ROME: Required Orientation Make-up Experience

Students who do not attend required programs during Wecome Week will be required to participate in the Required Orientation Makeup Experience (ROME). Students participating in ROME must make up the required program information through a series of in person and online assignments.

Students will be automatically enrolled in the makeup program approximately 1 month into the semester. Students will receive an Orientation Hold and will be enrolled in the ROME course via Brightspace. Assignments for ROME are available via Brightspace to students enrolled in the program.

Once students complete all assignments, they need to email OrientationOffice@stonybrook.edu and request that the Orientation Hold be removed. The makeup course should be completed before registration begins for the following semester, since you will not be able to register for your next semester courses without completing the makeup program.

• What does ROME stand for?

  Required Orientation Makeup Experience

• Why is there a ROME Hold on my account? How do I get it lifted?

  Students who do not attend required programs during Wecome Week will be required to participate in the Required Orientation Makeup Experience (ROME). Students enrolled in ROME must make up the missed required program through a series of online assignments on Brightspace.

• How do I see what I need to make up?
   

  Students that need to complete ROME can log on to Brightspace and see that they have been enrolled in a course - by viewing this course’s information, students can see what they need to makeup

  • NA = make up not required (either because you attended the required program during opening weekend or it was not a required program based on your student type.)
  • -- or 0 = make up required and not yet completed
  • 1.0 = make up required and completed
• I attended all the required events - can you check my records to make sure I attended?

  Students who believe they have been enrolled into ROME incorrectly can confirm their attendance with our office by emailing the following information to OrientationOffice@stonybrook.edu:

  • Name

  • SBU ID Number

  • Whether or not you are a Transfer Student of a First-Year (If FYS, what UGC and Special Population)

  • Assignment you need to makeup

  • Date of the session(s) you attended

  • Information about the presenter or presentation of that session

• I completed all my requirements for ROME - why hasn’t my hold been lifted yet?

  Students who have completed the ROME program can email our office at OrientationOffice@stonybrook.edu  and our staff will verify completion - the hold will be lifted if completed and if not, an email will be sent to you explaining why the hold will not be lifted.

• What happens if I don't complete ROME?

  Students who do not complete the ROME program risk their course enrollment access as having a hold restricts adding/dropping/swapping courses on SOLAR. Students must complete the ROME program for it to be lifted.

• Can you lift ROME so I can enroll in courses and then put it back on?

  Unfortunately, no. The information in these videos and quizzes is required in order to be a student at Stony Brook, and the hold cannot be lifted until all assignments have either a 1.0 or a "NA" as the grade. 

• Who can I contact if I have questions about the ROME Program?

  Most questions regarding your enrollment in this course can be answered by reading the information above. Please be sure to review the information provided above carefully before contacting us. If you have any questions regarding your enrollment in this course that are not answered above, they can be directed to the Office of New Student and Transition Programs. We can be reached at (631) 632-6710 or OrientationOffice@stonybrook.edu.