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The outside of the administration building in March 2020. The RABIA GURSOY/STATESMAN FILE

SBU extends G/P/NC deadline again, allows students to apply the policy to two classes

Alek Lewis • November 10, 2020
Stony Brook University has made its final decision on the extension of the Grade/Pass/No Credit policy (G/P/NC), extending the deadline to the last day of class, or Dec. 7, allowing students to apply the grading policy on up to two classes.
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Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Fotis Sotiropoulos. COURTESY OF STONY BROOK UNIVERSTY

G/P/NC: Implications for student success

Fotis Sotiropoulos • October 27, 2020
#OPINIONS With the added stress of an ongoing pandemic, many students have asked me, “Why doesn’t Stony Brook simply extend the P/NC (pass/no-credit) policy that was available in Spring 2020?”
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The outside of the administration building after campus has shut down. RABIA GURSOY/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook University extends pass/no credit deadline to June 3

Sherin Samuel • May 5, 2020
Stony Brook’s Pass/No Credit (P/NC) policy’s deadline has been moved from May 20 to June 3 at 11:59 p.m, according to a campus-wide email from Vice Provost, Charles Robbins.
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The outside of the administration building in March 2020. The RABIA GURSOY/STATESMAN FILE

University advisors discuss pass/no credit policy guidelines

Sherin Samuel • April 3, 2020
The Division of Undergraduate Education discussed the university’s new pass/no credit (PNC) grading guidelines during a Zoom webinar on April 1.
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Students throwing their graduation caps up into the air. PULIC DOMAIN

Stony Brook’s four-year graduation rates show uptick over past six years

Samantha Robinson • December 1, 2019
Stony Brook University’s 4-year graduation rate increased 17% over the past six years, according to Stony Brook University Interim President, Michael Bernstein.
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Business, Healthcare and Human Services job fair in 2019. MAYA BROWN/STATESMAN FILE

Working while attending college improves time management

Fanni Frankl • October 27, 2019
In U.S. colleges, where 41.6% of students experience anxiety and 36.4% experience depression, the question of whether working while attending college full time is a choice that takes careful consideration.
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Growth mindsets create success

Growth mindsets create success

Matthew Yan • September 8, 2019
This is the fundamental question behind the debate over growth and fixed mindsets, a psychological theory first proposed by Carol Dweck, Ph.D.
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The Stony Brook Foundation, the University's main source of funding, MANJU SHIVACHARAN/STATESMAN FILE

How to do well in college while really trying

Kevin Catalan • September 10, 2017
There are droves of commentaries as to how you should do things as a freshman, from how you should schedule your classes to how you should arrange your very own lifestyle to achieve that coveted 4.0 GPA and become the best of the best.
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Lauterbur Hall in Kelly Quad. ERIC SCHMID/STATESMAN FILE

‘Good academic standing’ housing policy is arbitrary

Michael Adams • March 4, 2017
I’m just going to say it right off the bat: the fact that Stony Brook ties GPA to something as concrete as where a student can live is ridiculous.
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Benefits of the Socratic method: Philosophy is practical

Benefits of the Socratic method: Philosophy is practical

Christopher Leelum • March 29, 2016
Considering the most common criticism of the major — “What can you do in the real world with a philosophy degree?” — I have a lot of clearing up to do.
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PHOTO CREDIT: JEFFREY SMITH

The freshman 17

Taylor Ha • August 21, 2015
Taylor Ha writes that these tips made her first year of college intellectually stimulating, socially rewarding and overall one of the best times of her life.
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The Know: 19 Things I Learned at 19

The Know: 19 Things I Learned at 19

Niveditha Obla • February 3, 2015
Growing up means learning new things, having new experiences and discovering ourselves and others.
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