Human Resource Certification Institute

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 (6 SH)

Students may maximize transfer credit from this internal policy by pursuing the following programs:

  • Master of Arts in Management - all concentrations except Defense Management
  • Master of Business Administration with a General concentration
  • Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Human Resources
     

Guidelines:

  • A student has met the terms of the agreement and is eligible for possible Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) review if they are currently certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resource (SPHR) through the Human Resource (HR) Certification Institute and they have not yet had an Initial TCE completed.
  • If an Initial TCE has already been prepared and the student became a certified SPHR through the HR Certification Institute 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 HR Certification Institute 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.

 
Certification Requirements for Transfer Credit:

  • SPHR certification is only valid within the Period of Certification indicated on the HR Certification Institute certificate and must be renewed every three years.
     
  • To qualify for this internal policy, the Period of Certification must encompass the designated date corresponding to the student's TCE type as indicated below:
    • Initial TCE - Admission Date must be within Period of Certification
    • Update TCE - Update Request Date must be within Period of Certification
    • Program Change TCE - Program Change Date must be within Period of Certification
    • Readmission TCE - Readmission Date must be within Period of Certification
    • New Program TCE - New Program Enrollment Date must be within Period of Certification
       

Students must send in a copy of their SPHR certificate from the HR Certification Institute along with a TCE Application.  Documentation of valid certification may make a student eligible for the following transfer credit recommendations depending on their specific graduate degree program requirements:

HR Certification
Institute
Certification Title		APUS Transfer Credit
Recommendation		APUS SH
Senior Professional in Human Resource (SPHR) CertificationHRMT600 - Human Resource Management3 SH

OMNI599 - Omnibus Credit* (only applies to the programs below)

> MA Management - all concentrations except Defense Mgmt
> Master of Business Administration - General concentration
> Master of Public Administration - Human Resources concentration		3 SH

 
*Omnibus credit is transfer credit which applies to a student's specific area of study within their Major/Concentration requirements, but for which APUS does not offer an equivalent course. Students for whom this credit does not directly apply may have the same number of semester hours applied as Elective credit depending on their specific program requirements.
 


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.