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Transfer Credit Policies

International Transfer Students


All foreign transcripts must be accompanied by a professional evaluation and an official transcript, including an English translation if it is not in English, and course descriptions or syllabi. It is the student’s responsibility to procure this evaluation and to assume financial responsibility for it. An exception to this requirement is an exchange agreement between SMU and a foreign institution which is modeled after the U.S. education system.

Because of the importance of this information, SMU only accepts evaluations from the following agencies of proven reliability:

Foreign Credentials Service of America
1910 Justin Lane
Austin, TX 78757-2411
Telephone: 512-459-8428
Fax: 512-459-4565
E-mail: info@fcsa.biz
http://www.fcsa.biz
WES
World Education Services, Inc.

PO Box 745 Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY 10113-0745
Telephone: 212-966-6311;
TOLL FREE: 1-800-937-3895
E-mail: info@wes.org
http://www.wes.org/
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
PO Box 92970
Milwaukee, WI 53202-0970
Telephone: 414-289-3400
http://www.ece.org
Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.
7101 SW 102 Avenue
Miami, FL 33173
Telephone: 305-273-1616
Fax: 305-273-1338
E-mail: info@jsilny.com
http://www.jsilny.com
AACRAO
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 520
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: 202-239-9161
Fax: 202-872-8857
E-mail: info@aacrao.org
http://www.aacrao.org
International Academic Credential Evaluators, Inc.
PO Box 2585
Denton, TX 76202-2585
Telephone: 940-383-7498
http://www.iacei.net

The above services’ evaluations should include an explanation that the institution is recognized by the ministry of education in the home country and is generally considered to offer at least the equivalent of U.S. higher education credit. In addition, it should include an explanation of the credits, the grading system and course levels, as well as a course-by-course evaluation.
 

Exchange Agreement

An exchange agreement between SMU and Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) was established in 2004. ITESM is SACS accredited and is modeled after the U.S. education system, therefore it is treated as a U.S. institute. A professional evaluation is not required for ITESM.

Transfer students from foreign institutions should have their transcripts and related documents sent to:

The International Center
SMU
6185 Airline Road, Suite 216
Dallas, TX 75205
USA

For further information please contact the SMU International Office.