Accredetation
The university is accredited regionally by the Higher Leaning Commission (HLC) and nationally by Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) and has over 100 degree and certificate programs.
The School
- Founded with the aim of providing relevant and affordable education to military officers. Today it offers services to other students seeking liberal arts and professional degree programs with special emphasis on programs in homeland security, national security, intelligence, and emergency and disaster management.
- It is a convenient online school with over 40,000 students from 100 countries where all administrative tasks and coursework can be completed online combining both theory and real-world experience in classes.
- AMU is affordable and has programs in fields such as business, information technology, education and management. It also provides specialized education in homeland security, national security and emergency and disaster management.
- Helps military students become better military officers and better business owners
- Courses help in all aspects of the job from logistics, researching, financing to politics.
- Transfer credit of up to 45 hrs for Associates, 90 hrs for Bachelor’s and 15hrs for Master’s
- No specific login times- anytime and at one’s convenience.
- Both 8 and 16 week sessions offered and students are allowed to choose session to take.
- Courses are assured once a student signs- up even when there is a low course enrollment.
Experienced Faculty
- They use both theory and real-world experience in teaching.
- They have passed through reputable institutions of higher learning such as University of Notre Dame, University of Chicago, Stanford University, Cambridge University and Harvard University.
- A number are executives in the United Nations, the State Department, the Department of Defence, Department of Homeland Security, the central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- They work in the field they teach therefore making teaching using experience based teaching possible.
- University’s faculty shares a passion for providing curriculum and class delivery uniquely designed to meet the needs of the students
Affordability
- AMU has maintained a modest tuition level despite hikes found across the industry and still provides quality academic programs and the best distance learning environment for its students.
- Where one cannot raise funds for his/ her education, the university provides a book grant for eligible undergraduate students.
- Qualified students can also use federal student aid, military tuition assistance among others as payment options.
Convenience
- Classes start monthly.
- Prior education and training may lead to academic credit.
- Active Military Assistance.
References
American Military University (2009). Web.