American Public University System
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Research Quality | D | Research Availability | - |
Research Funding | - | Graduate Politics | C- |
Errand Runners | - | Degree Completion | - |
Alternative pay [ta/gsi] | - | Sufficient Pay | - |
Competitiveness | D | Education Quality | D |
Faculty Accessibility | C | Useful Research | B |
Extracurriculars | - | Success-Understanding | C |
Surrounding City | - | Social Life/Environment | - |
"Individual" treatment | D- | Friendliness | D |
Safety | - | Campus Beauty | - |
Campus Maintenance | - | University Resource/spending | C |
Describes the student body as: Friendly, ApproachableDescribes the faculty as: Arrogant, Condescending, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed |
Lowest Rating "Individual" treatment | D- |
Highest Rating Useful Research | B |
Major: History/Histories (art history/etc.) (This Major's Salary over time)
In the middle of obtaining an M.A. in Global History via their online learning environment. The good: APUS makes it very easy to apply and submit materials online. The account page is very intuitive, and there is a link for just about everything. The bad: Books aren't finalized until the day classes start, which is annoying and unpractical. A few professors have been very kind and helpful, but the majority are not. Course expectations are not clearly outlined in the syllabus. The online "classroom" is very outdated - in the sense that the resources and materials were probably relevant at a much earlier date. There are a lot of broken links, incorrect dates, missing information regarding assignment details, etc. Case in point: my most recent course had links to many reading assignments, the majority of which were inactive. In the end, I suppose you get what you pay for. This is a for-profit, ultra cheap school. Profits are first, academics are second. That much is very clear. I would definitely not recommend this school to anyone.