Tuition and Fees

Total program cost amounts include all required courses if taken through the GTF.   The acceptance of transfer credit will decrease total program cost. 
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Professional Degrees
 
Doctor of Education
Total Program Cost    
$18,540
Doctor of Psychology
Total Program Cost 
* program cost may differ by degree concentration
$18,540
Doctor of Ministry
Total Program Cost  
$18,540
Doctor of Sacred Music
Total Program Cost  
$18,540
Doctor of Mediation     
Total Program Cost  
$18,540
Doctor of Tribunal Studies (Residential Program, Los Angeles)
Program Cost                                   
 
Master of Business Administration
Total Program Cost 
$15,245
Master of Mediation
Total Program Cost 
$15,245
Master of Pastoral Counseling
Total Program Cost   
$15,245
Master of Religious Education
Total Program Cost
$15,245
Master of Sacred Music
Total Program Cost   
$15,245
Master of Tribunal Studies (Residential Program, Los Angeles)
Program Cost                          
 
 
 
Academic Degrees
Ph.D.    
Total Program Cost      
* program cost may differ by degree concentration                   
$21,015
Ph.D. All But Dissertation (ABD)
Total Program Cost                 
$12,360
Doctor of Theology (Th.D.)
Total Program Cost                                    
$19,800
Doctor of Tribunal Studies (Online Program)
Total Program Cost                         
$21,675
Master of Tribunal Studies (Online Program)
Total Program Cost                         
$15,245
Master of Theology
Total Program Cost                         
$15,245
 
Undergraduate Degrees
 
Bachelor of Religious Education
Total Program Cost                                                                           
$13,910
Bachelor of Sacred Music            
Total Program Cost                   
$13,910
Bachelor of Theology
Total Program Cost                         
$13,910
 
Transfer Credit
Any student wishing to have previously completed academic work evaluated for possible transfer credit or wishing to complete coursework through a venue other than the Graduate Theological Foundation for use as transfer credit toward a degree, must contact the Office of the Registrar for approval. Students may use transfer credit to fulfill a maximum 50% of their Unit of Study requirements for most degree programs.  Accepted transfer credit has the potential to decrease the total tuition paid by the student. Requests for acceptance of transfer credit are reviewed on a case by case basis.
 
GTF transfer credit policy allows for a $600 tuition reduction per Unit of Study (3 graduate credits) fulfilled by transfer credit.
 
Tuition payment schedule for Professional Doctorates/Masters/Bachelors
Activation fee paid within 90 days of acceptance
$1,200 paid at time of registration for each course
Completion fee paid by March 1 of the year of graduation
 
Tuition payment schedule for Academic Doctorates
Activation fee paid within 90 days of acceptance
$1,200 paid at time of registration for each course
Completion fee paid prior to scheduling of the doctoral defense
 
Payment Plan Option
Students who are unable to make the initial activation fee may break that initial payment into 3 equal installments.  If a student requests a mailed invoice as a reminder to make payment, there is a ten dollar fee per invoice.
 
Professional Doctoral Programs and the Non-Project Option
Students in professional doctoral programs and all master’s programs except the Master of Theology program have the option of completing the Non-Project Option (NPO) in lieu of a praxis-oriented project. Whether one completes the praxis-oriented project or the NPO, the cost is included in the total program cost as stated.
 
NOTE: Degree candidates are bound by the regulations of the Student Handbook of the year in which they are accepted into their program of study. Tuition fees will not change during a student’s course of study, providing the student submits payments and papers on schedule and completes the degree program within the prescribed time. If the student does not conform to scheduled payment and/or paper submission deadlines, the student’s file will be deactivated. Upon reactivation, the student will be responsible for the tuition and degree requirements which are current at the time of reactivation.