Tuition and Fees Policy

Application Timeline

When applying, please keep in mind the following considerations regarding timing:

1. Applications for Fall 2026 are being accepted now. 
2. Applicants wishing to begin training in Fall of 2026 must be in a personal psychoanalysis with an SFCP-approved Training Analyst – meeting at a frequency of three or more times per week – by May 1, 2026 (see section on Personal Psychoanalysis for details).
3. Up to 9 candidates may begin psychoanalytic training in Fall 2026.
4. The Admissions Committee reviews applications in the order they are received, and makes offers of admissions on a rolling basis. 
5. Because of the rolling nature of admissions, those interested in beginning training in Fall 2026 should consider applying as soon as possible. Applications received after April 1 may not be reviewed until September 2026, for matriculation in Fall 2027.
6. The Admissions Committee will continue to accept and consider applications, even after all positions in the Fall 2026 class have been filled.  Applications accepted at this point will be: 
   • placed on the waiting list for Fall 2026 matriculation in case those already accepted elect to defer training, or
   • offered admission for Fall 2027 if space for Fall 2026 does not open.
7. If, at the time an application is received, the Fall 2026 class is full and the waiting list is already too long to make Fall 2026 admission possible, the Admissions Committee may elect to consider the application beginning in Fall 2026 for matriculation in Fall 2027.
8. Given the rolling nature of admissions, at any point you may contact one of our Admissions Co-Chairs, Maureen Ruffell, MD (meruffellmd@alumni.tufts.edu) or Dena Sorbo, LCSW (dena.sorbo@gmail.com), to determine whether consideration for Fall 2026 remains possible.
   

Admissions Decisions

Once your interviews are complete, your application will be discussed at a meeting of the Admissions Committee. The committee meets monthly, usually on the first Thursday, between September and June. The entire Admissions Committee, including your four interviewers, will be present to discuss your application. You will be contacted soon thereafter to inform you of the decision.

There are four possible outcomes to your application:

1. Acceptance for matriculation that coming fall or, in the event the class is full, for matriculation the subsequent fall.
2. A recommendation to reapply after gaining further experience in psychoanalytic approaches (e.g., a recommendation to pursue additional psychoanalytic psychotherapy study/analytic consultation; a recommendation to begin a personal psychoanalysis or deepen a personal psychoanalytic psychotherapy)
3. A request for further interviews to assess your readiness for psychoanalytic training
4. A determination of incompatibility with our psychoanalytic training program at this time

The goal of the Admissions Committee is to develop candidates for training. If you are not accepted for training at this time, someone from the committee will inform you of the committee’s rationale for the decision. They will answer any further questions you might have about the process or the outcome, and give you the opportunity to provide your feedback. They will also discuss in detail the ways that you might continue to develop yourself personally and/or professionally if the committee makes a recommendation that you reapply for training after undertaking some additional work. This might include getting further psychoanalytically-oriented consultation to develop your clinical work to a point that will support a training process, or could include beginning psychotherapy/psychoanalysis if it is felt that further personal development would better prepare you to begin training.

If you are a close relative of a member of the Center, the SFCP Admissions Committee will not review your application. Rather, we will request that another member organization of the American Psychoanalytic Association evaluate it and make an admissions decision. Please contact one of our Admissions Co-Chairs, Maureen Ruffell, MD (meruffellmd@alumni.tufts.edu) or Dena Sorbo, LCSW (dena.sorbo@gmail.com), to discuss arrangements for having your application reviewed by another member organization. SFCP will abide by the member organization’s decision regarding your application.

After Admission to Psychoanalytic Training

1. Within one week of receiving verbal notification of acceptance from the Admissions Committee, you will receive a formal Letter of Acceptance, via email, from the Chair of the Psychoanalytic Education Division, along with an Acceptance of Admission Form.
   
2. Accepted applicants must confirm their intent to enroll.
   

• For those notified of acceptance on or before January 15, 2026, confirmation must occur within 30 days.
  
