Academic Catalog 2010-2011 - Union Presbyterian Seminary

Union Presbyterian Seminary Academic Catalog 2010-2011Master of Theology students pay tuition of $13,766 for the year. The degree is meant to be completed inone nine-month academic year. Depending on the number of credits completed, Th.M. students who receivepermission to extend their program beyond one year may pay a continuation fee for each fall and spring termuntil all degree requirements are completed.EXPENSESReturning Doctor of Philosophy students pay $1,262 for one credit in dissertation writing in Fall and Springfor a total of $2,524 beginning their third year in the Ph.D. program, and must maintain full-time enrollmentthroughout their program unless granted an official leave.FEESStudent Activities FeeAll full-time students will be charged $200 per year. Part-time students, including doctoral level students afterthe first two years in residence, will be charged $76 per year. ECP and D.Min. students will be charged $13 percourse.Charlotte students pay $36 per year ($12 in each Fall, Spring, and Summer Term).Late Registration FeeThis $80 fee applies to registrations received after the date shown on student registration forms.Health InsuranceAll full-time students on the Richmond campus who are U.S. citizens are required to carry health insurance. Allfull-time international students on the Richmond campus are required to carry health insurance for themselvesand their family members who have accompanied them to the U.S. A health insurance plan is available throughthe Student Life Office. The cost of this policy for 2010-2011 is $225 per month for single students, and $608 permonth for a family.Graduation FeeM.Div., M.A.C.E., M.A.T.S., D.Min., Th.M., and Ph.D. students pay a graduation fee of $125. The fee forM.Div./M.A.C.E. degree students is $150, reflecting the two degrees earned. This is an administrative fee assessedto all graduates and is not related to participation in commencement ceremonies.Directed Study Late Registration FeeStudents taking a directed study course will pay an $80 fee for each directed study course for which registrationis submitted after the first day of the term for which they are to be registered. Directed study requests submittedafter the end of the drop/add period of a term will, except in the case of a graduating student’s final term, beregistered for the following term (summer excluded) though the work may be done prior to that with the professor’spermission. Students who receive permission to do a directed study with an adjunct faculty member pay anadditional fee of $300.By-Pass, Advanced-Standing, and Proficiency Examination FeeThere is a $150 fee for each by-pass, advanced-standing, or proficiency examination.Dissertation FeeA fee of $560 is applicable only in the final year of the Ph.D. program.5-2