Graduate - General Guidelines

Masters

Up to 15 semester hours may be transferred, 9 of which may be applied to core or major requirements.  The remaining credits may be applied to the program electives, depending on the total required 36 semester hours for the degree.

Certificates

Up to 3 semester hours may be transferred if they are directly applicable to the courses needed 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 Graduate credit.

  • We do not accept any type of experiential learning that has not been evaluated by ACE.

  • 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.