*IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TRANSFER CREDIT POLICIES.
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Taking classes at other schools to satisfy SBU requirements

Are you considering taking courses at another school while you are attending Stony Brook University?  If so,  it's a good idea to see how the course you take at the other school will transfer into Stony Brook University.

Access the Transfer Equivalency Database

What to do if a course isn't in the database

• Step 1: Find a course

  Select a course (or courses) at a regionally accredited institution* and obtain the course descriptions from the school's catalog.

  *Please contact us if you're unsure if a particular school is regionally accredited.

• Step 2: Find out how the course will transfer into SBU

  To know whether a course taken somewhere will transfer as a D.E.C. or S.B.C. requirement:
  Please schedule an appointment with us and bring the course description (from step #1 above) for evaluation.

  
  To know whether a course taken somewhere will transfer as a major, minor, or upper-division class:
  

  Download and fill out the Transfer Course Evaluation form and bring it to a major department(or email it to the Faculty Advisor) along with the course description (from step #1 above).  Once the course is evaluated the form should either be brought to the Academic and Transfer Advising Services office by the student, or emailed by the Major Department to transfer_office@stonybrook.edu.

• Step 3: After completing the course

  Once you've completed the course and earned a grade of C or better, contact the Registrar's Office at the school where the course was completed and have them send an official transcript to us at:

  Academic and Transfer Advising Services
  Suite 105, Stony Brook Union
  Stony Brook University
  Stony Brook, NY 11794-3217
  Send  electronic transcripts to:  transfer_office @stonybrook.edu 

  • Grades from transfer courses do not affect your Stony Brook GPA.
  • You cannot get credit twice for equivalent courses. The Academic and Transfer Advising Services' Office advises students who must repeat a course for major requirements to consult their major department before registering for the course. If credit was already received for the course, you will not receive additional credit toward graduation by repeating the course.
  • Students may transfer credits to satisfy the D.E.C. category A or SBC learning objective WRT only with approved courses completed prior to matriculation at Stony Brook. Course work taken at institutions other than Stony Brook after matriculation will not apply to DEC A or SBC WRT.
  • Upper-division credit must be earned at a four-year school.  
  • See Transfer Credit Policies in the Undergraduate Bulletin.

*IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TRANSFER CREDIT POLICIES

• Credit Limit Policy for Transfer Credits for Summer & Winter Sessions
  To ensure the quality of external academic programs from which we accept credit, including meeting the University standard number of contact hours per course, students will be limited to taking a maximum of 4 credits collectively from all approved institutions during the Winter Session. For Summer Sessions, students will be allowed to complete 18 credits collectively from all approved institutions but no more than 9 credits in a single Summer Session.
• Summer and Winter Study Elsewhere
  To ensure that courses will be fully acceptable for transfer credit, students planning to take summer or winter courses elsewhere should discuss their plans in advance with both the appropriate departmental academic advisor and the Academic and Transfer Advising Services Office. If the student plans to transfer courses that are not on our viewable chart, the student should secure prior approval for courses toward major requirements from the major department, and for courses toward general education requirements and elective credit from the Academic and Transfer Advising Services Office. After the University receives an official transcript indicating that the student has completed the courses with grades of C or higher, appropriate transfer credit will be noted on the student’s academic record
• International Transfer Credit Policy for Summer & Winter for Currently Enrolled SBU Students

  To obtain Stony Brook credit for summer or winter courses offered by an institution outside of the United States, currently enrolled Stony Brook students are required to participate in an approved partner university program offered through International Academic Programs (IAP) in the Office of Global Affairs.  All other international credits obtained in the summer or winter will not be eligible as transfer credit applied to your Stony Brook degree program. This also includes international credits taken from U.S. institutions outside of IAP or SUNY.

  To ensure the quality of external academic programs from which we accept credit, including meeting the University standard number of contact hours per course, students will be limited to taking a maximum of 4 credits collectively from all approved institutions during the Winter Session. For Summer Sessions, students will be allowed to complete 18 credits collectively from all approved institutions but no more than 9 credits in a single Summer Session.

Continue reading in  the Undergraduate Bulletin.