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.
There is an optional video essay in the application which will present several questions from members of the SMU community, and allow you to speak directly to your admissions committee via a recorded response. This video essay is required for certain international applicants (see below) but is optional for any other applicants.
When English is not the applicants' native language, they also must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and score a minimum of 550.