Complete the online application form (https://gradadmission.smu.edu/apply/). All questions must be answered with correct information.
A $75 application fee is collected online.
a 3.0 overall grade-point average, and a satisfactory score on the GRE.

Unofficial transcripts are accepted during the application phase. Upon admission, send official transcripts, certified and translated if from a foreign institution, directly from each school of higher education you have attended. When sending an electronic transcript, please note that SMU will only accept electronic transcripts sent from the transferable institution via a secure means (e.g., Scrip-Safe, NSC). We will not accept electronic transcripts sent by students. Send electronic transcripts to gradappmaterials@smu.edu. For physical mail, please find our mailing address here.
Submit three letters of recommendation online. Select respondents who can attest to your academic ability.
Request the official scores for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) to be sent electronically to SMU (code 6660). Taking the GRE (within five years of application) is required for most graduate programs.

TOEFL iBT: A minimum overall score of at least 64 with a minimum score of at least 20 on the speaking and listening sections and a minimum score of at least 12 on the reading and writing sections
IELTS: A minimum overall score of at least 6.0 with a minimum score of at least a 5.5 in each of the four sections
Computer Based TOEFL: A minimum overall score of 193