Resources and forms

What you'll find here: answers to common questions about account info for my.SMU, graduation-related requests, enrollment resources, privacy forms, grade-related documents, transcript requests, veteran resources, and restricted forms for faculty and staff. Jump to a topic:

Account access

• Login to my.SMU
• Student Guide for my.SMU (Student Essentials)
• Password Reset for my.SMU

Graduation

• Commencement Application and Diploma adjustments, including Apostille Seal and name change directions
• If you’re looking for the following, go to the Registrar Office Marketplace:
  • Regalia
  • Diploma Replacement and Covers
  • Transfer Transcripts Request Form (for transcripts from other universities)
  • Visiting Student Application Fee
  • Tau Sigma National Honor Society dues
• Degree Honors

Enrollment resources

• Audit (Course Visitor) Permit
• Leave of Absence (Graduate)
• Leave of Absence (Undergraduate)
• Cancellation/Withdrawal Procedures
• Student Add/Change Major Form
• Enrollment and Degree Verification
• Petition for Enrollment Policy Exception Procedures
• Undergraduate Readmission: Steps are outlined based on the nature of your leave.
• Student Rights and Responsibilities
• Student Schedule Change Request Form (Add/Drop form)
• Enrollment Tutorials

FERPA/Privacy/Data

• Directory Information and Restriction Form
• Release of Education Records
• Preferred Name & Name Change
• Ethnic/Racial Category Change Request Form
• Data Privacy for Academic & Student Record

Grades

• Academic Forgiveness for Undergraduate Policy/Student Petition
• Undergraduate Pass/Fail Option Declaration

An overview of grading policies is available here.

Petitions for students on the Common Curriculum (started during/after Fall 2020)

F1/J1 Visa Holders Seeking Pre-Approval of Transfer Credit:

• Request To Take a Course for Free Elective Credit
• Request To Take a Course for Departmental Credit (Major/Minor)
• Request To Take a Course To Fulfill a Breadth Requirement

Pre-Approval from an SMU Abroad Program:

• Request To Take a Course From SMU Abroad Program

Pre-Approval of Transfer Credit:

• Request To Take a Course for Free Elective Credit
• Request To Take a Course for Departmental Credit (Major/Minor)
• Request To Take a Course for Breadth Credit
• Request To Take a Course for Second Language

Proficiencies and Experiences:

• Pre-Approval
• Fulfillment Verification

Re-Evaluation of Transfer Credit:

• Request Course Re-Evaluation for Foundation or Breath Categories
• Request Course Re-Evaluation for Departmental Credit

Other:

• Dual Credit Quantitative Reasoning Petition
• External Credit Breadth Requirement Swap
• Rescind Dual or Concurrent Credit Earned Prior to High School Graduation

Transcript

• Official Transcript: Click the “Order-Track-Verify” button in the upper right side of the site. Then click “Order a Transcript.” For more information, click here.
• Unofficial Transcript: Go to your Student Homepage and click the “Academic Records” button. Select the “View Unofficial Transcript” link and click the “Go” button. For more information, click here.
• Transfer Transcripts Request Form (for transcripts from other universities)

Veterans

• Information Sheet for Claiming Veterans
• Yellow Ribbon Program Application

Forms for faculty and staff

To view the following forms, log in here.

• Administrative Drop Request
• Academic Honors and Awards
• Course Catalog Update Form
• e-Incomplete Grade Lapse – Deadline Extension
• Exclude from GPA Grade Basis
• First-Year Course Repeat Request Form
• Grade Basis Change Request Form
• Grade Change Request Form
• Grade of Incomplete Agreement for Graduate Courses
• Grade Replacement Repeat
• Grade Replacement Repeat Authorization ADDENDUM
• Graduate/Professional Transfer Credits Accepted
• Information Sheet for Claiming Veterans
• Notice of Special Topic
• Petition for Enrollment Policy Exception
• Rebuilding Readmitted Student Academic Records Form
• Request for Internal Transfer Credit
• Student Petition for Withdrawal/Cancellation
• Study Abroad Cancellation/Withdrawal Request Form
• Test Credit Form
• Transfer Grades for Graduation Candidates/Form Letter
• Transfer Rules Request Form