Tuition & Fees
The Board of Regents of the Pillsbury College & Seminary has established the following tuition rates, effective January 1, 2015. Tuition fees do not include textbooks and other curriculum materials. Students may pay the tuition balance in full or make monthly payments after an initial down payment has been made.
Undergraduate tuition: $100 per credit hour
Master’s Degrees: $150 per credit hour
Doctoral Degrees: $200 per credit hour
All fees are payable in U.S. dollars only
Tuition for Undergraduate Degrees:
Associate of Ministry (AMin) in Biblical Studies
60 credit hours — $6,000 + $1,000 (curriculum) = $7,000 (without transfer or LLE credits)
Associate of Ministry (AMin) in Biblical Counseling
60 credit hours — $6,000 + $1,100 (curriculum) = $7,100 (without transfer or LLE credits)
Bachelor of Ministry (BMin) in Biblical Studies
120 credit hours — $12,000 + $1,000 (curriculum) = $13,000 (without transfer or LLE credits)
Bachelor of Ministry (BMin) in Biblical Counseling
120 credit hours — $12,000 + $2,200 (curriculum) = $14,200 (without transfer or LLE credits)
Tuition for Master's Degrees:
Master of Ministry (MMin)
30 credit hours — $4,500 (without transfer or LLE credits)
*does not include the cost of curriculum
Master of Theology (ThM) (MMin + 30)
60 credit hours — $9,000 (without transfer or LLE credits)
*does not include the cost of curriculum
Master of Divinity (MDiv) (ThM + 30)
90 credit hours –$13,500 (without transfer or LLE credits)
*does not include the cost of curriculum
Master of Christian Counseling (MCC)
NCCA: 45 credit hours — $6,750 + $1,380 (curriculum) = $8,130
Master of Christian Psychology (CPsyM) (2nd doctorate: DCC plus 45 hrs.)
NCCA: 75 credit hours –$11,250
*does not include the cost of curriculum
Tuition for Doctoral Degrees:
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
(90 hr. Master’s or equivalent required)
30 credit hours — $6,000 (without transfer credits)
*does not include the cost of curriculum
Doctor of Theology (ThD)
(2nd doctorate: DMin plus 30 hrs.)
60 credit hours — $12,000 (without transfer credits)
*does not include the cost of curriculum
Doctor of Christian Counseling (DCC)
(75 hr. Master’s or equivalent required)
NCCA: 60 credit hours — $12,000 + $1,840 (curriculum) = $13,840
Doctor of Christian Psychology (CPsyD)
(2nd doctorate: DCC plus 45 hrs.)
NCCA: 45 credit hours — $9,000
*does not include the cost of curriculum
The $50 registration fee will be refunded if the applicant is not accepted as a student.
Entering students who submit a registration form for a degree program will have 90 days in which to complete the process, including the payment of the initial fee and will receive a no-interest financial agreement for the balance. After 60 days, the entering student who has not completed the process will be placed on inactive status, the registration form will become invalid, and the $50 registration fee will be forfeited.
There is an additional charge for Life Learning Experience (LLE) credits and transfer credits. Approved transfer and LLE credits are applied towards the total credit hours needed for degree completion and graduation. However, students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours in their course of study at PSBCS in order to graduate.
* For NCCA counseling degrees, costs include textbooks, clinical supervision, and required APS reports.
Pillsbury-Scarborough Bible College & Seminary is owned, controlled, and operated by the FreeWay Foundation, a non-profit ministry which provides “practical teaching and training for successful living.” The Foundation pays the salaries and benefits of Pillsbury’s administration, staff, and faculty members. The College & Seminary is housed at no charge in FreeWay Foundation’s spacious modern building on a beautiful 2-acre campus in northwest St. Louis County. Since the overhead costs of the school are minimal, these substantial savings are passed along to the student in the form of lower tuition rates.
Fees for textbooks and other curriculum materials:
Biblical Studies
Textbooks: $50 each
Biblical Counseling (Undergraduate: Assoc. & Bach.)
Set of 5 courses/1 track: $275
Christian Counseling (Masters or Doctorate)
Textbooks: $115 each course
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