Certificate and Degree Combinations

Stand Alone Certificate

The certificate review process begins when a student submits the online Certificate Completion Application form. Certificates are awarded on the first of each month when processed separately from a degree.

Once a student submits their Certificate Application, the following processes are triggered:

• Academic Audit - An Associate Registrar must review the student record and confirm that all certificate requirements for completion have been met.
• Finance Audit - The APUS Finance Office must confirm that the Student Account has no outstanding balance or monies owed.
• Library Audit - The APUS Librarian must confirm all books or materials reserved from the library have been returned to APUS and there are no outstanding fees.

For a student to be eligible for the award of their certificate program, they must have:

• Applied for the certificate.
• Fulfilled all course requirements in their program.
• A GPA of 2.0 in an undergraduate program, or 3.0 in a master's level program. If the passing courses do not meet the GPA requirement, students may take excessive courses to bring up their GPA; however, these courses would not be covered by TA, FSA, or VA.
• Completed all program requirements within the published program deadline.
• Fulfilled all course requirements within 150% of courses attempted vs. courses successfully passed.
• No outstanding balances.

For more information on combining a certificate with a degree program, students should contact [email protected].