Tuition & Fees
PAYING FOR AN SSU EDUCATION
ADMISSIONS / TUITION & FEES
We try to keep our tuition as low as possible to ensure our programs are as accessible as possible.
St. Stephen's University recognizes that enroling in one of our programs is a significant investment, whether financially, with your time and energy, or in how you may need to restructure your lives. The life of a student can mean a precarious financial existence as an added pressure on top of the challenge and excitement of your studies. We don't take this for granted.
As a private not-for-profit graduate school with no formal denominational affiliation, SSU does not receive any governmental or denominational support. This means that all of our operational costs are covered by tuition and our generous donors. Our tuition is therefore unusually low for a University like ours and is far lower than the cost of tuition at most universities in the United States.
With this in mind, SSU is committed to keeping the cost of our tuition as low as possible for our students. To this end, we offer a limited number of generous bursaries and scholarships from our Jim Forest Scholarship and Bursary Fund.
QUICK FACTS
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All tuition is in Canadian dollars
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Tuition per credit hour — $395 CAD
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Tuition per 3 c/h course — $1,185 CAD
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Tuition is the same for domestic, U.S., and international students
CURRENCY CONVERTER TOOL
DISCLAIMER:
St. Stephen's University reserves the right to alter the cost of tuition for its programs at any time, but we will ensure students receive adequate warning and time to make the necessary adjustments.
THEOLOGY & CULTURE
$22,105 CAD
SEMESTER ONE *
11 c/h — $5,095
SEMESTER TWO
11 c/h — $4,345
SEMESTER THREE *
11 c/h — $5,095
STUDY ABROAD TRIP **
6 c/h — $5,200
RESEARCH METHODS/THESIS
6 c/h — $2,370
$22,855 CAD
SEMESTER ONE *
11 c/h — $5,095
SEMESTER TWO
11 c/h — $4,345
SEMESTER THREE *
11 c/h — $5,095
STUDY ABROAD TRIP **
6 c/h — $5,200
MIN. PROJ. OR ELECTIVES
6 c/h — $2,370
$21,750 CAD
FOUR ONLINE PJST COURSES
12 c/h — $4,740
FIRST T&C SEMESTER *
11 c/h — $5,095
SECOND T&C SEMESTER
11 c/h — $4,345
STUDY ABROAD TRIP **
6 c/h — $5,200
RESEARCH METHODS/THESIS
6 c/h — $2,370
$9,440 CAD
FIRST T&C SEMESTER *
11 c/h — $5,095
SECOND T&C SEMESTER
11 c/h — $4,345
NOTES
All tuition amounts do not include student fees, as these are applied in each semester in which a student is registered for courses regardless of the number of courses taken and therefore vary depending on how many semesters a student takes to complete their degree program. Student fees are $200 CAD per semester.
* Each fall semester (Sept. – Dec.) includes a Theology & Culture in-person 7-day residency, which includes accommodations and meals. Students still need to purchase their own flights and make arrangements to get to the location of the residency. The location will be one of our three sites: Park Hall in St. Stephen, NB; Mark Centre in Abbotsford, BC; An Cuan in Rostrevor, NI. Spring semesters (Jan. – Apr.) do not include a short residency and are entirely online.
** The study abroad trip takes place each year in Scotland and N.Ireland. The total amount quoted includes tuition and the all costs of the trip once the student arrives, including accommodations, meals, internal travel, and academic sessions and events. Students therefore need to arrange and purchase their own flights.
