TUITION, FEES, AND OTHER CHARGES
EFFECTIVE SUMMER TERM 2008
Tuition and fees listed are for the 2008-2009 academic year and are subject to change annually.
Tuition and fees represent only a small part of the cost of providing theological education.
Most of the cost is met through gifts from individuals and churches and by endowment income. Also, other services to the student are provided on a subsidized basis.
Master of Divinity and Master of Arts Degree Candidates
Tuition
$ 328 per credit hour
$ 164 Audit fee per credit hour
Other Fees
$ 100 Student Fee (for each long term)
$ 240 I241 Alternative Context, Atlanta (plus 3 credit hour course fee)
$ 470 I241 Alternative Context, Other U.S. (plus 3 credit hour course fee)
$ 803 I241 Alternative Context, International (plus 3 credit hour course fee)
Advanced Degree Candidates and Occasional Students
Tuition
$ 386 per credit hour
$ 193 Audit fee per credit hour
Supervised Ministry Fees
$ 786 SM610, SM680, SM681, SM682, SM683, SM684, SM685, SM687
Other Fees
$ 50 Advanced Degree Student Fee (annual)
$ 35 Occasional Student Fee (annual)
$ 1050 ATA401 Seminar on Ministry
$ 1050 ATA496 Doctoral Project
$ 100 ATA497 Th.M. Research fee (Th.M. candidates only; does not apply to Th.M. students enrolled in courses)
$ 100 ATA498 D.Min. and D.Ed.Min. Research fee (candidates only; does not apply to students enrolled in courses)
$ 100 ATA499 Th.D. Research fee (Th.D. candidates only; does not apply to Th.D. students enrolled in courses)
$ 300 Th.M., D.Min., and D.Ed.Min. extension fee
$ 25 Thesis binding (per copy)for all students
Other Fees
$ 65 Application fee
$ 50 Late registration fee (does not apply to doctoral practicum and doctoral projects or to Th.M. thesis registration)
$ 150 Commencement fee
Board
$ 803 Essentials of Greek (Summer Greek School)
$ 1506 Fall or spring term
$ 301 Winter term
Housing
Residence Halls
$ 498-536 Single room, Summer Greek School
$ 976-1072 Single room, fall or spring term
$ 244-268 Single room, winter term
$ 698-742 Suite, Summer Greek School
$ 1396-1484 Suite, fall or spring term
$ 349-371 Suite, winter term
$ 426-480 Efficiency units per month
Village Apartments, per month
$ 656-683 4 Bedrooms
$ 598-653 3 Bedrooms
$ 505-596 2 Bedrooms
$ 480 1 Bedroom
Payment of Fees
Tuition, fees, room, and board must be paid to the Business Office by the deadline set at the beginning of each term and are subject to change annually.
REFUND POLICIES
Tuition
Subject to the following schedule, students are entitled to refunds when they drop a course or withdraw from school with approval from the seminary. A course is considered dropped or a student is considered to have withdrawn from the seminary at the time the Registrar receives written notice to that effect.
Fall and spring term classes (full-term):
By the end of the:
| First week | 100% |
| Second week | 80% |
| Third week | 50% |
| Fourth week | 25% |
| After sixth week | 0% |
Classes less than nine weeks and greater than five weeks in duration:
By the end of the:
| Third day of class | 100% |
| Second week | 50% |
| Third week | 25% |
| After third week | 0% |
Winter term classes and other classes three to five weeks in duration:
By the end of the:
| Second day of class | 100% |
| Fifth day of class | 50% |
| After fifth day of class | 0% |
Two-week classes:
By the end of the:
| First day of class | 100% |
| Third day of class | 50% |
| After third day of class | 0% |
No refund of course supervision fees or of clinical pastoral education fees will be made.
Room and Board
A student who has entered into a lease agreement for a seminary housing unit for a term or semester is responsible for payment in full unless written notice that the unit will not be used is given to the Vice President for Business and Finance at least two weeks before the first day of classes. In that case, a 100 percent refund will be made. In other cases, a refund amount may be given upon the initiative of the seminary. A minimum charge of one month's rent will be assessed as a penalty for breaking a lease.
A student who otherwise is required to be on the seminary's board plan, but who has a sufficient medical reason for withdrawing from board status, may be granted a full refund if a written request is made to the Vice President for Business and Finance at least one week before the first day of classes. The seminary's Vice President for Business and Finance determines the validity of an exemption from the board plan, in consultation with the seminary's Food Service Director.
A student who withdraws or drops out of school must vacate seminary housing and cease using its dining facilities or be held liable for room and board charges beyond his or her last date of attendance.