U.S. Department of State Security Technical Specialist (STS) Fundamentals Course

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 (38 SH)

Guidelines:

  • A student has met the terms of the agreement and is eligible for possible Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) review if they completed the Security Technical Specialist (STS) Fundamentals course through the U.S. Department of State and they have not yet had an Initial TCE completed.
  • If an Initial TCE has already been prepared and the student completed the STS Fundamentals course through the U.S. Department of State 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 U.S. Department of State STS Fundamentals 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 STS Fundamentals certificate of completion from the U.S. Department of State along with a TCE Application.  Documentation of successful completion may make a student eligible for the following transfer credit recommendations depending on their specific undergraduate degree program requirements:

APUS Transfer Credit RecommendationsAPUS SH
 
 Elective Credit38 SH
 


Please note:

This Internal Recommendation Policy is valid for the programs listed 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.