The Atlantic University was founded in 1930 but closed after two years due to lack of funding. It reopened in 1985 with a single Master's program in Transpersonal Studies and is now fully online, offering four degree programs. It is accredited and offers affordable tuition payment plans. The two main programs are a Master of Arts in Transpersonal Studies and a Master of Arts in Leadership Studies, each with their own set of required courses and costs. The university also offers two certificate programs.

2. • The University was founded by Edgar
Cayce and partners in 1930
• Closed after two years due to lack of
funding
• Reopened in 1985 by a group of dedicated
faculty with just one program: Master of
Arts in Transpersonal Studies
• Was first a residential/ correspondence
school, then went completely online in
2010
• Students can now choose from four
accredited programs

3. • Distance Education
Accrediting
Commission (DEAC)
• First accredited in
1994 (then DETC)
• Reaccredited every
five years

4. PROGRAMS OFFERED AT ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
• Master of Arts in Transpersonal Studies
• Master of Arts in Leadership Studies
• Graduate Certificate in Integrated Imagery: Regression
Hypnosis
• Certificate in Spiritual Guidance Mentor Training

5. • General Studies
• Four
specializations:
• Applied Spirituality
• Creativity
• Consciousness
• Leadership and
Conflict Transformation

6. MASTER OF ARTS IN TRANSPERSONAL STUDIES
R E Q U I R E D C O U R S E S
• TS5000 Introduction to
Transpersonal Studies
• TS5005 Spiritual Crisis
• TS5010 The Inner Life
• TS5015 Qualitative
Research Methods
H O W M U C H D O E S I T
C O S T ?
Current Tuition Rate:
$1548 per course
$516 per credit
• Payment plan
available
• Graduate Debt-Free!
Option #1: Thirty-six credit hours,
to include TS6999 Culminating
Project.
Option #2: Thirty-nine credit hours,
two additional courses taken in lieu of
TS6999 Culminating Project.

7. • Global Leadership
• Organizational
Leadership
• Mindful Leadership

8. MASTER OF ARTS IN LEADERSHIP STUDIES
R E Q U I R E D C O U R S E S
Required Courses (21 Credit Hours)
• LS5000 Foundations of Outstanding Leadership
• LS5005 Change, Conflict, and Leadership
• LS5010 Leading People, Teams, and
Organizations
• LS5015 The Practice of Mindful Leadership
• LS5020 Spirituality & Ethics in Leadership
• LS6900 Integration Seminar
• LS6090 Research, Application, and Assessment
H O W M U C H D O E S I T
C O S T ?
Current Tuition Rate:
$1923 per course
$641 per credit
• Payment plan
available
• Graduate Debt-Free
39 Credit Hours, 13 online courses
Includes a capstone project in LS6090 Research,
Application, and Assessment

9. • Graduate Certificate
• Can be part of MATS
• Three levels
• 14 weeks online instruction per level
• Four day residential per level

10. INTEGRATED IMAGERY: REGRESSION HYPNOSIS
R E Q U I R E D C O U R S E S
Required Courses (3 Credit
Hours)
• IIRH Level 1*
• IIRH Level 2*
• IIRH Level 3*
*Four-day required residential per
level
H O W M U C H D O E S I T
C O S T ?
Current Tuition Rate:
$1548 per course
$516 per credit
• Payment plan
available
• Graduate Debt-Free!
9 Credit Hours, 3 online
courses, 3 four-day residentials

11. • Noncredit Certificate
• Is not part of and degree program
• Applied Spirituality Specialization
• Five courses

12. SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE MENTOR TRAINING CERTIFICATE
H O W M U C H D O E S I T
C O S T ?
Current Tuition Rate:
$750 per course
• Payment plan available
• Graduate Debt-Free!
5 online courses
Noncredit
Final Essay Required
Certificate of Completion
Required Course:
TS5055 Principles and Practices of Spiritual
Mentorship (taken last, when possible
Must take two of the following:
TS6000 Becoming a Teacher of Dream Work/Dream
Interpretation
TS6005 Becoming a Teacher of Finding Your Mission in
Life
TS6010 Becoming a Teacher of Meditation and the
Inner Life
Can choose from the following list for the
remaining two courses:
TS6000, TS6005, TS6010 (listed above)
TS5005 Spiritual Crisis
TS5050 Religion, Spirituality and the Transpersonal
TS5065 Prisms of the Soul: Holistic Self-assessment
Tools
TS5150 Psychology of Creativity
TS5155 Creating a Meaningful Life

13. • Each program requires an application,
essay, and nonrefundable application fee:
$50 for grad, $35 for SGMT
• MATS, MALS, and IIRH require bachelors
degree, 3.0 GPA, and official transcripts
• MALS requires a resume

14. MILITARY AND
VETERANS BENEFITS
AND SCHOLARSHIPS
• The Eiji Kaneko Memorial
Scholarship ($1,250)
• The Peter Newman Scholarship
($2,500)
• Hester Scholarship and Lecture
Fund ($1,250)
Educational Benefits Program
• Post 9/11 GI Bill (CH33)
• Montgomery GI Bill (CH30 and CH 1606
• Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
Program (CH31
• Survivors and Dependents Assistance (35)
• Military Scholarship ($100 reduction in per
credit hour tuition for graduate level courses)
ACADEMIC
SCHOLARSHIPS
Must have successfully
completed a minimum of 9cr.
prior to applying for any Atlantic
University Scholarships.
Students can also search for private
scholarships.

15. Atlantic University
215 67th Street
Virginia Beach, VA 2351
info@atlanticuniv.edu
www.AtlanticUniv.edu
800-428-1512