PEACE AND JUSTICE
$18,935 CAD
YR1 FALL ONLINE COURSES
9 c/h — $3,555
PEACE & JUSTICE RESIDENCY *
9 c/h — $4,255
STUDY ABROAD TRIP **
6 c/h — $5,200
RESEARCH METHODS/THESIS
6 c/h — $2,370
YR1 WINTER ONLINE COURSES
9 c/h — $3,555
$17,990 CAD
YR1 FALL ONLINE COURSES
9 c/h — $3,555
PEACE & JUSTICE RESIDENCY *
9 c/h — $4,255
RECONCILIATION SEMESTER ***
9 c/h — $4,255
RESEARCH METHODS/THESIS
6 c/h — $2,370
YR1 WINTER ONLINE COURSES
9 c/h — $3,555
$13,690 CAD
YR1 FALL ONLINE COURSES
9 c/h — $3,555
PALESTINIAN COURSES ****
6 c/h — $1,270
BETHLEHEM RESIDENCY ****
6 c/h — $2,940
RESEARCH METHODS/THESIS
6 c/h — $2,370
YR1 WINTER ONLINE COURSES
9 c/h — $3,555
$22,400 CAD
YEAR ONE ONLINE COURSES
18 c/h — $7,110
PEACE & JUSTICE RESIDENCY *
9 c/h — $4,255
STUDY ABROAD TRIP **
6 c/h — $5,200
THEO & CUL SEMESTER *****
11 c/h — $5,045
SUMMATIVE PROJECT
2 c/h — $790
$7,110 CAD
3 FALL ONLINE COURSES
9 c/h — $3,555
3 WINTER ONLINE COURSES
9 c/h — $3,555
Single Courses
CREDIT — 3 c/h
$1,185 CAD
AUDIT — 3 c/h
$600 CAD
NOTES
All tuition amounts do not include student fees, as these are applied in each semester in which a student is registered for courses regardless of the number of courses taken and therefore vary depending on how many semesters a student takes to complete their degree program. Student fees are $200 CAD per semester.
* The Peace & Justice in-person 9-day residency includes accommodations and meals. Students still need to purchase their own flights and make arrangements to get to the location of the module. The location will be one of our three sites: Park Hall in St. Stephen, NB; Mark Centre in Abbotsford, BC; An Cuan in Rostrevor, NI.
** The study abroad trip takes place each year in Scotland and N.Ireland. The total amount quoted includes tuition and the all costs of the trip once the student arrives, including accommodations, meals, internal travel, and academic sessions and events. Students therefore need to arrange and purchase their own flights.
*** The costs of the Reconciliation Semester include tuition and accommodations & meals for the three hybrid online courses and in-person two-week residency in St. Stephen, New Brunswick and the Peskotomuhkati Nation’s Camp Chiputneticook. Students therefore need to arrange and purchase their own flights to St. Stephen.
**** The costs of the Bethlehem components of Track 3 are in CAD based on the cost of $2,290 USD for tuition and residency accommodations on the BIPJ website (bipj.org/admissions) using the exchange rate of 1 USD = 1.28227 CAD and 1 CAD = 0.779865 USD; these amounts therefore vary depending on the exchange rate.
***** The Theology & Culture in-person 7-day residency includes accommodations and meals. Students still need to purchase their own flights and make arrangements to get to the location of the residency. The location will be one of our three sites: Park Hall in St. Stephen, NB; Mark Centre in Abbotsford, BC; An Cuan in Rostrevor, NI.
RECONCILIATION STUDIES
$8,250 CAD
RECONCILIATION SEMESTER *
9 c/h — $4,255
JAMES BAY LEARNING TOUR **
6 c/h — $2,810
LOCAL PRACTICUM
3 c/h — $1,185
Single Courses
CREDIT — 3 c/h
AUDIT — 3 c/h
$1,185 CAD
$600 CAD
NOTES
All tuition amounts do not include student fees, as these are applied in each semester in which a student is registered for courses regardless of the number of courses taken and therefore vary depending on how many semesters a student takes to complete their degree program. Student fees are $200 CAD per semester.
* The costs of the Reconciliation Semester include tuition and accommodations & meals for the three hybrid online courses and in-person two-week residency in St. Stephen, New Brunswick and the Peskotomuhkati Nation’s Camp Chiputneticook. Students therefore need to arrange and purchase their own flights to St. Stephen.
** The costs of the James Bay Learning Tour includes tuition and travel to and from Moosonee / Moose Factory from Cochrane, Ontario and most meals. Students therefore need to arrange and purchase their own way to Cochrane, Ontario.
