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Financial Aid
Special
Circumstances
International Student
SMU offers a limited number of undergraduate merit scholarships to students who are citizens of foreign countries and who have outstanding academic records. Undergraduate international students who attended secondary school or college outside of the United States should complete the International Student Application. By definition in INS regulations, international students may work only on campus while in the United States as a student. Maximum hours worked during full-time enrollment are 20 hours per week. Between periods of enrollment (summer, etc.), a student may work 40 hours per week. Inquiries concerning financial assistance for graduate study should be sent to the graduate division of the SMU school in which the student hopes to enroll.
SMU Satisfactory Progress Policy For Federal, State, And Institutional Financial Aid Eligibility
The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended October 6, 1983, mandates that institutions of higher education establish minimum standards of "satisfactory progress" for students receiving federal financial aid. The standards outlined below are also used for state and institutional funds.
SMU has a selective admission policy and strict academic standards for continued enrollment. If you are admitted to SMU and allowed to continue enrollment, you are considered to be making satisfactory progress toward the chosen degree for financial aid programs. This is provided your rate of degree requirement credits is equal to or greater than the schedule below and you maintain a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) or better by the end of your second academic year.
If your rate of undergraduate course completion at the end of any academic year of enrollment is less than that outlined below or you do not have the required GPA, you must appeal to your financial aid counselor to determine if financial aid can be awarded. Awards will be made only if there are mitigating circumstances. The time limit for completion of a Baccalaureate degree is six 12-month academic years.
|
Academic Years Completed |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
Degree Credits Successfully Completed |
16 |
31 | 53 | 74 | 98 | 124 |
Graduate students are subject to academic performance standards of their area of study. As long as students are allowed to continue in the degree program, they are considered to be making satisfactory academic progress.
Right to Appeal
If a student is denied aid funds because that student is not deemed to be making satisfactory progress toward the degree goal according to this policy, that student will have the right to appeal to the SMU Financial Aid Appeals Committee of the Division of Enrollment Services.
For maximum utilization of financial aid resources, the University reserves the right to interchange the sources for all scholarships and grants.
