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Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University
6425 Boaz Lane
Dallas, TX 75275


Fax number: (214) 768-0103
Website: https://www.smu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 90%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 667 men, 472 women
Full-time faculty: 419 men, 324 women
Part-time faculty: 248 men, 148 women
Graduation rate: 82% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advertising
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Economics
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance, General
  • Data Science, General
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Studies
  • General Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Insurance
  • International Policy Analysis
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Italian Studies
  • Journalism
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Science
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Real Estate
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Statistics, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
Diplomas

  • Advertising
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Applied Economics
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Engineering, Other
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Doctorates

  • American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
  • Anthropology, General
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Operations Research
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Statistics, General
  • Superintendency and Educational System Administration
  • Systems Engineering
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
  • Theoretical Chemistry
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advertising
  • American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Economics
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Engineering, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Conducting
  • Dance, General
  • Divinity/Ministry
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • Engineering-Related Fields, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Facilities Planning and Management
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Fine and Studio Arts Management
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • General Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Science
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Operations Research
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Programs for Foreign Lawyers
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Real Estate
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systems Engineering
  • Tax Law/Taxation
  • Taxation
  • Telecommunications Engineering
  • Telecommunications Technology/Technician
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
  • Urban Education and Leadership
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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