Medical Withdrawals
Student who wish to pursue a Medical Withdrawal should click HERE for information regarding this process. Medical withdrawals provide a pro rata refund of tuition and fees, and have conditions that must be met prior to re-enrollment at SMU. Medical withdrawals can only be authorized by a licensed physician or psychologist/ counselor in the SMU Health Center. The University does not grant retroactive medical withdrawals. The last day you can request a medical withdrawal is the last day of class instruction of the semester/term from when you are requesting to withdraw. If you are living in SMU housing, you must check out of your residence hall with Residence Life and Student Housing per established procedures.
Medical withdrawals and mandatory administrative withdrawals allow a prorated refund of tuition and fees that is calculated using a daily percentage rate. The rate is used in conjunction with the number of remaining instruction days as outlined on the academic calendar for each respective career and/or program.
Regular Withdrawals
Students desiring to withdraw from the University should visit the University Registrar’s website for specific information about the withdrawal process: https://www.smu.edu/EnrollmentServices/Registrar/Enrollment/. Please refer to the Tuition and General Student Fees Schedule for Regular Withdrawals/Cancellation tabs for the refund schedule.
A student who officially cancels his or her enrollment or withdraws from the University is charged only a portion of tuition and fees based on the effective date of the cancellation or withdrawal. Please refer to the following terms for the schedule:
| Undergraduate, Graduate (Dedman, Lyle, Meadows, Simmons) except SMU-in-Taos and SMU Study Abroad |
Full Summer Session | June and July Sessions | June A, June B, July A and July B Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Portion Returned | ||
| Prior to 1st day of session | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 1st day of session | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 2nd day of session | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| 3rd through 4th day of session | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| After 4th day of session | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cox School of Business | Portion Returned |
|---|---|
| Prior to 1st day of term | 100% |
| 1st through 6th day of term | 90% |
| 7th through 10th day of term | 50% |
| 11th through 15th day of term | 25% |
| 16th through 20th day of term | 10% |
| After 20th day of term | 0% |
| M.S. in Data Science | Portion Returned |
|---|---|
| Prior to 1st day of term | 100% |
| 1st through 5th day of term | 90% |
| 6th through 10th day of term | 50% |
| 11th through 15th day of term | 25% |
| 16th through 20th day of term | 10% |
| After 20th day of term | 0% |
| EHD, HART, IEP, LAW, THEO | Portion Returned |
|---|---|
| Prior to 1st day of term | 100% |
| 1st through 2nd day of term | 50% |
| After 2nd day of term | 0% |
| SMU-in-Taos (2021 June A Session) |
Portion Returned |
|---|---|
| Prior to 1st day of session | 100% |
| 1st day of session | 50% |
| After 1st day of session | 0% |
| Dedman School of Law | Portion Returned |
|---|---|
| Prior to 1st day of term | 100% |
| 1st day of term | 50% |
| After 1st day of term | 0% |
| SMU-in-Taos | Portion Returned |
|---|---|
| Prior to arrival date | 100% |
| Arrival date | 0% |
| After arrival date | 0% |
| Undergraduate, Graduate (Dedman, Lyle, Meadows, Simmons), EHD, HART, IEP, LAW, M.S. in Data Science |
Portion Returned |
|---|---|
| Prior to 1st day of term | 100% |
| 1st through 5th day of term | 90% |
| 6th through 10th day of term | 50% |
| 11th through 15th day of term | 25% |
| 16th through 20th day of term | 10% |
| After 20th day of term | 0% |
| Cox School of Business, Perkins School of Theology | Portion Returned |
|---|---|
| Prior to 1st day of term | 100% |
| 1st through 6th day of term | 90% |
| 7th through 10th day of term | 50% |
| 11th through 15th day of term | 25% |
| 16th through 20th day of term | 10% |
| After 20th day of term | 0% |
| Undergraduate, Graduate (Dedman, Lyle, Meadows, Simmons), EHD, HART, IEP, LAW, M.S. in Data Science |
Portion Returned |
|---|---|
| Prior to 1st day of term | 100% |
| 1st through 5th day of term | 90% |
| 6th through 10th day of term | 50% |
| 11th through 15th day of term | 25% |
| 16th through 20th day of term | 10% |
| After 20th day of term | 0% |
| Undergraduate, Graduate (Dedman, Lyle, Meadows, Simmons), EHD, HART, THEO |
GR and UG Online | GR and UG Dallas, UG New York, EHD, HART |
Theology |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Portion Returned | ||
| Prior to 1st day of term | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 1st day of term | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| 2nd day of term | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| After 2nd day of term | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SMU-in-Taos | Portion Returned |
|---|---|
| Prior to arrival date | 100% |
| Arrival date | 0% |
| After arrival date | 0% |
| Undergraduate, Graduate (Dedman, Lyle, Meadows, Simmons), COX, EHD, LAW | Portion Returned |
|---|---|
| Prior to 1st day of term | 100% |
| 1st day of term | 50% |
| After 1st day of term | 0% |
| IEP Intensive English Program | Portion Returned |
|---|---|
| Prior to 1st day of term | 100% |
| 1st through 2nd day of term | 50% |
| After 2nd day of term | 0% |
| SMU-in-Taos (2021 May Term) |
Portion Returned |
|---|---|
| Prior to 1st day of term | 100% |
| 1st day of term | 0% |
| After 1st day of term | 0% |
SMU Abroad programs have a "NO REFUND" policy after the start of the program and follow refund schedule on application
SMU-in-Taos programs follow the refund schedule on applications
IEP career shares the same schedule for May Term and Summer
MS in Data Science program follows the same schedule for Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer terms
Graduate Cox programs follow Fall/Spring schedule for Fall/Spring/Summer terms
This schedule falls within the recommended withdrawal policy of the American Council of Education.