Azusa Pacific University (APU) is an evangelical Christian and an inter-denominational university located near Los Angeles in the suburban area of Azusa, California, United States.
According to the Azusa Pacific University’s official website, the university offers more than a hundred associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs, on-campus, online and six regional campuses across southern California.
APU has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) since 1962 and received its most recent reaccreditation in 2013.
Azusa pacific online University programs
Azusa Pacific University offers various and broad online degree programs. APU provides these dynamic programs through its various departments, schools and colleges.
Prerequisites
To be considered for admission into an Azusa Pacific online program, the applicant must meet certain requirements set by the university. These requirements include:
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A bachelor’s or a master’s degree from an accredited university, depending upon the online program you are applying to
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A GPA of 3.0 or above
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Online admission application and online application fee
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Academic transcripts
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Letters of recommendation in some cases
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Proof of English language proficiency in some cases
College of liberal arts and sciences
APU provides three online programs through this college. These programs are online master of information technology, online master in teaching English to speakers of other languages and a certificate in teaching English as a foreign language.
College of music and arts: School of visual and performing arts
This college of APU provides the online master’s in modern art history program. This is a 24-month program that offers specialized coursework in modernism in addition to contemporary theory and the practice of art criticism.
School of business and management
This school offers two graduate programs, which are:
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Online master’s of business administration.
This online program offers the students flexible and streamlined coursework in a convenient online format.
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Online master’s of arts in management
This online program merges relevant business techniques and leadership strategies, and provides coursework to the students in a flexible online format.
School of education
The APU School of Education provides online programs in two categories, educational leadership and teacher education. The programs are titled as follows:
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Online master’s in educational leadership
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Online master’s in educational leadership: educational technology learning
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Online master’s in special education
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Online master’s in physical education
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Online certificate in gifted and talented education
School of nursing
This school offers the online undergraduate accelerated RN to BSN program for registered nurses. The aim of this program is to enhance the clinical skill set of the student and develop organizational, managerial and communication abilities.
University College
Several programs offered via this college of the Azusa Pacific University are:
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Online bachelor’s of arts in applied psychology
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Online associate of arts
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Online certificate of advanced management
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Online certificate of business principles
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Online associate of science in health sciences
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Online bachelor’s of science in health sciences
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Online master’s of arts in leadership and organizational studies
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Online bachelor’s of arts in leadership
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Online bachelor’s of arts in liberal studies
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Online bachelor’s of arts in management
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Online certificate of pre-nursing health science
University library
Offered in conjunction with the teacher librarian services credentials, the online master’s in school librarianship program is offered. Normally, a student takes eighteen months to complete this online degree program.