Upon admission to the MBSR Teacher Training Program (MBSR-TT), a tuition deposit is due within 30 days. This saves your place in the program and covers preliminary administrative costs.
The balance of the tuition can be paid in 1 of 3 ways:
Monthly payment plans are set up through the Partial.ly service, a 3rd party online payment plan service.
The tuition balance must be paid or payment plan started by the 1st day of the month that Phase I begins.
In the event that an MBSR-TT student withdraws from the program, tuition refunds will be determined based on time spent in the program. More details below.
Deposit is Non-Refundable - Mindfulness Northwest will retain the $500 tuition deposit if an enrolled student withdraws from the program at any time, including prior to the first training meeting of Phase 1.
Student withdrawal after the training has begun - Mindfulness Northwest retains a percentage of the full tuition based on withdrawal date (time spent in the training program), as indicated in Table 1 below.
Funds paid in excess of the amount due to Mindfulness Northwest will be refunded. Students paying with payment plans will continue making payments until the amount due has been paid.
Any refund will be paid within 30 calendar days of the student’s official withdrawal date.
Determining withdrawal date - A student's official withdrawal date is determined by one of the following (at the discretion of Mindfulness Northwest):
Table 1
If the student withdraws at any point during this phase of training: |
Mindfulness Northwest may retain this percentage of the full tuition: |
Up to 29 weeks after the training start date* or the last training date of Phase 1, whichever occurs first |
40% |
Up to 39 weeks after the training start date* or the last training date of Phase 2, whichever occurs first |
60% |
Up to 66 weeks after the start date* or the last training date of Phase 3, whichever occurs first |
80% |
After 66 weeks (about 70% of the training period) or the last training date of Phase 3, whichever occurs first |
100% |
* The start date is defined as the first MBSR-TT training meeting in person or online for this cohort.
Example
In the case of a tuition rate of $9100, and a withdrawal at the end of Phase II, Mindfulness Northwest would retain (or be owed) 60% of $9100 = $5460.