Undergraduate - General Guidelines
 

Associates

Up to 45 semester hours of transfer credit will be accepted toward the total required 61 semester hours. 
 

Bachelors

Up to 90 semester hours will be accepted toward the total required 121-124 semester hours. 
 

Certificates

Up to 3 semester hours may be accepted to complete the total required 15 - 20 semester hours of a Certificate program. 


  • The University can accept specific civilian, corporate, and government training evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE) for undergraduate credit.

  • Experiential learning that has not been evaluated by ACE cannot be accepted.

  • Credit transfer depends on the student's declared program of study and whether the type of credit earned at another university meets the learning outcomes and objectives for his/her program with us.

  • Students with on-the-job training that has not been evaluated by ACE should contact their Human Resources Office, Education Center, or Training Office to see if there are other avenues available to get that credit evaluated.

  • Once the University has received all official transcripts and required documents, the decision will be made as to whether or not a course will transfer into an AMU or APU program.  Additional documentation may be required (e.g., course syllabi or descriptions) in order for the transfer credit award to be maximized.  Students who believe they should have received transfer credit for a specific course in their official Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) results but did not may contact creditaward@apus.edu to see if additional documents are needed to support the TCE.