In 1991, Marine Corps officer James P. Etter founded American Military University (our sister school) and broke new ground by offering career-relevant, distance education for a mobile population of military learners.
In 2002, American Public University (APU) was established as part of the American Public University System (APUS) to provide a broader audience of motivated working adults access to the same quality, affordable, and flexible programs offered at APUS.
Today American Public University System is one of the largest providers of online higher education offering more than 190 academic programs with more than 100,000 students enrolled worldwide. The APUS student body is full of ambitious professionals from all fields sharing a common motivation for continuing their education and preparing to reach their career potential. View all programs
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Upon Registration | 1/4 tuition due + technology fee |
15th of Session's First Month | 1/4 of tuition due (i.e., for May 5th course, payment due 5/15) |
15th of Session's Second Month | 1/4 of tuition due (i.e., for May 5th course, payment due 6/15) |
15th of Session's Third Month | 1/4 of tuition due (i.e., for May 5th course, payment due 7/15) |
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15th of Session's Second Month | 1/4 of tuition due (i.e., for May 5th course, payment due 6/15) | Column 3 | Column 4 |
15th of Session's Third Month | 1/4 of tuition due (i.e., for May 5th course, payment due 7/15) | Column 3 | Column 4 |
/*!
* 09/01/2017
* Version 1.1
* APUS Typographic Styles
* wsoe@apuswsoe.info
* George Fox
*/
html, body {
font-size: 16px;
color: #555; /* 20150304 changed from #63656a */
line-height: normal;
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
line-height: normal;
font-family: GibsonLight, Fallback, sans-serif;
}
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, ol, ul, p {
margin: 16px 0;
}
h1 {
font-size: 2em;
}
.banner h1 {
font-size: 2em;
}
h2 {
font-size: 200%;
} /* 2em */
h3 {
font-size: 150%;
} /* 1.5em */
h4 {
font-size: 108%;
} /* 1.08em */
h5 {
font-size: 104%;
} /* 1.04em */
h6 {
font-size: 100%;
} /* 1em */
.banner p {
font-size: 108%; /* 1.08em */
line-height: 1.4em;
}
p {
font-size: 100%; /* 1em */
line-height: 1.5em;
}
ol, ul {
margin-left: 1.6em;
}
ol li, ul li {
margin-bottom: .5em;
}
a {
font-weight: bold;
color: #107bb0; /* 20150304 changed from #59a0c3 */
}
a:link, a:visited {
text-decoration: none;
}
a:active, a:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
opacity: 0.75;
}
a:visited {
}
em {
font-style: italic;
}
strong {
font-weight: bold;
}
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
clear: both;
}
a[rel=follow] {
display: block;
}
a[rel=follow]:after {
content: "⟩";
margin-left: .2em;
}
sup, .fine, .finePrint, .fineprint, .small, .smallPrint, .smallprint, .sources {
font-family: "GibsonRegular";
font-size: .75em;
margin-top: 2em;
}
sup {
position: relative;
bottom: .5em;
}
footer p {
font-family: "GibsonRegular";
font-size: .7em;
margin: .6em 0;
}
footer a {
transition: 0.3s;
-moz-transition: 0.3s;
-webkit-transition: 0.3s;
}
footer a:link, footer a:visited {
color: #fff;
text-decoration: underline;
}
footer a:active, footer a:hover {
color: #fff;
opacity: 1;
text-decoration: none;
}
.nowrap {
display: inline-block;
}
i {
font-style: italic;
color: #b27c7c;
}
code {
background-color: #2c2c2c;
color: #dcdcdc;
display: block;
padding: 1em;
white-space: pre;
overflow: auto;
font: 80% "Courier New", Courier, mono;
margin-top: 1em;
margin-bottom: 1em;
}
/* Inline images and elements; default = left, alt = right */
.inline {
float: left;
padding: .3em 1em .7em 0;
}
.inline.alt {
float: right;
padding: .3em 0 .7em 1em;
}
/*Tables*/
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
margin: 2em 0;
width: 100%;
}
table + table {
margin-top: -1em;
}
thead {
border-bottom: 1px solid #bac6cd;
}
th {
font-size: 1.18em;
font-weight: bold;
text-align: left;
}
th, td {
padding: .5em;
width: auto;
}
tbody tr:nth-of-type(even) {
background-color: #eaeaea;
