Is it a bad idea to use American Military University?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:05:34 -0400

So I’m currently an E-5 interested in going green to gold on the active duty option. I’m trying to make my packet as competitive as possible. I am currently using AMU for my last 18 credits to finish my associates. My worry is that the credits from AMU will not transfer and with the Active Duty option for green to gold I only have 24 months to graduate. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience when transferring credits from AMU to other colleges. Yes I’m aware that personnel on here are not the admissions department from the colleges I just want concrete experience or advice.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 25 at 2020 7:33 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:33:32 -0400

I can’t see why you wouldn’t be able to transfer your credits. AMU is a well known military friendly school and I’m sure G2G would accept all credits from there. A better place to ask this question would be on the Facebook G2G ADO page. I joined it a few months ago and there’s lots of people there with experience and knowledge. Thats a good place to start so check it out. Here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ [login to see] 62379/?ref=share

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Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Oct 25 at 2020 7:34 PM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:34:20 -0400

The best advice is to contact the University’s that you wish to complete with and ask what of your transcript carries over. More often than not accredited university’s carry AA credits well.

Response by MAJ Javier Rivera made Oct 25 at 2020 7:34 PM

MAJ Javier Rivera — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:34:36 -0400

In theory, you shouldn’t have any issue transfering any credits from one accredited school to another accredited school.

Response by COL David Turk made Oct 25 at 2020 7:49 PM

COL David Turk — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:49:42 -0400

It’s probably school/degree specific. Some schools will transfer just about any accredited course. Others are selective in what they will accept (engineering schools for example). Good luck!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 25 at 2020 8:33 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 20:33:23 -0400

Alright from my experience, I've went to AMU while on active duty. I have idk 60 credits +/- . Tried to do the request to have credits transferred to the community college I currently attend, and they're basically (at covid era speed) trying to see if they'll be able to accept my credits. My advice is if you're going the AMU route, just get a degree from them completely. I know however, that you plan to go green to gold.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 25 at 2020 9:06 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 21:06:09 -0400

AMU is a regionally accredited college. The requirement for commissioning are a regionally accredited college.

If you're planning on applying for G2G ADO, you have to actually find a college you want to go to, that has an ROTC program, and be accepted to it. The first step is to find the college you want to go to and find out if they will accept your transfer credits

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 25 at 2020 9:18 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 21:18:49 -0400

AMU is accredited and also a member of the APUS (American Public University System). Those alone should make credit transfers a reality. However, give them a call and find out [login to see]

Response by Sgt J W made Oct 26 at 2020 3:00 AM

Sgt J W — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 03:00:36 -0400

I'm glad that I read this post because I once thought about going to AMU, I figured you would be able to transfer your credits since its friggin AMU but you should check out University of Phoenix online. They start new classes every month, and each class is only 5 weeks long, 3 credits each. If you sign up with them, also look into Sophia Learning LLC, google it. You can take classes on here which can be used for University of Phoenix as well. I graduated 4 months early, they had a special covid-19 thing and allowed UOPX students to sign up for free and take classes, and those credits transferred to phoenix immediately. Since you only got 18 credits left, at UOPX, you are looking at 6 classes, so 30 weeks total so 7.5 months. You can double up on classes too and they are pretty easy. Online classes, weekly discussions, have to make 3 consecutive posts throughout the week, 1 before thursday, and then respond to 2 different classmates post. Do the assignment work which is generally like 1 assignment. 5 weeks, and an easy 3 credits.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 26 at 2020 9:06 AM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:06:17 -0400

I used AMU to get an Undergraduate Certificate, since I already have a Bachelors Degree.
I am pretty sure that your credits will transfer. That's one of the things I looked at, in case I wanted to build upon that certificate. Good Luck!

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 26 at 2020 11:34 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:34:42 -0400

AMU is a "check the box" university. It's perfect for commissioning since it "checks the box" for the degree requirement.

Not knocking it entirely, I've always said it only matters where you FINISHED, not where you started.

If you are going to have problems transferring units it's going to probably be from those classes outside general education that are focused on the major. Generally, lower division courses are easier to transfer.

Have on hand the course catalog, the descriptions of the classes, and ideally the course syllabus to support any push back there might be for classes you want to transfer.

Be aware, many universities carry a minimum requirement of courses you need to take with them before you will be granted a degree. So if you are heavy on the transferred units you might need to take extra course just to meet the minimum.

Response by CW3 Kevin Storm made Oct 26 at 2020 5:47 PM

CW3 Kevin Storm — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:47:44 -0400

I have only ever heard good things about AMU. Several of my friends have gotten their masters through them, and a coworker is working on his BA.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 26 at 2020 6:55 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:55:20 -0400

AMU is what I got my associates degree with and it was probably the most military friendly online college that exists today. I did my first 4 classes with Central Texas College but I got annoyed with having to buy books for each classes. The book and PDF files of them are free with AMU.

I am pretty sure AMU is universally accredited.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 27 at 2020 1:37 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 01:37:43 -0400

Generally speaking, it is the accreditation the receiving school will look at, along with the grades for each class you completed (grades below “C” usually will not transfer). Additionally, you will be required to take a minimum number of credit hours theough the school you are transferring to.

Response by SPC Erich Guenther made Oct 27 at 2020 2:03 AM

SPC Erich Guenther — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 02:03:35 -0400

Alternatitively, if some of the credits do not transfer to the University of your choice, ask about getting elective credit for military courses you have taken. Also, just a FYI, if your good at Map reading a Topo Map.....thats most of the 5 credit Science elective for the first Geography course. The follow on Geography 5 credit course is study of rocks/minerals and generally is also a pushover. Meterology 101 is an excellent elective as well. Three credit course that is easy to ace because atmospheric isobar charts.....same concept as topo lines on a topographical map. Anyways some tips for you there. Metorology, certainly would help you as an officer as it teaches basic weather forecasting via looking at the environment around you.

Response by SPC Brian Stephens made Oct 30 at 2020 3:04 PM

SPC Brian Stephens — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:04:12 -0400

Transferred credits are usually accepted with minimal fuss. There are multiple college accrediting agencies across the United States. The biggest thing is to make sure your college is accredited with somebody. The second biggest thing is likely to do less transferring and more studying and finishing your degree. My two schools (DeVry for my Bachelor's in Accounting and University of Phoenix for my MBA) are both heavily scorned and snooted upon. But I completed degrees from both. The AICPA accepted my coursework to sit for the CPA exam and my state accepted my schools to issue me a license to practice public accounting. So, the choice of school is less important. What is important is that you finish your coursework and graduate so you can go from green to gold.

In civilian life, the game is about getting your licenses and certifications. Your underlying education is vital to this but your profession changes and keeping your licenses and certifications active shows that you are keeping up with changes to the industry and are able to accept higher pay, higher position, and greater responsibility for change your potential employers deal with. Over time, where you went to school becomes less important than your work experience and your licenses.

Response by Capt Matt Mixon made Nov 7 at 2020 11:50 PM

Capt Matt Mixon — Sat, 07 Nov 2020 23:50:17 -0500

I commissioned with a degree from AMU...and I later got a masters degree. It also got me into law school...survey says...you’re good.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 11 at 2020 11:55 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 23:55:11 -0500

I completed my undergrad at AMU. It is a fine university. It is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, which is one of the 7 major accredditing bodies. Some of their programs, like their business degrees, are also nationally accredited which you need in addition to the regional. I have used my degree to get accepted jnto several graduate programs at major universities, such as Liberty University, University of Texas, amd Texas A&M School of Law (where I start next year). It is definitely a good school and your credits will transfer to any university in the country