Tuition and Fees

Tuition and fees are due in full at registration. Contact the PSR Business Office for payment plan information. All costs incurred during the semester are due by the end of each semester.

Tuition

MDiv, MTS, CTS, CSS, CAPS, CSR*
Fee structure for continuing students $6,645/semester (less than 9 or more than 15 units: $745 per unit)
Fee structure for entering 2008-09 students $600 per unit
* New tuition structure adopted July 1, 2008.
GTU Common MA
First two years
(full course load)
$6,855/semester or
$13,710/academic year
M.A. continuing relations fee
(after two years of full course load)
$3,430/semester
$6,860/academic year
DMin $1,485/three-unit course
(See DMin program manual for more information)
DMin supervision fee $50/semester
DMin extension fee $200/semester
CMS $2,800 for total program

Tuition by unit or course

For PSR alumni/ae not enrolled in any PSR program
(a maximum of one course for credit per year)
$345/course
For auditors $135/unit
Auditors who are PSR alumni/ae $67.50/unit
PSR full-time staff tuition $170/course
   

Additional fees may apply for clinical pastoral education (CPE) and field education internships. Contact the Field Education Office at fielded[at]psr[dot]edu or 510/849-8261 for more information.

Tuition Refund Policy

  1. Before end of third week: full tuition
  2. Before end of sixth week: 50% of tuition
  3. After the sixth week: no refund

Students with federal Title IV financial aid are subject to the R2T4 calculation; further information is available from the GTU financial aid office.

Fees

Application processing fee
(Nonrefundable)
$50
Enrollment deposit
(Applied to tuition if student registers)
$50
Community Association of PSR (CAPSR) fee $35/semester or
$70/year
Information technology fee
(Supports student email accounts, computer room, etc.)
$20/semester
Contextual learning fee
(MDiv students only)
$25/semester
Supervision fee
(CPE or registered for 0 units)
$170/semester

Incidental fees

Late registration fee $100
Change in enrollment
(per change)
$50
Transcripts $10/copy
Leave of absence (GTU MA) $100
Library card replacement $5
Diploma replacement $25

Health insurance

Students enrolled for nine or more units in any one semester must enroll in the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) Health Insurance Plan for Students (HIPS) or provide proof of health insurance that has comparable benefits.

The GTU HIPS provides one plan through Kaiser Permanente, a comprehensive insurance plan. Student dependents may also enroll in the same plan.

Eligibility: Any student enrolled for six (6) or more credits or units in a semester is eligible to participate in the GTU Health Insurance Program for Students (HIPS). Any student enrolled for nine (9) or more credits or units in a semester must have health insurance, either the GTU HIPS or a plan of comparable benefits.

  Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Annual
Student $714 $714 $1,428
Student and spouse $1,572 $1,572 $3,144
Student and child(ren) $1,428 $1,428 $2,856
Student, spouse, child(ren) $2,286 $2,286 $4,572
Effective Dates for the Academic Year 2008–2009 9/1/08–
1/31/09
2/1/08–
8/31/09

Room and Board

PSR offers a wide range of housing and meal plans, accommodating resident single students, families, and commuters.

Housing application fee
(Nonrefundable)
$100
Housing security deposit
(Refundable if there are no damages)
$250
Dormitory room and board, academic year
(Includes meal plan; does not include summer months)
$3,500/semester or
$7,000/academic year
Dormitory room, June through August 2008
(Does not include meals)
$1,350/summer

PSR apartments (does not include meals)

Studio $850/month or
$3,825/semester
One-bedroom apartment $1,030/month or
$4,635/semester
Two-bedroom apartment $1,195/month or
$5,377.50/semester
Three-bedroom apartment $1,390/month or
$6,255/semester
Chez Nous dining card
(covers one meal in PSR dining hall per week; required of full-time non-boarders)
$125/semester or
$250/academic year
Commuter room $45/night

Guest rooms (tax included)

Single $75/night
Double $75/night
Single dorm room $45/night
Individual meals
(available only during academic year)
$6/breakfast
$7/lunch
$8/dinner

Other fees

Pet fee $87.50/semester or
$175/year
Residential parking fee $60/month or
$270/semester
Commuter parking fee $5/day or
$40/ten days

Please note that most fees are likely to increase by about 6% each July.

Contact Business Office

Business and Finance
Holbrook 212A
510/849-8256