Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) Training Academy
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Training Academy

It is the student's responsibility to alert APUS that s/he may fall under a current Internal Recommendation Policy by emailing his/her Student ID and the name of the Internal Recommendation to articulations@apus.edu.

Eligibility:

Undergraduate students must be pursuing one of the following programs at the University (maximum semester hours of transfer credit from this internal policy):

  • Any Undergraduate level degree program (9 SH)

Students may maximize transfer credit from this internal policy by pursuing the following program:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice with a General concentration

Guidelines:

  • A student has met the terms of the agreement and is eligible for possible Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) review if they completed the specific course through the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) Training Academy or the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Training Academy and they have not yet had an initial TCE completed.
  • If an initial TCE has already been prepared and the student completed the specific course through the CGIS Training Academy or the NCIS Training Academy after the official evaluation was completed, they can send in the updated paperwork.  A TCE Update Request Form must also be submitted to initiate the review process.
  • If a student changes their degree program, they are eligible for a review of their CGIS Training Academy or NCIS Training Academy certificate for possible transfer credit.
  • If a student has already had an Initial TCE completed, their documentation has already been reviewed, and no additional paperwork is to be submitted, they are NOT eligible for this internal policy.

Students must send in a copy of their certificate of completion from the CGIS Training Academy or the NCIS Training Academy along with a TCE Application.  Documentation of successful completion may make a student eligible for the following transfer credit recommendations, depending on the student's specific undergraduate degree program requirements:

APUS Transfer Credit RecommendationsAPUS SH
 
 CMRJ101 - Evidence and Procedure3 SH
 CMRJ306 - Criminal Investigation3 SH
 CMRJ320 - Law Enforcement Intelligence Operations3 SH
 


Please note:

This Internal Recommendation Policy is valid for listed programs which may be reviewed each catalog year and credit recommendations may change if the programs or internal recommendation policies are altered and/or re-evaluated.