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Student Financials

Administrative Fees and Deposits

1. Audit

Undergraduate and Graduate (per term credit hour)

$189

School of Law (per term credit hour)

$1,062


2. Application Fee (nonrefundable)

Undergraduate

$60

School of Education and Human Development (Bachelor’s Humanities and Social Science)

$75

International Programs (non-SMU students)

$75

Graduate and Professional

 

 

Meadows School of the Arts

$75

 

Cox School of Business

 

 

Executive MBA

$100

 

Industry Offsite Executive Program

$75

 

All other MBA Programs

$75

 

Dedman College

$75

 

School of Law (J.D. & LL.M.)

$75

 

School of Engineering and Applied Science

$75

 

Perkins School of Theology (M.Div., M.R.E., M.T.S.)

$50

 

School of Education and Human Development

$75

 

Master of Liberal Studies

$75

Part-time and Evening Studies

$75

Nondegree Credit Studies

$75

Learning Therapy

$75

Gifted Teacher Endorsement

$75


3. Matriculation Fee (nonrefundable)

Undergraduate

$250

Perkins School of Theology (D.Min.)

$489

International Student Services Fee

$150


4. Admission Deposit (nonrefundable, applied to tuition)

Undergraduate Tuition

$200

Graduate Cox School of Business

 

Executive MBA

$2,800

Industry Offsite Executive Program

$750

All other MBA Programs

$750

School of Law (J.D. & LL.M.)

$400


5. Administrative Add/Drop Fee (including nonattendance)


$25


6. Transcript Fee

First written request

$9

Each additional transcript in the same request mailed to the same address

$3

Each additional transcript in the same request mailed to a different address

$9


7. Thesis Fee


 

Electronic publication

$70

Bound thesis, copy fee

$10


8. Advance Housing Payment


$100

9. Post Office Box Rental

 

Fall and Spring Term (non-resident students and other box holders - faculty and staff)

$30 per term

Summer Session (non-resident students and other box holders - faculty and staff)

$25

Full Year – Fall, Spring and Summer for all resident students included in room rate (non- refundable)

$75

New Students entering in Spring semester

$35

Resident Assistant

$38.50


10. Penalty Fees

Late Enrollment Fee

$50

Late Payment Fee (initially)

$100

Past Due Fee

1.5% monthly on unpaid balance

Reinstatement

 

 

Full-time students (begins 1st day after add/drop)

$200 (+ $50 per week)

 

Part-time students (begins 1st day after add/drop)

$100.00 (+ $25.00 per week)

Returned Check/Credit Card Chargeback Fee

$30

Replacement of Lost, Stolen, or Damaged ID

$25

Student Records Name or Social Security Number Changes

$7.50

Advanced Placement credit records fee (per course)

$25

Name or SSN Changes – I.D. Cards

$5

ExpressCa$h Processing Fee (nongraduating students)

$25

Transit Pass

$5

Transit Pass Replacement

$10


11. Counseling and Testing Center Fees

Miller Analogies Test

$80

Institutional Scholastic Aptitude Test

$75

College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Fee is $50.00 per Test

$50

12. Foreign Language Learning Center Fees Placement Examination

$35


13. Mustang Band Fees

First-year members

$90

Continuing members

$50


14. SMU Police Department Fees

Incident Report Copy

$10

Fingerprints

$10

DPS assistance to outside agencies or on-campus departments

$35/hr

Gate Card Deposit

$25

Citations

 

 

 

 

Moving Violation

$35

 

Disabled Space

$300

 

No Parking Zone

$30

 

Violation of Suspension

$50

 

Double Parking

$30

 

Blocking Drive/Crosswalk

$30

 

Parking on Grass

$35

 

No Valid Decal

$25

 

Improperly Displayed Decal

$25

 

Car Towed/Booted

$75

 

Overtime Parking

$25

 

Parking in Fire Lane

$150

 

Vehicle Impoundment

$25 per day

 

Violation of Timed Parking

$25

 

No Seat Belt

$35



15. Fraternity & Sorority Facility Use Fees**


Cost varies per chapter

** A Facility Use Fee is a building usage fee charged to ALL members of a fraternity or sorority if their chapter house is owned by SMU.



16. Graduation & Diploma Fees

Application for Graduation

$40

Replacement Diploma – Bachelors

$35

Replacement Diploma – Masters/Doctoral/Professional

$45

Redesignated Degree

$45

Major added to Diploma

$45

 

 

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