Application Information

• Our certificate students are enrolled in a variety of STEM and health sciences graduate programs at Stony Brook.
• Common programs include but are not limited to, Neuroscience, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics, Marine Conservation and Policy, Physics, Microbiology, Clinical Psychology, Computer Engineering, Anthropological Sciences, and Ecology and Evolution.
• Consult your primary graduate program director regarding your interest in the certificate before applying.
• Please note that this program is only available to current Stony Brook University graduate students.  If you are interested in a standalone degree program, explore our Master of Science in Science Communication.

 

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Admissions Requirements

• Enrollment in a STEM graduate program at Stony Brook University.

 

Application Materials

• Approval letter from your primary graduate program director that includes the following:

  Student Name
  Student SBU ID Number
  Certificate Program
  Term Start

• Approval letter from the certificate program director. Please email socj_grad@stonybrook.edu to indicate interest and obtain your letter. 

 

Deadline to Apply

• Semesterly before the end of add/drop for enrollment in the current semester

• Applications received after the end of the add/drop period will be enrolled in the following semester.

• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

• Applications received prior to the end of the add/drop period of the current semester will be enrolled as of the current semester.

• Applications received after add/drop will be enrolled as if the next upcoming semester.  

• Current SBU graduate students must declare the certificate no later than their second to last semester in their primary program.

• Students who have already completed some coursework can transfer up to 6-credits into the program.