The Ultimate Weapon Is An Educated Mind ª
Written: Jul 30 '03 (Updated Jul 30 '03)
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Pros: Provides people in rural communities, military bases or missions an opportunity to further education.
Cons: You do not get the variety in classes that You'd receive attending a campus.
The Bottom Line: An ideal way to earn a degree for soldiers, sailors, miners in Alaska and cowboys with laptops in Montana.
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| mcmaster's Full Review: American Military University |
American Military University has its pro's and con's. For a soldier it is ideal! First off you receive college credit for approved military courses that are determined by AARTS (The Army / American Council on Education Registry Transcript System). For instance you receive college credit for graduating basic training. The credit is for Physical Education, imagine that. I was also given other credit in humanities (no comment) as well as several credits in general electives. This is probably the most military friendly university out there. If a college fails to recognize military service and are not a participant of SOC (Service Members Opportunity Colleges), they are off-base! The majority of colleges and universities are members of SOC.
American Military University is specifically geared towards, military. police and other government agencies such as; the National Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms , Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Marshals and the new branch of Homeland Security. You can actually get a degree in some hard to find area's of expertise.
Military Type degree's offered By AMU
• Associate Degrees
Weapons of Mass Destruction Preparedness, Military Studies, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Counter-terrorism Fundamentals, Hazardous Waste Management , just to name a few.
• Bachelors Degrees
American Military History, Emergency and Disaster Management, Homeland Security, Intelligence Studies, Military Management, Security Management, World Military History, International Peace and Conflict Resolution and many more.
• Masters Degrees
Air Warfare, Defense Management, Homeland Security, Joint Warfare, Land Warfare, National Security Studies, Naval Warfare, Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict, Strategic Intelligence and Unconventional Warfare among others.
• Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate Programs
American Military University also offers very specialized certificate programs in many Para-military fields. I have listed just a handful of them here to give you an idea of these specialties. Coalition and Combined Arms Warfare, Corporate Intelligence, Homeland Security, Intelligence Analysis, Military Philosophy and Strategy, Military Operations Other Than War and many more.
Undergraduate Certificate Programs
Area Intelligence Analysis, Counter-terrorism Fundamentals, Information Operations, Marine Corps Intelligence Academic Preparedness, Senior Military Management Studies, Terrorism Studies, United Nations Program, War-gaming Studies and many more.
• Internship Courses
American Military University has a very unique course for our Army Special Operations, Marine Recon and Navy Seals, all elite units. This is the main reason that I give AMU four stars instead of three as a user rating. You think getting a bachelors degree is tough? You should give the Army Special Forces, Marine recon or Navy Seals a whirl! These guys go through hell first just to see if they rate the schools. Once they are accepted they go through years of training and are bound to stay in the service for a certain amount of time. These guys are very smart and go through hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of training. If these guys get out after 8-12 years, what sort of recognition or credit do they get? Well not much until just recently. AMU now offers these elite an internship program which gives them some well deserved credit! Here are the two military type internships available.
~ SPECIAL OPERATIONS / LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT INTERNSHIP
~ MARKETING INTERNSHIP FOR MILITARY RECRUITERS
• United States Marine Corps Companion Courses
~ Doctrinal Innovation (Warfighting)
~ Command and Control
~ Teaching Offensive Tactics
~ Use of History to Teach Tactics
~ Amphibious Operations
~ Small Wars
Tuition Fees and Financial Assistance
• Courses taken are $250 per credit hour
• Average Book Costs* $125.00 - $175.00 Per Class
• Undergraduate students are eligible for books at no cost
• There are several scholarships and loan programs available
• Credit Evaluation $ 75.00 Transfer
• Active Duty Military DO NOT PAY ONE RED CENT!
Admission Philosophy
• High School Diploma or GED Certificate
American Military University National Accreditation
• The U.S. Department of Education
• Council on Higher Education Accreditation
• Distance Education and Training Council
• Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support
Taking College classes on the Internet!?!?
The first thing that came to my mind was will this school be recognized like a regular college, like the one a attended back home? The short answer is yes. Distance learning is very popular and respected as upper education. It's not Harvard but neither is your community college, eh? I transferred my Jr college credits over as well as my military experience and have a good jag of my Bachelors degree completed.
• The User Interface
Student Advocate
The Student Advocate is a great little tool. If you have any questions, problems or anything you use this tool to get a quick answer and solutions to problems.
Student Orientation
The student orientation is just that. The gets the student familiar with the site, classroom uploading assignments and everything else that a student will want to know how to use at the site
Registration
Register for Classes
Registration Receipt
Course Bulletin
Projected Course Bulletin
Academic Progress
Required Textbooks
Request Extension
Transfer Credit
Grade Reports
Course Roster
Course Drop/Withdrawal
Writing Policy
Writing Standards
Plagiarism Policy
My Degree Path
Student Account
Change Password
Change Personal Info
Identification Card
Request Transcript
Resource Center
Library/Online Research
Center
MBS Direct - Graduate
Student Handbook
Technical Support
Download Forms
Orientation
Newsletter
Current Issue
Previous Issue
• Cyber-Classroom
The class room is set up very simple and user friendly. Each assignment is listed along with the due dates. You complete your assignment using which ever application you choose such as Microsoft word and simply upload it to your files. They also have a program that calculates you Grade Point Average after each assignment is completed. You can always check and see what your current grade is. You can also go into the chat-room and talk with students and or the professor. You also have the option of chatting with the instructor, one on one.
Campus Store
American Military University sells different sorts of branded apparel, (shirts, hats ect...) mouse pads and so fourth.
My Final Thoughts On American Military University
There are many things I like about American Military University. The main one is just the fact that I can get on the Internet an complete my degree from home. I also like the fact that they are geared towards helping the Armed Forces people. American Military University is one of three universities and colleges that the organization governs. The other two are American Community College and American Public University System (I have listed the web sites below). So they also have plenty of education available to the general public. Their web sites are very easy to use. The classes and instructors are very professional. The prices are reasonable. The books are FREE for undergraduate students. I give American Military University four of five stars.
American Military University
http://www.apus.edu/amu/home/amu/default.asp
American Community College
http://www.apus.edu/acc/home/acc/default.asp
American Public University
http://www.apus.edu/apu/home/apu/default.asp
Helpful Links For Soldiers
Army/American Council on Education Registry Transcript System (AARTS)
http://aarts.army.mil/
Service Members Opportunity Colleges (SOC) colleges and universities
http://www.soc.aascu.org/
Easing the transition from soldier to civilian
http://www.acap.army.mil/
Distance Learning is a new concept?
(A clip from AMU Visitors Center)
Actually 150 years ago--Sir Isaac Pitman of Bath, England taught shorthand by having students “translate” Bible passages and mail them to him for grading. So, distance education is not a modern phenomenon. It actually predates the modern University!
American Military University
American Military University
322 W. Washington Street
Charles Town, WV 25414
1-877-468 6268
Thanks for the read,
~Mac
©2003 Joe McMaster
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