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Location
Lodging
Registration and Payment
Transfers/Refunds
Text Sources
Accessibility
Tax Deductions
Babes in Arms
Financial Assistance
All courses are held at Seattle Midwifery
School, at our new location at Talaris unless otherwise noted.
Directions
-
 Stay on campus just steps away from
our classroom! Talaris World Campus is a gorgeous, retreat setting
with ponds and extensive grounds. Lodging is available on campus at the
Talaris
Lodge. Contact 206.268.7000 for reservations.
- The
Silver Cloud Inn, located nearby, offers a shuttle service and
discounts for SMS students. Call 206.526.5200 to get the
discounted rate.
- Additional lodging
options (PDF)
A non-refundable $100 deposit must accompany your
registration (unless otherwise specified on the
class schedule). All payments must be in US dollars. You may register by mail or by phone. Full tuition is due by the payment
deadline listed on the course schedule. There is a $25 fee for all returned checks.
Tuition rates and course dates are subject to change. SMS reserves the right to cancel any
course if there is insufficient enrollment (tuition will be fully refunded). Students are
responsible for purchasing required textbooks.
To cancel your registration or transfer to another course,
submit a written request by the payment deadline. For cancellations, SMS will refund your
payments, minus the deposit. There is no charge to transfer to another course.
No
refunds or transfers will be granted after the payment deadline.
The above policies apply to non-credit classes. For classes
taken for college credit, please review this
cancellation and
refund policy.
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Many of the required and
recommended texts are available from large booksellers, including
Amazon.com. When you
click through to Amazon from our site, Amazon will give a portion of the
purchase price back to SMS. So buy all your birth-related books
through this site and help raise money for the school!
Additional sources include:
Cascade Birth and Life Bookstore
800.443.9942
Mention SMS Quote #29466
for a 10% discount on these texts.
Some of the texts are available at the SMS library. You must become a library
member to borrow books.
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SMS is committed to providing fully accessible facilities. If
you have special accommodation needs, please
email us.
US income tax deductions are allowed for continuing education
that is taken to improve and maintain professional skills. This includes registration
fees, travel, meals and lodging. Consult your tax advisor for details and specific
documentation requirements.
In consideration of other participants, please make childcare
arrangements for children over the age of four months. Any participant who brings an
infant less than four months old to class must also bring someone able to take care of the
child outside the classroom. We require advance notice if you plan to bring your infant.
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SMS offers limited
financial assistance in
the form of work exchange positions or partial tuition waivers. Preference is given to
students who intend to work in underserved communities. Review our
financial assistance
policies for more information.
The Penny Simkin Scholarship Fund also provides partial tuition
assistance for applicants intending to practice in Washington State. Priority is given
to applicants who want to become certified doulas. However,
consideration will be given to those seeking childbirth and lactation
education training.
For those taking the Labor Support
Course, the
University of Washington Medical Center Doula Care Project offers
partial scholarships for volunteers who commit to 96 volunteer hours with this program. All scholarship
applicants must interview with the UWMC Program Coordinator before
submitting the SMS
financial
assistance application.
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