA.
- Applicants to SPD's cohort microcredential, coaching, and ESOL course sequence programs shoud submit a transcript showing with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5
There is a nonrefundable $25 application fee.
Deadlines for SPD's Non-matriculated Cohort Students
- Fall: August 15
- Spring: January 1
- Summer: May 15
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