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Summer Session

 

Incoming Students

Get a head start on your Stony Brook education!

  • Enhance your time management and study skills to be better prepared for college enrollment in the fall
  • Jump start the fall semester by taking popular courses for your major or fulfill general education requirements
  • Summer classes at Stony Brook are very affordable
  • Submissions for Fall 2026 Accepted students wanting to enroll for Summer 2026 are now being accepted.

Incoming Freshmen

  1. Make your course selection and credits. Only select introductory (100- and 200-level) courses are open to incoming freshmen.
  2. Complete the Freshman Pre-Registration Form.  Students must use their SBU Email to engage with and submit the form. Your selection will be reviewed by a member of our advising staff to ensure that your class is applicable to your degree requirements.
  3. You will be term activated for summer and can enroll through SOLAR.

Incoming Transfers

  1. Review your intended major's academic requirements and our Course Equivalencies Website to determine which major and general education (SBC) requirements you have already fulfilled.
  2. Review our summer course offerings and select the course that you wish to take (choose course(s) that satisfy degree requirements that you have not already fulfilled through previous coursework).
  3. If you are considering a mathematics course, review the requirements for your intended major and schedule your math placement assessment.
  4. Complete the Transfer Pre-Registration Form. Students must use their SBU Email to engage with and submit the form. If you have questions about the registration process, please call the Summer Sessions Office at (631) 632-6175 or e-mail summerschool@stonybrook.edu.
  5. You will be term activated for summer and can enroll through SOLAR.