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Graduate Students

AMU accepts students for graduate-level study who have earned a minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

Master's Degree
To earn a master’s degree, students must complete a minimum of 12 courses and take a final comprehensive examination, thesis option, or capstone/applied research project at the end of all course work. 

Graduate Certificate
The graduate certificate program is a six to nine course focused program of study on a particular topic or set of issues. The certificate program appeals to students who already possess a master’s degree and seek specific knowledge in a subject area. It also appeals to students who possess a bachelor’s degree and seek graduate-level knowledge and credentials without completing an entire graduate degree.

Admissions Requirements
If you are applying to a graduate-level program, you must submit the following documents:

1. Official transcript showing you have earned a bachelor's degree from an institution accredited by a recognized accrediting body. If you have earned a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited institution, submit the official advanced degree transcript in lieu of an undergraduate degree transcript.
2. If you earned graduate-level credit without completing the degree and want to have it evaluated for transfer, submit official transcripts of this coursework along with the Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) application and fee. Click here for full instructions on TCE submission.
3. The following graduate programs have additional admissions requirements:

Click here to begin an application for admission.

Additional Transfer Credit
AMU also will consider professional military education and specific civilian, corporate, and government training evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE) for graduate credit. When emailing scanned documents, please make sure they are saved in one of the following formats: .jpg, .tif or .pdf. We are unable to accept Word documents. Your credits must have been earned within the last 10 years. Please refer to the TCE instructions for full details.

Note: Graduate students may transfer up to a maximum of 15 credit hours.

Mail Transfer Credit Documents to the Following Address:
American Public University System
Attn: Student Records
10110 Battleview Parkway, Suite 114
Manassas, VA 20109
Transfer Credit Fax: 304-724-3788
E-mail:documents@apus.edu