Admission
We trust your home university to have verified your academic qualifications to study at the university level. As a result, the process of applying to Saint Mary’s as a Visiting Student is quite simple, and requires no additional documentation and no proof of English proficiency is required.
Please download the application form and send it by mail to:
Student Recruitment and Admissions
Saint Mary's University
923 Robie St.
Halifax, NS B3H 3C3
Phone: 902.420.5415
Fax: 902.496.8100
E-mail: admissions@smu.ca
Please include a $40(CAD) Admissions Application Fee.
If you are a participant in an international Exchange Program see information for Exchange Students for extra requirements. Send your application first by e-mail or fax, and then by mail to the following address:
Miyuki Arai
Project Manager-International Mobility
Office of International Activities
Saint Mary's University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3C3
Canada
Tel: 1.902.496.8725
Fax: 1.902.420.5530
E-mail: mobility.international@smu.ca
Before you begin classes, we strongly urge you to submit to the Registrar a Letter of Permission from your home institution enabling you to take courses from Saint Mary's University. The Letter of Permission is a form issued by your home university which advises Saint Mary's University that you are a student in good standing and your attendance at Saint Mary's University is approved. It also acts as a request for the Registrar at Saint Mary’s to send your grades to your home institution at the end of the semester.
Application deadlines
Applications can be submitted at any time after January 1 for the September semester, and will be accepted right up to the first week of each semester. However, to have your best chance of securing seats in your desired courses, try to submit your application no later than April 1 for the September semester, and by August 1 for the January semester.
Once you have submitted your application the decision process can take approximately two weeks. If you are accepted, Saint Mary’s will mail you a letter, an Offer of Admission, which will include your new Student ID number and temporary password so that you can access Banner Self Service for course registration.
If you have also applied for Residence, the Admissions Officers will notify the Residence Office of your successful admission status. Once the residence application is processed, the Residence Office will contact you directly.
If you wish to check the status of your application please contact the Admissions Office at 902.420.5415 or by e-mail: admission.status@smu.ca.