USMC Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF)

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.

Eligibility:

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

  • Associate of Arts General Studies (no concentration)
  • Associate of Arts General Studies - Weapons of Mass Destruction Preparedness
  • Bachelor of Arts - Emergency and Disaster Management
  • Bachelor of Arts - Homeland Security
  • Bachelor of Science - Public Health

Guidelines:

  • A student has met the terms of the agreement and is eligible for possible Transfer Credit Evaluation review if they completed the specific Basic Operation Course at CBIRF AFTER December 1, 2007 and they have not yet had an Initial TCE completed.
  • If an initial evaluation has already been prepared and the student completed the specific Basic Operation Course at CBIRF AFTER March 11, 2008, 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 March 11, 2008, they are eligible for a review of their CBIRF certificate for possible transfer credit as long as the course was completed at CBIRF AFTER the effective dates listed in the agreement.
  • If a student has already had an Initial TCE completed and their documentation has already been reviewed and no additional paperwork is to be submitted, they are NOT eligible for the agreement terms.

Students are eligible to receive up to 15 semester hours of degree applicable transfer credit towards one of the APUS degree programs listed above.  In order to receive transfer credit, the student must send in a certificate of completion from CBIRF for one of the following courses:

Effective Date:

CBIRF Certificate Course:

APUS Undergraduate Course Equivalency:

Dec 1, 2007CBIRF - Basic Operations CourseGM160 - Emergency Response to Terrorism
  

GM260 - Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Hazards

  GM261 - WMD Incident Command
  IR311 - Chemical & Biological Defense
  MC477 - Emergency & Disaster Incident Command

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 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.