Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST)

APUS has created an Internal Transfer Credit Policy for the completion of Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Basic Law Enforcement Training course.

Eligibility:

Undergraduate students must be pursuing one of the following programs at the University:

• Any undergraduate degree program (AA/AS, BA/BS)
• Recommended:  BA in Criminal Justice - General Program

Guidelines:

• A student has met the terms of the agreement and is eligible for possible Transfer Credit Evaluation review if they completed a POST Basic Law Enforcement Training course, are pursuing any APUS program, and have not yet had an Initial TCE completed.
• If an initial evaluation has already been prepared and the student completed a POST Basic Law Enforcement Training course on or after February 12, 2009, 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 AFTER February 12, 2009, they are eligible for a review of their POST Basic Law Enforcement Training course for possible transfer credit as long as the courses were completed AFTER the effective dates listed in the agreement.

This agreement allows for a minimum of one semester hour and the maximum of 27 semester hours, assuming all grade requirements are met and credit is applicable to the student's chosen degree program.

The student must submit a copy of a POST certificate verifying completion of the POST training program:  If the certificate does not indicate "POST" or "Peace Officer Standards and Training," the student must submit a copy of the certificate of completion AND a letter from the training facility stating that the student completed their POST certified training program.  Dates MUST be included on both documents and MUST match.

Students may be eligible to receive a maximum of 27 semester hours of transfer credit towards their program if they have complete a POST training course and sent in the required documentation.  Student may be eligible to receive the following:

Please note:

For those students who are not pursuing one of these programs or have taken a course outside the dates, we are required to follow course by course evaluations and the American Council on Education (ACE) recommendations for awarding transfer credit.  Credit must be evaluated by ACE and recommended for Undergraduate level credit in order to possibly apply towards an Undergraduate degree program at APUS.

This Internal Transfer Credit Policy is valid for listed programs which will be reviewed each Catalog Year and credit recommendations may change if programs or the agreement are altered and/or re-evaluated.

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

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