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 graduate studies in the health and law professions. To read our mission, click here.

Office hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 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

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What's New
  • Winter Session 2009 course listings now available. Click here.
  • Oct. 8: Yom Kippur (Observed) – NO CLASSES after 5:00 PM
  • Oct. 9: Yom Kippur (Observed) – NO CLASSES IN-SESSION
  • Oct. 10: Last day to process a drop-down or move-up for selected PHY Courses. Students must have signed form with instructor approval.
    All changes must be processed by the close of business day (4 PM).
  • Nov. 1: Last day for removal of Incomplete grades from the Spring and Summer 2008 Terms.
  • Nov. 1: Deadline to resolve NR grades for the Spring and Summer 2008 Terms.
  • Nov. 3, 4:00PM: Last day to process a Section Change or Credit Change for an enrolled course. Section change/Credit change form with appropriate signatures required for processing. Petition required after this date.
    All changes must be processed by the close of business day (4 PM).
  • Nov. 3, 4:00PM: Last day to change a class to or from the Pass/No Credit (P/NC) option. Full-time students are limited to 8.0 credits of P/NC and part-time students are limited to 4.0 credits of P/NC. NOTE: STUDENTS WHO EXCEED these limits, the P/NC option will be administratively removed for the last course(s) for which the P/NC option was selected. NOTE: There is NO petition process to change a class to or from the P/NC option after the deadline.
    All changes must be processed by the close of business day (4 PM).
  • Nov. 3, 4:00PM: Last day to drop a course. (“W” will be recorded). Full-time students must remain full-time with a minimum of twelve (12.0) credits. Full-time students wishing to drop below 12 credits must petition.
    All changes must be processed by the close of business day (4 PM).
  • Friday, December 5: Chinese Challenge Exam, 1-3 p.m., For details, contact Professor Kamling Wong in Humanities 114.
Academic Advising Units

Several additional units provide academic advising to specific cohorts of undergraduates. Click on the links below for more information.

  • Athletics, 175 Sports Complex, (631) 632-7327
  • College of Engineering & Applied Sciences, 127 Engineering, (631) 632-8381
  • EOP/AIM, W-3520 Melville Library, (631) 632-7090
  • Health Sciences Center, HSC Level 2, Room 271, (631) 444-2111
  • Honors College, N-3071 Melville Library, (631) 632-4378
  • Transfer Office (transfer credit evaluation and advising), 134 Administration, (631) 632-7028
  • Undergraduate Colleges (freshman advising), N-3071 Melville Library, (631) 632-4378
  • Women in Science & Engineering (WISE), P-120 Physics, (631) 632-6947