Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) - Command & General Staff Officer

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 Arts in National Security Studies (ALL Concentrations)

Guidelines:

• A student has met the terms of the agreement and is eligible for possible Transfer Credit Evaluation review if they completed the specific Command & General Staff Officer Course (WHINSEC CGSOC) 720-OPME-4 (Phase 1) AFTER December 1, 2004 and they have not yet had an Initial TCE completed.
• If an initial evaluation has already been prepared and the student completed the Command & General Staff Officer Course (WHINSEC CGSOC) 720-OPME-4 (Phase 1) AFTER February 23, 2007, 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 February 23, 2007, they are eligible for a review of their Command & General Staff Officer Course (WHINSEC CGSOC) 720-OPME-4 (Phase 1) for possible transfer credit as long as the courses were completed at the DOD - Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) AFTER December 1, 2004.
• 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 must send in an official transcript from the Command & General Staff Officer Course (WHINSEC CGSOC) 720-OPME-4 (Phase 1) from the DOD - Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC).  Students who complete the program may receive up to 15 semester hours of transfer credit towards the following APUS courses:

• NS500 - US National Security
• NS505 - Concepts of National Security
• NS599 - National Security Studies Omnibus (6 semester hours)
• DM580 - Leadership

Please Note:

For those students who are not pursuing this program or have taken the 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.