Tuition
Graduate Tuition Increase for April 2010 Courses

New Course

HIST681 Special Topic: Teaching New American History (3 hours)
This course prepares teachers to offer a professional development workshop based on the principles of Powerful and Authentic Social Studies (PASS), a program developed by the National Council for the Social Studies. Teachers will learn the three criteria of PASS and how these are applied to standards for developing curriculum, creating assessments, and providing effective instruction. Using content from “new” American history that reflects a change in perspective or interpretation, teachers will learn how to critique and create their own curriculum units, assessment tasks, and instructional video-recordings. Teachers will consider a variety of factors in providing PASS workshops to others

This course will be available as an option in the American History concentration.

Changes to Master's Programs

Master of Business Administration

Required total program hours are changing from 36 hours to 39 hours, allowing three hours of electives.

Core Requirement hours are changing from 18 hours to 27 hours.

Students enrolling in the program after November 30, 2009, will no longer have a preadmission requirement to be verified before they may register. All students entering the program will now be required to take BUSN601 as the first course and should then take BUSN602 and BUSN603 as the first three Core requirements. Students who hold a degree from a School of Business accredited by ACBSP/AACSB (the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, ACBSP, or the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, AACSB), may request a waiver review of these three courses through their Admissions representative.

Master of Business Administration-Practicum Option

Core Requirement hours are changing from 18 hours to 27 hours.

Students enrolling in the program after November 30, 2009, will no longer have a preadmission requirement to be verified before they may register. All students entering the program will now be required to take BUSN601 as the first course and should then take BUSN602 and BUSN603 as the first three Core requirements. Students who hold a degree from a School of Business accredited by ACBSP/AACSB (the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, ACBSP, or the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, AACSB), may request a waiver review of these three courses through their Admissions representative.

Master of Education: Teaching - Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

In the Major Requirements section, EDUC620 is replacing EDUC602.

Master of Education: Teaching - Special Education

In the Major Requirements section, EDUC590 is replacing EDUC597.

Georgia: The University maintains a Certification of Authorization from the Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission in Georgia. “Note to Georgia Students: All academic appeals will be handled in accordance with the normal University hearing process. Grievances that are not resolved through normal, APUS administrative processes should be referred to the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission. Students may contact the Commission at 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220, Tucker, GA  30084; (770) 414-3300 (www.gnpec.org).”

Idaho: The University maintains a Certificate of Registration with the Idaho State Board of Education.

EVSP500 Conservation Biology (3 hours)
This course examines the development of major areas in conservation-oriented research that include patterns of biodiversity, extinction, conservation genetics, conservation of populations, communities and landscapes, and ecological sustainability.

EVSP504 Fisheries Management (3 hours)
This course examines the principles and theory of fisheries management with major emphasis on the human dimension in fisheries management, fishery assessment, population dynamics, and common management practices.

EVSP505 Wildlife Management (3 hours)
This course examines the principles of managing wildlife resources with emphasis on the history of wildlife resources in the United States, population ecology, wildlife values, and the administration of wildlife resources and resources agencies.

EVSP506 Restoration Ecology (3 hours)
This course will examine the concept of restoration ecology, which employs science, applied techniques, and environmental design principles to restore ecological processes and biological communities on disturbed, degraded, or altered landscapes. Students will conduct scientific study and explore techniques used in restoring endangered species, native prairie, rare plants, riparian areas, streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, watersheds, woodlands, and wildlife habitat.

EVSP697 Fish and Wildlife Seminar (3 hours)
This course will consist of an internship or practicum at a park, refuge, or other land managed for fish and wildlife or at an approved non-profit organization that allows the student to gain field experience in the discipline. The experiential or practical component of the class aims to apply learning in an aspect of interest related to the field of fish and wildlife management. It is understood to be a supervised practicum that requires approval by APUS before entering into a relationship with the organization. The selection of an organization or site for the practicum must relate to the content of the student’s course. Goals of the applied practicum seminar will be submitted by the student for approval to the Instructor and Program Director. The practicum will serve as an opportunity to experience the practice of an area of fish and wildlife management related to the focus of the student’s degree. This seminar should be completed in one of the student’s last few semesters.

Master of Science in Environmental Policy and Management:
A new concentration in Fish and Wildlife Management has been added.

Concentration in Fish and Wildlife Management (12 semester hours) - Concentration only available to those students who choose the Masters program – Capstone Version Option.

Objectives

• Describe the fundamental concepts and principles of the management of fish and wildlife resources.
• Assess the impact of human activities on the survival and management of fish and wildlife populations.
• Analyze the regulations, policies, and politics that influence the management of fish and wildlife in the U.S.
• Analyze the complex and dynamic interactions between fish and wildlife resources and their environment.
• Assess the political, regulatory, and economic barriers that prevent the preservation and restoration of species and populations.
• Analyze the role of collaboration and partnerships in meeting critical fish and wildlife resource needs, such as species restoration, threatened and endangered species management, and landscape level conservation, both on the national and global scale.

Select 4 courses from the following:

• EVSP500 - Conservation Biology
• EVSP505 - Wildlife Management
• EVSP504 - Fisheries Management
• EVSP558 - Watershed Management
• EVSP506 - Restoration Ecology
• EVSP627 - Landscape Ecology and Planning
• EVSP629 - Environmental Impact Analysis
• EVSP697 - Fish and Wildlife Seminar

Master of Education: Teaching - Elementary Education:

• EDUC695 – Capstone Experience has been removed from the Final Program Requirements.
• EDUC525 - Classroom Management has been added to the Major Requirements section.

Total semester hours for Final Program Requirements has changed to 9 semester hours.
Total semester hours for Major Requirements has changed to 24 semester hours.

Master of Education: Teaching - Secondary Social Studies:

• EDUC695 – Capstone Experience has been removed from the Final Program Requirements.
• EDUC525 - Classroom Management has been added to the Major Requirements section.

Total semester hours for Final Program Requirements has changed to 9 semester hours.
Total semester hours for Major Requirements has changed to 24 semester hours.

Master of Arts in International Relations and Conflict Resolution:

In the Core Requirements section, POLS500 - Research Methods in Social Science is no longer the first course requirement in the degree program.