How to Register for Courses

Once you have been admitted into the program and have committed to attending, you will register for courses in accordance with your academic plan, as well as in consultation with doctoral advising as needed. 

Minimum Courses Required Per Year

In order to remain enrolled as a student at APUS, you must register and complete at least one course in each 12-month period. If you do not complete at least one course every 12 months, you will be considered as having left the university, and you will be disenrolled. Courses from which you withdraw do not meet this requirement. Other activities with the university other than course completion do not prevent you from being disenrolled.

If you know you will need to take a break from your studies, you should submit the online Program Hold Request Form at no charge, so that your place in your program is reserved for you.

If you have any questions regarding the annual requirement, please contact [email protected].

Registering from your Academic Plan

If you have enrolled in a degree or certificate program, you can register directly from your program requirements displayed on My Academic Plan by clicking on any course. Registering this way will help prevent you from registering in a course that will not fulfill a requirement in your program.

You can register for a course as early as 5 months before it begins and up to 1 week before the course starts. View the academic calendar schedule for open and close registration dates for each 8- or 16-week session.

As you complete courses, you will see that progress reflected on your Academic Plan. For questions regarding your online academic plan, please contact [email protected].

Maximum Number of Courses Permitted

During the first 16 weeks, students may take no more than the three courses required by their program.