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Tuition and Fees
2013 - 2014 Tuition and Fee Schedule
Tuition:
Doctoral Programs: $970 per credit
Master’s and Graduate Certificate Programs: $650 per credit.
Veterans: Doctoral Programs $800; Masters, Graduate Certificates: $535
Fees:
Registration Fee: $25 per term
Student Services Fee: $300 per term for students enrolled in 4 or more credits.
$150 per term for students enrolled in fewer than 4 credits.
Admissions, Enrollment, and Orientation
Instructions for applying to our programs are detailed in our application packet available at
(info on
this link needs to be updated)
. Specific programs admit for fall term only while other
programs admit for Fall, Winter, and Summer terms.
Admissions Criteria
Specific degree and program admissions criteria are described below. All SHSS programs
require that students have a willingness to be tolerant, nonjudgmental, and open-minded
towards different types of people across multiple cultures as well as the ability to show
compassion and fairness in challenging situations.
Doctoral Programs
SHSS accepts applications to the doctoral programs from any person who possesses, or is
in the process of completing, a master’s degree from a regionally accredited university.
Doctoral applicants should have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in their master’s program.
Applicants must possess a master’s degree prior to beginning doctoral studies.
Applicants chosen for admission to the Ph.D. program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution
demonstrate not only prior academic excellence in their undergraduate and graduate work,
but also the ability to think and write analytically, communicate respectfully, as well as
eagerness to explore the theory and philosophy of conflict, justice, equity, and
nonviolence. Ph.D. applicants should also have some practice, teaching, or training
experience; strong written and verbal communication skills; some research or evaluation
experience; and a demonstrated commitment to the focused pursuit of a doctoral degree
program.
The Department of Family Therapy carefully considers a number of factors when choosing
applicants for the Ph.D. and D.M.F.T. programs that include knowledge of systemic theory
as it relates to various approaches of family therapy, level of prior clinical experience,
evidence of commitment to advanced graduate training in the social sciences,
interpersonal style, prior graduate 3.5 GPA, and professional English verbal and writing
skills.
