Opportunities

The University Honors Programs at Stony Brook University, which include the Honors College, University Scholars, and WISE Honors programs, provide students with a wide array of academic and experiential opportunities, along with exclusive benefits designed to foster personal growth, leadership, and intellectual exploration.

Special Honors Curricula

Honors College, WISE Honors, and University Scholars curricula afford students with impactful learning experiences and facilitate community belonging. In Honors College, students take small interdisciplinary seminars that develop analytical, reasoning, and communication skills and encourage students to think about the world in new ways. WISE courses introduce and engage students to STEM disciplines and careers. The WISE curriculum also provides students with research rotations, service-learning experiences, and leadership development. University Scholars connect meaningfully in foundational courses at the start of their college career. These courses are only open to Honors students and average in size around twenty students.

Opportunities to Work Closely with Faculty

Honors students form intellectually stimulating relationships with faculty members who are among the most distinguished in their fields. Honors and WISE students partake in a senior thesis or research project from a faculty mentor of their choosing.

Personalized Guidance and Advising

Honors students receive individualized advising to facilitate meaningful and purposeful academic and career planning. Advisors help students explore Stony Brook’s broad range of academic, research, and cultural opportunities outside the classroom.

Research Opportunities and Creative Activities

Stony Brook’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA) Program was recently cited as a stellar example of integrated research and undergraduate education at a college or university by U.S. News and World Report. All Honors students have the opportunity to participate in research at the highest level.

Scholarship Support

Honors students typically receive merit aid to help defray the cost of attendance. Please check with the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships for more information.

Priority Registration and Housing

Honors students register in advance for courses and reside together in the residence halls to foster close-knit community.

Special Honors Exclusive Events

Honors events provide regular opportunities for learning, community engagement, professional development, and fun! Students go on field trips to museums, laboratories, Broadway shows, and other places of interest. The Long Island Rail Road station is on campus, so New York City’s cultural offerings are just a train ride away!

Dedicated Student Lounges and Study Spaces

Students enrolled in one of the University Honors Programs have access to reserved lounges and study spaces in the Academic Engagement suite, Student Union.

Cultural and Social Activities

Go on field trips to museums, Broadway shows, and other places of interest. Attend musical presentations and guest lectures. There's a Long Island Rail Road station right on campus, so New York City's cultural offerings are just a train ride away!

Registration Support Assistant Position

Registration Support Assistants (RSA's) help on-board and pre-register incoming first-year students in the University Honors Programs (Honors College, University Scholars, and WISE) at Stony Brook University. RSA's also work with students at Registration Workshops throughout the summer and assist them with SBC course enrollment and finalizing their Fall 2024 class schedule. To apply for this program and for more information, please click through this link.

University Honors Programs Fellows Program

The Honors Programs Fellow program offers students a unique leadership opportunity to represent their Honors program, collaborate with faculty and staff on activity planning, mentor incoming first-year students, and gain teaching experience as a Teaching Assistant for our HON/SCH/WSE 101 course. Fellows work within a small, engaged community and earn Stony Brook course credit for their participation.

Applications for the Fall 2025 semester are open now, For more information, and to apply, click here.