Tuition Rates and Schedules

Tuition

The ASPMF is an 18-credit program. The current post-graduate program cost per credit hour is $975, making the total cost of the ASPMF $17,550. This covers all online educational content, live synchronous events, and administrative costs to support the fellowship.

Clinical Practicum Fee

In addition, there is a clinical practicum fee of $6,000, which covers the cost of two mandatory on-campus intensives and two weeks of clinical rotations at an ASPMF clinical affiliate site. If a Fellow wishes to participate in more than two clinical rotations, additional clinical fees will apply. The specific amount of these fees will vary depending on the rotation site. Fellows receiving VA assistance will pay for clinical practicum fees out of pocket. 

Tuition Due Dates

Tuition payment is required by the specified due dates provided below. These due dates will be clearly communicated in a statement sent by the MTSA Business Office prior to each semester. Any Fellow delinquent in paying tuition will be suspended from academic assignments until tuition is paid.

For Fellows Enrolled in the Fellowship Only

2025 Fall ASPMF Cohort (Enrolled in Fall 2024)

*Deposit of $1,500 paid upon notice of acceptance is applied towards the first tuition payment.

**Fellows who are receiving VA assistance and wish to participate in more than two clinical rotations will pay for additional clinical fees out of pocket. 

***Fellows may use preapproved financial assistance if funds are guaranteed to arrive the day classes begin for the term. If your financial assistance will not cover your tuition due, then you will need to pay the difference by the payment due date of the term.

Note: There is a 3% processing fee for payments made by Credit/Debit Cards.

Simultaneous Enrollment in the Fellowship and DNAP-C Programs

Payment Schedule 2026 Dual Enrollment Cohort (ASPMF/DNAP-C) (Enrolled in Fall 2024)

Year #1

Year #2 

*Deposit of $1,500 paid upon notice of acceptance is applied toward the first tuition payment.

**Year 1 Eligibility for Federal/Private loans**: Students enrolled in Year 1 of the DNAP completion program are eligible for federal loans and in-school loan deferment if they maintain enrollment in a minimum of 4 credit hours per semester of completion coursework. 

**Year 2 Eligibility for Federal/Private loans**: Students enrolled in Year 2 of the DNAP completion program are considered less than half-time enrollees in completion hours and therefore are not eligible for federal/private loans or in-school loan deferment. 

**Fellows who are receiving VA assistance and wish to participate in more than two clinical rotations will pay for additional clinical fees out of pocket. 

***Fellows may use preapproved financial assistance if funds are guaranteed to arrive the day classes begin for the term. If your financial assistance will not cover your tuition due, then you will need to pay the difference by the payment due date of the term.

Note: There is a 3% processing fee for payments made by Credit/Debit Cards.

Students will receive statements to their MTSA email account up to 2 weeks prior to the due dates listed above. The statement will show the amount due for the upcoming semester and the date that payment is due.

Students mailing checks should send them to the following address:

MTSA
Attn: Business Office
P.O Box 417
Madison, TN 37116

Withdrawal from Programs

Should a Fellow, who is simultaneously enrolled in the APSMF and the DNAP-C programs, decide to withdraw from one of the programs, they will no longer receive the discounted tuition rate.

The format and schedule for the tuition and fees collection period are subject to change, based on potential program schedule changes and recommendations from outside agencies, to which MTSA is accountable. The tuition for each class is set in advance by the Board of Trustees and may fluctuate from year to year. MTSA reserves the right to change tuition and fees on a year-to-year basis. Fellows should make their financial plans accordingly.

Please contact the MTSA Business Office with any questions you may have regarding tuition.

Fees throughout the Program May Include:

• 3% Credit or Debit Card Fee: if a Fellow uses a credit or debit card to pay tuition or purchase any item through the school.
• Fee for Returned Checks: A $30 fee will be assessed for each occurrence of a check returned by a bank for insufficient funds, an account closed, or any other reason.  
• Delinquent tuition fee: A $100 late fee will be assessed on delinquent tuition payments for each MTSA business day (Mon-Thurs) that the tuition payment is delinquent. Therefore, if tuition is due on one Monday, but is not paid until the following Monday, an additional $400 delinquent tuition fee is levied.

NOTE: If the Fellow has chosen not to utilize Electronic Funds Transfer, it is the Fellow’s responsibility to make arrangements with appropriate personnel to make tuition payments on a timely basis.

Refund Policy

For information about the refund policy, refer to MTSA Policy 5.1.106 for Withdrawal Procedures