Current Stony Brook Undergraduates

As a SBU student, no application is required.  During your normal enrollment period, simply select the courses you would like to take at Southampton.  To be considered a Semester by the Sea student, you must enroll in at least 3 Southampton courses.

For the fully immersive Semester by the Sea experience (living and taking all courses at Southampton), students should participate as a junior or senior after foundation courses and other main campus obligations have been fulfilled.  Since many classes fill quickly, Seniors are given enrollment priority and the fully immersive experience is sometimes not possible duirng Junior year.

While SBU students can also take classes at the main campus as a SBTS student, be aware that the commute is ~ 1 hour one way.  Inter-campus shuttle service is provided, but the schedule is limited.  Students should look carefully at their course schedule and travel times before selecting this option. Students are advised to plan their SBTS experience to maximize Southampton courses while in residence at Southampton.

SoMAS MAJORS: Start planning your participation in the Semester by the Sea from year 1!  Focus on completing your introductory and prerequisite (bio, chem, physics, calculus) courses at main campus during your first two to three years.  Also work on your SBC courses but consider waiting to fulfill your SBC-USA requirement with the SBTS's MAR 356 course.

If you would like academic advisement, make an appointment with SoMAS's Undergraduate Advisor Nancy Black or email the SBTS program Director, Kurt Bretsch with specific questions.  Also, watch for announcements for information sessions with the Marine Science Club offered at the main campus each semester, typically adverstised in Nancy Black's Wednesday Wave, the weekly newsletter for SoMAS undergraduates.

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Interested in earning a Minor in Marine Science?
Complete the SBTS program (the fall program usually fills with majors, but there is often room in the spring program) and Introduction to Oceanography in the fall or spring (main campus) or in a condensed 2-week class at Southampton in the summer.  MVB and MAR majors are not eligible for this option.
Marine Science Minor requirements can be viewed here (scroll to bottom).