Tuition, Fees, & Financial Aid

Listed below are the fees applicable to students attending Southeastern. Expenses for food, insurance, travel, and personal needs are not included. Privileges for the use of the library, Ledford Center, recreation facilities, and wireless access are included in the student enrollment fee. Textbooks will cost approximately $100 per class.

Because the Southern Baptist Convention strongly supports theological education, gifts from churches through the Convention’s Cooperative Program provide the financial foundation for our students. Each year, the Cooperative Program provides significant financial support per student. As a result, tuition and fees are significantly subsidized. For more information concerning scholarships and financial aid, go to www.sebts.edu/admissions/financial-aid/default.aspx.

Students must pay their accounts in full or enroll in a payment plan prior to the payment deadline for each semester.

Monthly Payment
A monthly payment plan (ACH) is available for Fall, Spring, and Summer sessions. ACH payments are those payments which students authorize TouchNet to process directly with their financial institution. It is a bank-to-bank transfer of funds that students pre-approve for their tuition expenses at Southeastern. Students who enroll in a monthly payment plan will be charged a TouchNet fee of $35 when setting up the payment plan.

Full-Time Status
A graduate student must take at least 9 hours to be considered a full-time student. An undergraduate student must take at least 12 hours to be considered a full-time student.

Tuition

Note: Spouses or dependents may be eligible for a partial refund of matriculation fees. See the section below entitled Spouse/Dependent Tuition Refund for more information.

Additional Fees

Note on Outstanding Balances: Student registration is not complete until a student’s account balance is paid in full. Student accounts with an outstanding balance as of the registration deadline may have their registration voided.

Textbooks

Students should estimate $100 per class. The cost of textbooks cannot be charged to student accounts at the Seminary.

Spouse/Dependent Tuition Refund

The spouse or dependent of a full-time student may be eligible to receive a 50% refund of registration fees (after Financial Aid) following the semester deadline to drop classes. Applications for a Spouse/Dependent Tuition Refund received after the published deadline will not receive a refund. Only one spouse or dependent refund is given per each full paying student each semester. The refund is applied to the spouse or dependent who has the lowest amount of registration fees (after Financial Aid). Spouse and dependents are defined by the standards used for federal tax purposes. The following criteria must be met for a spouse or dependent to receive the refund:

• At least one member of the family must be enrolled as a full-time student.
• All fees for both parties must be paid in full by the tuition deadline
• Neither the student nor spouse or dependent is receiving the President’s Scholars Award, Returning Journeyman Scholarship, Active IMB Scholarship, MK Scholarship, an employee waiver, or any other full institutional tuition waiver.

Those who qualify for this refund must fill out the appropriate form available in CampusNet in the Accounting Services section. This form must be submitted each term by the appropriate deadlines. Refunds will be posted to the dependent’s student account approximately two weeks after the application deadline.

Graduation & Degree Conferral

Applications for graduation must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office before the last day of the add period in the semester in which the student plans to graduate. Student accounts must be paid in full prior to graduation ceremonies and any degree conferrals.

Refunds

A student who drops a class before the last day of the drop period may be refunded his/her total tuition and fees, minus any add/drop fees. Students may drop classes in Self-Service or by contacting the Office of the Registrar.

Financial Aid

Financial aid at Southeastern begins with the commitment of the Southern Baptist Convention to theological education. This commitment is most evident in the generous funding of Southeastern’s entire operation. Gifts from churches and individuals given directly to Southeastern and through the Cooperative Program amount to a substantial annual subsidy for each Southern Baptist student. The result is that basic fees are kept at a minimum.

Other types of aid are made possible through gifts and funds established by individual and corporate donors. These make it possible to provide academic grants, emergency grants, and scholarships to qualified students.

Applications for grants and scholarships are reviewed and awarded according to seminary-wide policies and procedures. Scholarships are awarded from available funds each semester. Grants are available in small sums to meet emergency needs of students. Information and applications may be obtained from the Student Resources and Financial Aid Office or from the Financial Aid web site at Financial Aid - Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary or Financial Aid - Judson College.

Students at Judson College should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) each year, as they may be eligible for the Federal Pell Grant and North Carolina Need Based Scholarship. Neither Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary nor Judson College participate in any federal loan programs. Southeastern Seminary is approved to certify enrollment eligibility for repayment deferments for most federal or state education loans received in college. Students should contact their lending institutions for advice and information. Such deferments should be referred to the Registrar’s Office.