California POST Command College

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:

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

  • Any Graduate level degree program (9 SH)

Students may maximize transfer credit from this internal recommendation by pursuing one of the following programs:

  • Master of Arts in Criminal Justice
  • Master of Arts in Security Management
  • Master of Public Administration

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 California POST Command College 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 California POST Command College 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 California POST Command College transcript/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 recommendation.

Students must send in their OFFICIAL transcript/certificate from California POST Command College along with a TCE Application.  Transfer credit may be applied toward the following APUS courses, depending on the student's specific degree program requirements:

APUS Transfer Credit RecommendationsAPUS SH
  
Students may receive a total of 9 semester hours transfer credit from the courses listed below.
 
CMRJ512 - Police Administration3 SH
MGMT605 - Leadership3 SH
PADM610 - Public Management3 SH
SCMT510 - Security Management Ethics3 SH
 
Any graduate level research course, excluding HIST500, HIST501, and EDUC6403 SH
 
OMNI599 - omnibus credit toward MAJOR requirements*3 SH
 
*omnibus credit can only be applied toward MA Criminal Justice, MA Security Management, or Master of Public Administration degree programs
 


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.