International Student Admissions

 

Our university welcomes international applicants and currently has approximately 100 students from more than 20 foreign countries. Note: Because we are an online university, students are not required to enter the U.S. therefore we do not issue I-20 or DS-2019 Forms for the F-1 or J-1 student visas.

In addition to the admission requirements for undergraduate or graduate study, students whose native or primary language is not English must also provide verification of English proficiency.

Non-U.S. Transcripts

Students must have their non-U.S. transcripts from their post secondary education evaluated to determine their U.S. equivalency. Various credential evaluation agencies can interpret the educational backgrounds of people who have studied outside the United States and are in need of statements of U.S. equivalencies. These agencies issue two main types of reports:

  • Degree-only verification Verifies the type of degree earned and whether or not the Non-U.S. institution degree is equivalent to one earned at an accredited U.S. institution.
  • Course by course evaluation Verifies whether or not the non-U.S. institution is equivalent to an accredited U.S. institution and includes a separate report that provides U.S. semester credit, grade equivalent, and level equivalent (graduate or undergraduate) for each course. The report is used for Transfer Credit Evaluations (TCE).

Undergraduate Students with no previous college-level academic credits:

Applicants must self-certify on their admissions application that they have received the equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma or have the recognized equivalent such as a GED certificate or have completed secondary school through home schooling as defined by state law. (Our institution maintains the right to require the student to provide supporting documentation if needed). NOTE: Applicants must submit a Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) Application if they have completed military training in the U.S. (AARTs, SMART, CGI, etc.) and/or civilian training (CLEP, DSST, FEMA, EMI, etc.) and wish to have it evaluated for possible credit.

Undergraduate Students with previous college-level academic credits:

Undergraduate transfer students who have previous college-level credits are required to submit a Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) Application as part of their admission process.  They must request the evaluation agency interpreting their non-U.S. college-level transcript to send a course-by-course evaluation report directly to the university.

Exception: Transfer students  who have applied for a transfer credit evaluation and are requesting transfer credit for coursework taken at a Canadian Institution are NOT REQUIRED to get an International course-by-course evaluation of the Canadian transcript if it meets the following criteria (the official transcript will still be required):

  • Transcript is in English
  • Transcript is acceptable for Admissions Purposes without an International Review if the school is a member of the Association of Canadian Colleges and Universities or other U.S. Accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Graduate Students with no prior graduate-level academic credits:

Those whose highest degree is equivalent to a bachelor's with no prior graduate-level work must request for the evaluation agency interpreting their non-U.S. college-level transcript to send an official degree-only verification report directly to our university. The report must verify that the student earned a bachelor's degree equivalent to one earned at a nationally or regionally accredited institution in the United States.

Exceptions:

  • Our university accepts official documentation for students completing programs from the Swedish Defense College as the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree without requiring an evaluation.
  • Official transcripts from Canadian universities confirming bachelor’s or master’s degrees will be accepted directly from the Canadian institution for entry into a master's program if the school is a member of the Association of Canadian Colleges and Universities; if accreditation is shown on the transcript from the Ministry of Education of the province; OR if the school has been given degree­-granting rights by an act of the Canadian legislature.

Graduate Students with prior graduate-level academic credits:

Those with prior graduate-level work at a non-U.S. institution who wish to apply for a Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) must request for the evaluation agency interpreting their non-U.S. college-level transcript to send an official course-by-course evaluation directly to our university.

Exception: Transfer students who have applied for a transfer credit evaluation and are requesting transfer credit for coursework taken at a Canadian Institution are NOT REQUIRED to get an international course-by-course evaluation of the Canadian transcript if it meets the following criteria (the official transcript will still be required):

  • Transcript is in English
  • Transcript is acceptable for admissions purposes without an International Review if the school is a member of the Association of Canadian Colleges and Universities or other U.S. Accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Accepted Credential Evaluation Service Organizations:

We will accept official evaluation reports from the foreign education evaluation agencies listed below. The student is responsible for contacting the agency directly for procedure and fee information:

*Because membership may change throughout the year, applicants with non-U.S. transcripts requiring evaluation should visit the NACES or AICE web sites to see the most current information.

The evaluating agency should mail the official report to this 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

For questions about non-U.S. documents or international student requirements, please e-mail international@apus.edu.

 

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