• For those notified of acceptance between January 16 and February 1, confirmation must occur on or before February 15, 2026
  
• For those notified of acceptance after February 1, confirmation must occur within 14 days. 
  

Confirmation involves signing and returning an Acceptance of Admission Form to the SFCP Education Coordinator and providing a credit card to which to charge deposit and subsequent tuition payments

1. An enrollment deposit of $1550* is required to hold a position in the upcoming Fall class. *Please note: 2026 deposit and other fees are projected to increase by 3–5%.
   
   If you are accepted prior to February 15, this deposit will be charged to your card on February 15th.  If you are accepted after February 15, the deposit will be charged to your credit card as soon as your Acceptance of Admission form is submitted.
   
   
2. The Admissions Committee will make your acceptance known to the administrative staff and the Chair of the Psychoanalytic Education Division.

Deferrals and Decisions Not to Matriculate

1. Accepted applicants who decide that they wish neither to matriculate in Fall 2026 nor to defer to Fall 2027 must let the Admissions Chairs and the office know of this decision before their deposit is charged on February 15. 
   
2. Accepted applicants may defer admission once by postponing their enrollment to the fall 2027 cohort year after they are accepted.
   
3. Accepted applicants must notify the Admissions Co-Chair and the office of an intent to defer prior to February 15.  The $1550* deposit will be charged to them on February 15 to hold the spot, and 50% of that will be applied to the following year’s deposit. *Please note: 2026 deposit and other fees are projected to increase by 3–5%.
   
4. As above, applicants accepted after February 15 have two weeks to confirm their intent to defer by signing the acceptance form and paying the non-refundable deposit. The $1550* deposit will be charged to them at that time to hold the spot, and 50% of that will be applied to their deposit for the following year’s deposit. *Please note: 2026 deposit and other fees are projected to increase by 3–5%.
   
5. If an applicant does decide to defer, they will be asked to have one further interview with either the Dean or the Psychoanalytic Education Division Chair in Fall 2027.
   
6. If an applicant decides not to matriculate after a one-year deferral, they must re-apply in order to be considered again for training.

Enrollment 

1. By the time of program enrollment in May, you are required to have begun a personal psychoanalysis at a minimum of three times per week with a Training Analyst approved by SFCP. You are encouraged to begin your personal psychoanalysis as soon as possible.
2. By May 1, you will receive a Psychoanalytic Training Program Enrollment Form which you must complete and return by May 31. The form contains information regarding the upcoming training year and requires the following:
3. A detachable form (which will be kept separate from your Enrollment Form and viewable only by the PED Chair Beth Steinberg) which requests the name of your analyst, and affirms that by May 2025 you have begun a personal psychoanalysis with an SFCP-approved Training Analyst at a frequency of three times per week or more (even if the application process is not complete in May).
4. A SFCP Training Analyst and Consulting Analyst Eligibility Disclosure Form describing eligibility criteria for SFCP Training Analysts and Consulting Analysts and recommendations for seeking help if candidates have concerns.
5. Notification to the Curriculum Committee Chair regarding any clinical conflicts you have with any instructors scheduled to teach in Year 1.
6. A commitment that you will abide by all mandatory SFCP policies for confidentiality, attendance, feedback, and hybrid learning as described on the website and in the Enrollment Form.
7. Selection of a tuition payment plan of your choosing.
8. If you have requested credit for training that you have begun at another organization, SFCP’s Progressions and Graduation Committee, Dean, and Curriculum Committee will collaborate to determine whether credit can be assigned for your previous or ongoing supervised psychoanalysis or for coursework you have completed.
9. For planning purposes, please be aware that — barring conflict with major holidays — classes will begin the first Friday after Labor Day (8:00 am – 1:45 pm), and all incoming candidates are requested to attend an Orientation to psychoanalytic training on the Wednesday before classes begin (7:30 – 9:30 pm).