US Army Missile and Space Defense Command (SOOQC)

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

  • Master of Science in Space Studies

Guidelines:

  • A student has met the terms of the agreement and is eligible for possible Transfer Credit Evaluation review if they completed the specific initial courses at SOOQC AFTER the effective dates and they have not yet had an Initial TCE completed.
  • If an initial evaluation has already been prepared and the student completed the specific courses from SOOQC AFTER May 12, 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 May 12, 2008, they are eligible for a review of their SOOQC courses for possible transfer credit as long as the courses were completed at SOOQC 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.

The student must submit certificate of completion for review.  Students are eligible to receive up to 9 semester hours of transfer credit  for the completion of:

Effective Date:   SOOQC Course:APUS Course Equivalents:                         
   
May 12, 2008SOOQC Space Operations
Qualification Course		SPST613 - Satellite Communications
  SPST623 - National Space Organization
  SPST628 - Space Operations Structure & Design
                     

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 Graduate level credit in order to possibly apply towards a Graduate degree program at APUS.

This Articulation/MOU Agreement is valid for listed programs which will be reviewed each Catalog year and credit recommendations may change if the programs or agreements are altered and/or re-evaluated.