Tuition – $11,500

Opening Retreat – budget $175/night for Boulder area lodging, plus travel and evening meals

Intensive Retreat – budget $85-217/night for DMC depending on lodging preference, plus travel to Colorado

Apprenticeship Retreat – budget $150/night, plus travel

This cost estimate is provided as a courtesy and may differ based on individual participant’s location, lodging preferences, etc. Participants will be fully responsible for costs not included in program tuition.

Due to the contemplative, cohort-based nature of this intensive training program, participants are strongly encouraged to commit to completing the entire program in a single iteration. However, participants who wish to defer or withdraw may do so in accordance with the following policies. Requests for deferral or withdrawal must be documented in writing to the Directors and Coordinator for the program, and may require a meeting with Faculty Directors or Program Administrators to ensure a mutually supportive transition. Tuition refund will be determined based on the program’s published policy and the documented date of the participant’s request (see below).

Deferrals: Accepted applicants may defer their acceptance for up to one year. Request for Deferral must be submitted in writing by the date on which program Tuition Deposit is due. (Tuition already paid, if any, will be refunded in full.) Because our program evolves each year in keeping with the rapidly changing nature of this field, Program Directors will request updated information from the applicant for admission the following year, which is not guaranteed.

Withdraws: The following is the withdrawal fee schedule for participants who may choose to withdraw. Any scholarships, awarded aid, and processing fees will be deducted before refund, if any, is determined. Participants who have withdrawn may reapply for a future iteration of the program, but will be required to pay full tuition and complete all coursework for the new year. 

If a participant withdraws by April 19, 2023, all tuition paid to date will be refunded.

If a participant withdraws by June 23, 2023, then 50% of their full tuition (less any financial assistance) will be due, and the remainder will be refunded. 

If a participant withdraws on or after July 14, 2023, then the participant will be responsible for the full program tuition cost (less any financial assistance).

Please note that for both deferrals and withdrawals, scholarships and discounts do not carry forward from the original year: new application statements for scholarships and discounts must be submitted and reviewed. Tuition fees, including deposits, cannot be applied toward other Naropa programs.

It is important to note that participants must complete the entire curriculum in order to earn the certificate. 

Live Classes: Saturday virtual live classes are a critical aspect of the certificate program. For every live class missed, participants must write and submit a short reflection paper about the content in the corresponding module. If a participant misses more than two live sessions, they may be required to attend the closest equivalent live session the following year of the program.  Please note that participants’ certificate of completion will be held until all make-up work has been addressed in full. 

Integration Groups: Participants may miss one Integration Group meeting without penalty. After the first absence, participants are required to write and submit a short reflection paper about the topic of the missed session. If a participant misses more than three Integration Group meetings, they will need to return the following year to continue with the certificate unless an exception to policy is granted in writing.

Participants who miss substantial live class sessions in full or part may be asked to complete the relevant portion(s) of the certificate training with a future program cohort, and the participant’s certificate conferral may accordingly be delayed. When possible, the Program Directors will work with participants to find reasonable solutions for unavoidable scheduling conflicts. Participants assume full responsibility for ensuring timely program completion, including any necessary make-up work.

Special Circumstances for MAPS PBC Modules at Naropa University: We recommend an applicant carefully consider the cohort they are applying for and the dates of that cohort’s live retreat intensive(s). Participants need to attend the designated dates for all classes, as well as a full MDMA-assisted therapy education intensive, with their particular cohort year. If any days are missed, this will entail either joining the following year at Naropa University or making other arrangements with Naropa University, and may incur additional cost. It is ultimately the participant’s responsibility to determine and confirm make-up arrangements with Naropa.

We therefore strongly recommend that applicants carefully consider the dates of our program’s MAPS education events, including the MAPS retreat intensive(s), to ensure that full attendance at all MAPS components will be possible within the year of your admittance.

Governmental, University and vendor guidelines may continue to change in response to COVID variants. All certificate program retreats will be held in person as described above unless prohibited by relevant Governmental, University or vendor restrictions. In such cases, impacted retreat(s) will be moved fully online. There is no hybrid option for retreats. Please note that attendance at the Program’s three residential retreats is mandatory. All participants must provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or proof of negative FDA-approved at-home test, rapid antigen, or PCR test taken within 48 hours prior to the start of each retreat. Participants are required to adhere to all health and safety measures as determined by Naropa University and partner retreat sites. Naropa University reserves the right to modify the delivery of or cancel retreats in the event of a Covid-19 outbreak.

All 2023 retreats will be held in person. In order to mitigate risk of the spread of Covid-19, Naropa University strongly encourages all participants to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. We strongly encourage all participants to mask and take other relevant precautions during transit to each retreat, especially when traveling by air, to help ensure a safe and healthy retreat container for all.

We will not be offering the residential portions of this program in a hybrid or online fashion at this time. All attendees are responsible for the costs of travel to the program retreats and Naropa is not responsible for refunding travel costs to participants who are unable to attend.

Participants who wish to seek any exception to the above-stated Withdrawal, Deferral, Payments and Refund policies due to a medical emergency or extenuating circumstances may present a formal written petition to the Program Administrators via email. Petitions must provide a detailed summary and timeline of the relevant circumstance, and must be accompanied by supporting documentation. Completed petitions must be submitted in full within 30 calendar days of the last day of the program in which the participant was enrolled, or within 30 calendar days of the relevant due date or deadline, whichever is first.

• The online components of the certificate program are primarily facilitated via Zoom along with industry-leading learning management software platforms, all of which include built-in accessibility features. The Opening Retreat will be held within ADA-accessible spaces at Naropa University’s Main Campus. The Intensive Retreats will be held at Drala Mountain Center, where most facilities are ADA accessible. Certificate program staff will notify DMC of any accessibility needs.

• Admitted program participants requesting support services and/or reasonable accommodations from Naropa University are required to submit documentation of a qualified disability to verify eligibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Disability Resources policies. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with qualified disabilities after appropriate review by Naropa’s Office of Accessibility. For more information please contact Austin Pick, Executive Director of Naropa Extended Campus: extendedcampus@naropa.edu.