Whether coming from a community college or another university, transfer students are a valuable part of the SMU community. Below are transfer guidelines to keep in mind as you prepare your move to SMU.

• University policy requires that of the 122 minimum required term hours for a degree, at least 60 hours must be earned in residence at SMU. Therefore, regardless of the number of transferable credits completed elsewhere, to receive an SMU degree you will need to earn 60 credit hours in residence at SMU. All students must also complete the General Education Curriculum requirements of SMU in order to earn an undergraduate degree at the University.
   

• Official college transcripts are required for all college-level work attempted, regardless of transferability.
   

• Courses that do NOT transfer to SMU include the following:

  • Courses below college level (e.g., Developmental English, Math and Reading courses; ESL courses)

  • Vocational -Technical courses

  • PE activity courses in excess of two hours

  • Correspondence courses

  • Courses completed at a school that is not regionally accredited

  • Courses with a grade below a "C-" (Note: Although the course is non-transferable, the grade received below a C- will count towards a student’s admission eligibility and is calculated into their all-college GPA, which is used when calculating Latin degree honors at graduation time.)

  • Credit by examination earned at another college or university

  • Petition for Credit Re-Evaluation Form
     

• For courses not taught at SMU, free-elective transfer credit may be awarded for appropriate courses completed with a grade of C- or better at regionally accredited colleges or universities that meet SMU’s academic standards.

• Note: Transferable courses for which there is no exact SMU equivalent are given an "XX", "YY" or other two letter designation.