Decided on APUS - Questions Though

I think my wife has finally decided on APUS to finish her degree. I'm hoping the board members here can answer a few questions for her:

1) Silly question...which sounds/looks better on a resume - American Public University or American Military University?

2) Does anyone have experience registering for APUS classes? How quickly do they fill up? Is it difficult to get into the classes you want/need? We looked at Fort Hays but their classes almost never have an opening.

3) How many hours per week should she expect to study if she's taking 1 undergrad class at a time in an 8 week session? The website says 18-22 hours per week per class for the 8 week format, but the online advisor we spoke with claims she spends 14 hours a week (2 per day) taking 4 classes at a time at the graduate level!


Thanks to everyone in advance...many blessings on your large, academic heads.

Pug

 

Either look the same to me. There are many schools with odd names that have been around a while. Slippery Rock State, Harvey Mudd, TUI University, Excelsior, and others come to mind. I would not worry about the names of AMU or APU. Now, if you come to a decision on whether to attend Idiot Sticks State then you might want to think it over more.

Bing

 

When I was at AMU I was taking 2 undergrad 8 week classes at a time but I was staggering them by a month so every month I was finishing one class and starting another. I did this to avoid having to write two research papers at the same time. A couple of times I threw in an additional 16 week class. I really love the school and my professors were great but I decided to finish my undergrad at Excelsior because it was much cheaper and faster.

I never had any problems getting the classes I wanted. As far as the work load I never had any classes that were overwhelming to me. Usually I was able to work ahead quite a bit.

 

I put my work at AMU on hold, when I was working on it I found that most people heard "American Military University" and assumed that it was an institution of the government not unlike the War College et al.

If you're military or a veteran, this could be a good thing. If not - it probably doesn't matter.

 

For many people, they check the box even more adequately than most. My point though is that AMU is not one of the service graduate schools but gets a sort of name recognition as though it were.

 

Thanks to all for your feedback. After further thought and deliberation my wife has actually decided on Bellevue. She likes the format and the programs, as do I actually! I've been looking at Bellevue for a while now.

Pug