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Advanced placement credit is granted to students who have taken the appropriate CEEB advanced placement examination. Students must request that their test scores be forwarded to Stony Brook's Undergraduate Admissions Office. While each academic department determines the minimum test score required to receive equivalency for a Stony Brook course, a minimum of two general elective credits is guaranteed with a score of three. Stony Brook accepts up to 30 credits by examination in partial fulfillment of the bachelor's degree.

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Stony Brook University offers students a world-class education with an outstanding return on investment. A degree from Stony Brook - an institution with award-winning faculty, accomplished students, rigorous and innovative academic programs, significant research opportunities and a proven track record of successful alumni - opens doors to countless career possibilities. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, Stony Brook offers more than 200 majors, minors and combined-degree programs for undergraduates; first-rate opportunities for undergraduate research, including at nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory; and Long Island's premier academic health center. The university's diverse campus attracts more than 26,000 students from nearly all 50 states and 100-plus countries. Stony Brook offers unique semester, academic-year and winter and summer study-abroad programs in many countries. Traditions include the Roth Pond Regatta, in which students, faculty and staff race boats made with only cardboard, duct tape and paint. The Student Activities Center features an international food court, an art gallery and the Shore Club for special events. Across campus, the Sports Complex features basketball and squash courts, a running track, pool, a dance studio and weight rooms. And the Walter J. Hawrys Campus Recreation Center houses a three-court gymnasium, multipurpose indoor arena and cardio machines. Each residential quad has a fully equipped fitness center that is open 24/7. The Division I Seawolves compete in a 12,300-seat stadium and 4,000-seat arena. Stony Brook graduates are in high demand in the workplace: Each year, over 400 employers engaged in recruitment and career education activities, including job and internship fairs and interviews, industry projects and guest presentations for career education-related events. The university's 1,040-acre campus is located 60 miles east of New York City and close to beaches and woodlands. A railroad station on campus make it easy for students to visit Manhattan. Visit Stony Brook and discover why it was named the No. 1 public university in New York by U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges.

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