Homeland Security

To "What the hell". Did your professor's complaints have anything to do with your spelling or grammar on your papers? I'm sorry but I think I had a small seizure trying to read your paragraph. What's your BA in, cave painting?

If you go to AMU it reads AMU at the top and has APUS on the third line.

Does the diploma you receive as an AMU student read AMU or APUS?

I have been a student at AMU since 2004. During that time I have completed my AA in Real Estate Management and have accumulated 87 credits towards my BA in Homeland Security. As an active duty Marine with nearly two decades of service, I appreciate many facets of AMU. First and foremost is its flexibility, which allows me to balance all of my military and family commitments. This does NOT in any way equate to having an easier workload, but rather requires discipline and proper planning to work around my own priorities while still maintaining my education. Secondly, I am always appreciative of the compassion and empathy that 90% of the staff has at the school to my/our military commitments. I have never made a habit of using my work as an excuse to submit assignments late, but duty has called before at unexpected times. Never has an instructor failed to treat me as an adult and work with me to accomplish the work load around these commitments. I am always very cognizant of the quality of my education since it is online and subject to much debate and scrutiny. My wife teaches at UoP and I can assure you that if even half of the online university alumni are as inept as her students, we are in poor company. Most students seem to feel as if they are entitled to their degree rather than a right to EARN it. Online education is very writing intensive and this is where most students fail. If you do not have a strong gasp of grammar and proper English, do not expect to do well in ANY online environment. Just because you did not have to take the ACT or SAT and you paid the registration and tuition does mean you are guaranteed a passing grade. You paid for the privilege of attempting to improve your education. That being said I do believe that there are some faculty at AMU that are victim of the diploma mill mentality. Many courses are not overly challenging and often it feels as if the instructors are just going through the motions. I'm left wondering if anyone could have possibly failed the class. However, I feel like this is the exception rather than the norm. Most online teachers are paid per student, this is not the case at AMU - they are paid per class. This eliminates any incentive a teacher would have to push students through or attempt to overpopulate their classes at the expense of quality grading and feedback. One final thought on AMU: due to their added accreditations a couple of years ago, it seems as though many of their programs are in a continual state of review. This is a good thing, but does become a pain to the potential student as requirements can and do change. Many of their BA programs do not even require more than 3/4 300 and 400 level classes, which is definitely NOT the norm at traditional schools. So I would expect this to change in the near future. All in all, AMU is a great and I would recommend it to anyone.

I've just completed my Bachelor or Arts degree in Homeland Security with American Military University (AMU).  My entire experience with AMU, starting back in 2005, has been awesome.  I am now working on the Master's degree with AMU.  For those that say offices never contacted you back, every time (and I mean every time), my emails have been replied to within 24 hours (if not the same day).  I too have a reply to the "go elsewhere" comment from April 2008.  You personally may not have had internet access, but their are places with public internet access (ie, libraries).  My internet went don't due to a storm and I resorted to my work computer after work hours and using a library computer.  Yes, it is a little out of the way, but I still was able to complete my course work.  Final word, AMU is a great university and I am really glad I chose them.

To the "go elsewhere" comment from April 2008: 

A university does not have to follow customer service guidelines.  It is not a situation where "the customer is always right." People like you really think that they deserve everything but don't bother to work for anything.  If someone was rude to you, that's not acceptable, but now you are just being a baby.  The majority of us have had a great experience with AMU, of course there are always a few annoying people to deal with but that's life.  Good luck finding a better online school - this is the best one out there.

I completed a Master's in Homeland Security with American Military University in March 2008.  My entire experience with AMU was nothing but positive. All of my professors were very helpful with some being more helpful than others.  I wrote a lot of papers but in the process I learned a lot.  About the same time I finished my degree with AMU I retired from the U.S. Navy after a 30 year career.  I enjoyed being able to work at my own pace, the classes were all interesting, and the professors all brought real world experience to the table.  I feel that my degree with AMU will make me very competitive in the civilian sector.  After taking a year off I will begin looking for another career in the Homeland Security arena.  I unequivocally recommend AMU for anyone wishing to further their education with any of the offered programs.

I had a problem with AMU too.  The registar office was not very responsive to me either.  I've tried called many times and by the time I've got to them the semester already started.  When I explained that I've called ahead the registar office didn't listen.  But the registar office knew when to call me when it came to pay for the next semister.

I recently started AMU about 6 months ago. I was a bit sceptical at first; however, the whole experience I have had with them was great. It is one of few online schools that is now both regionally and nationally accredited. If you don't agree, research it yourself. It is accredited by 2 companies recognized by the US Department of Education(USDE). It is nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Counsel (DETC) and regionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission. Overall the classes are balanced and easy to fit into any schedule. The person has to be dedicated and work on his or her time management to do well in the classes. The school is great for military service members.

Been going there for 2 years now and haven't had any problems at all. In fact, I've managed to get some of my coworkers and subordinates enrolled. It's flexible, and practical for a working student. Great school, highly recommend AMU to anyone looking to further their education.

When I began at AMU the first professor I had was incredible.  The second one was just ok, and the rest were great. In response to "Faculty Problem" I think it may really have been just that one professor and at every school there will be someone like that.  Overall the faculty are awesome and the rest of the AMU/APU staff is great.