International Application Requirements and Instructions

EngineeringCAS opens the 1st Monday in September each year and Deadlines are as follows: 

• $75 application fee

• International applicants must provide original language documents and English translations. If the records are not offered in English, an official English translation of all transcripts/ individual semester mark sheets is required.
  
  
• If admitted, the applicant will be required to submit official transcripts, diplomas/degree certificates, and test scores by the end of their first term to which the applicant is admitted.

• All international applicants must provide official proof of English proficiency before their applications can be considered for admission.
  
  
• Exemptions: Only those who can provide proof of study from either a U.S., Australian, New Zealand, or U.K. institution will have this requirement waived.

Applicants may submit one of the following English proficiency measures:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) – The minimum TOEFL score required is 80. The TOEFL score must be received directly from the Educational Testing Service. Southern Methodist University's institutional code is 6660
  
  
• International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) – The minimum IELTS required score is an overall band score of 6.5 on the Academic version. IELTS General Training results are not acceptable. There is no IELTS institution code for Southern Methodist University.
  
  
• Duolingo English Test (Online examination) - The minimum required Duolingo score is 110. There is no institutional code for Duolingo, but applicants will need to select "Lyle School of Engineering" as the institution. Duolingo scores are reported within 48 hours.

MS/MA

• Faculty reviewers are looking at a Quantitative minimum score in the 80th percentile
  
  
• The programs listed below require official GRE scores for the masters level application. If your program is not listed, then it is not required.

Ph.D./DE

• ALL Doctoral programs require official GRE scores.
  
  
• Faculty reviewers are looking at a Quantitative minimum score in the 80th percentile.

MS/MA

• The applicant's intended academic department handles all funding on the graduate level. All funding comes in the form of assistantships (research or teaching). Funding inquiries should be directed to the academic department directly. Funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
  
  
• Looking into other forms of aid, find more information here or contact the Graduate Financial Aid Office

Ph.D./DE

• Doctoral applicants who wish to be considered for University Fellowships must apply by the Priority Deadline of February 1. University Fellowships are ONLY disbursed in Fall semesters.
  
  
• The applicant's intended academic department handles all funding on the graduate level. All funding comes in the form of assistantships (research or teaching). Funding inquiries should be directed to the academic department directly. Funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
  
  
• Looking into other forms of aid, find more information here or contact the Graduate Financial Aid Office

• If you seek an application, GRE, or English proficiency waiver, you will need to ask the intended academic department. The Office of Admissions does not offer waivers unless on behalf of the academic departments.

• ALL submitted documents become the property of Southern Methodist University and will not be returned. For further questions, please email lylegrad@smu.edu.

• All applicants must have test scores sent officially to SMU using one of the below options: