Appropriate Course Progression

General Education Courses

If a student is enrolled in an Associates or Bachelor degree program, they should first complete their General Education courses in order to be prepared with the skills required in the subsequent courses in their program. If students have taken courses previously at other universities, and think they cover the same subjects as the approved General Education courses, they should wait for their transfer credit evaluation to be completed, or use the online TED (Transfer Equivalent Database) in the TCE Center to determine if their previous courses will fulfill APUS General Education requirements.

Lower Level Courses

Once a student's General Education courses are fulfilled, or if they want to explore other courses outside of their General Education requirements, they should next register for any 100 or 200-level courses that will help them expand their interests.

Upper Level Courses

Students should complete all General Education and 100-200 level courses in their CORE, Major, and/or Concentration sections, before taking any upper-level courses in a program (300-400). Upper level courses are designed for students who are already in their junior/senior year(s) of college, and it is expected that they have mastered the academic skills, such as researching and writing papers, before they advance to this course level.

For more information on the best course progression for a student's individual background, please contact an Academic Advisor at [email protected].