The Academic & Pre-Professional Advising Center provides overall communication to Stony Brook undergraduates about academic advising. The Center advises sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Business, School of Journalism, and School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, as well as students interested in pursuing graduates studies in the health and law professions. To read our mission, click here.
Office hours: June - Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; July &
August - 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Appointment hours: Monday, 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Walk-in hours: Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Stony Brook University
E-2360 Melville Library Building
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3353
Telephone:631-632-7082, option 2
Fax: 631-632-6997
General Advising E-Mail: advising@stonybrook.edu
Pre-Health Advising E-Mail: prehealth@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Pre-Law Advising E-Mail: prelaw@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
New Transfer Student Information Click here.
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- August 29: Credit limit will be raised to 19 credits.
- Sept. 2: First Day of Classes. This includes Stony Brook West Campus, SPD Online Classes, SUNY Learning Net courses, Southampton and Manhattan Campus & Locations.
- Sept. 2: Late Registration begins. $40 fee applies to all students who are not enrolled in at least one course before September 2. This includes students enrolling in Stony Brook West Campus, SPD Online, SUNY Learning Net, Southampton, and Manhattan classes.
- Sept. 6: First Day of Saturday Classes. This includes Stony Brook West Campus, SUNY Learning Net courses offered through SBU, and Manhattan Campus.
- Sept. 8: Last day students can place themselves on a waitlisted course. Reminder: Students, who place themselves on a waitlist and change their intent to register, MUST DROP themselves from the Waitlist. If students are registered from the waitlist, students are responsible for any Tuition Liability incurred.
- Sept. 8: Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the university without tuition liability. Service offices are closed on weekends. Dropping individual courses must be done via Solar System; students withdrawing from the university or taking a leave of absence must submit a Withdrawal/LOA Request Form to the Registrar’s Office (form may be faxed or mailed). Withdrawals/LOA’s will be processed based on date fax received or based on the postmarked date. Date must be PRIOR to the 9/08/08 deadline to avoid tuition liability. For form visit: www.stonybrook.edu/registrar
- Friday, December 5: Chinese Challenge Exam, 1-3 p.m., For details, contact Professor Kamling Wong in Humanities 114.
Several additional units provide academic advising to specific cohorts of undergraduates. Click on the links below for more information.