}
table.alt thead {
border-bottom-style: none;
color: #fff;
background-color: #59a0c3;
}
table.alt th:nth-of-type(even) {
background-color: #7cb2cd;
}
/*table.alt th {
border-right: 1px solid #fff;
}
table.alt th:last-of-type {
border-right-style: none;
}*/
table.alt tbody tr:nth-of-type(even) {
background-color: rgba(232, 240, 245, 0.7);
}
table.alt td {
border-right: 1px solid #d9dfe4;
}
table.alt td:first-of-type {
border-left: 1px solid #d9dfe4;
}
hr {
display: block;
clear: both;
border-bottom-style: solid;
border-bottom-width: 1px;
}
/* At A Glance */
.at-a-glance {
color: #fff;
background-color: #5a6c7a;
padding: 2em;
margin-top: 1em;
position: relative;
}
.at-a-glance>h3 {
}
.at-a-glance>h3:before, .type .at-a-glance>h3:before {
display: block;
margin: -.4em 0 0;
position: absolute;
left: 0;
width: auto;
height: auto;
content: " ";
background-color: transparent;
border-top: 16px solid transparent;
border-bottom: 16px solid transparent;
border-left: 16px solid white;
padding: 0;
}
.at-a-glance span {
display: block;
font-weight: bold;
}
.at-a-glance>ul {
border-top: 1px solid #778995;
margin-top: 2.5em;
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
}
.at-a-glance li {
list-style: none;
border-bottom: 1px solid #778995;
padding-top: 1em;
padding-bottom: 1em;
}
.at-a-glance li ul {
margin: -1.5em 0 0;
font-size: 85%;
padding: 0;
}
.at-a-glance li li {
border-bottom-style: none;
padding-top: 1em;
padding-bottom: 0;
}
.at-a-glance a:link, .at-a-glance a:visited {
color: #d5f1fd; /* d2e5ef e0edf3 daedf6 d9f2fe d3f0fd - matches footer a */
text-decoration: none;
}
.at-a-glance a:active, .at-a-glance a:hover {
color: #fff;
opacity: 1;
text-decoration: underline;
}
.at-a-glance a.button {
text-decoration: none;
margin-top: 3em;
}
.at-a-glance .fine {
font-size: 80%;
}
/*! --------------- Buttons --------------- */
/* Default Button: standard link color #59a0c3 */
button, .button, input[type=submit], input[type=reset] {
font: 1em 'GibsonSemiBold';
font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal;
text-transform: uppercase;
text-decoration: none;
margin-bottom: 0.75em;
margin-right: 0.75em;
}
button, .button, input, select {
transition: 0.3s;
-moz-transition: 0.3s;
-webkit-transition: 0.3s;
padding: 0.75em 1.5em;
display: inline-block;
}
.button.border, input[type=submit], input[type=reset] {
border-width: 2px;
border-style: solid;
padding: 0.64em 1.42em;
}
button:hover, .button:hover {
text-decoration: none;
opacity: 1;
}
.button.ghost {
border-width: 2px;
border-style: solid;
}
/* Button color updated to #005e98 on 08/25/2015 to match Utility buttons */
.button, .button.default, input[type=submit], input[type=reset] {
color: #fff;
background-color: #005e98;
}
.button.ghost, .button.default.ghost, input[type=submit] {
border-color: #005e98;
}
.button.invert:hover, .button.default.invert:hover, .button.ghost:hover, .button:hover, input[type=submit]:hover {
color: #fff;
background-color: #0086d8;
border-color: #0086d8;
}
.button.invert, .button.default.invert {
color: #005e98;
background-color: #fff;
}
.button.ghost, .button.default.ghost {
color: #005e98;
border-color: #0086d8;
background-color: transparent;
}
.button.ghost.invert, .button.default.ghost.invert {
color: #fff;
border-color: #fff;
background-color: transparent;
}
.button.ghost.invert:hover {
color: #fff;
border-color: #fff;
background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
}
/* Button Alternate 1: light blue #71cde2 */
.button.alt1 {
color: #fff;
background-color: #71cde2;
}
.button.alt1.ghost {
border-color: #71cde2;
}
.button.alt1.invert:hover, .button.alt1.ghost:hover, .button.alt1:hover {
color: #fff;
background-color: #ace1ed;
border-color: #ace1ed;
}
.button.alt1.invert {
color: #71cde2;
background-color: #fff;
}
.button.alt1.ghost {
color: #71cde2;
border-color: #71cde2;
background-color: transparent;
}
/* Button Alternate 2: green #acc333 */
.button.alt2 {
color: #fff;
background-color: #acc333;
}
.button.alt2.ghost {
border-color: #acc333;
}
.button.alt2.invert:hover, .button.alt2.ghost:hover, .button.alt2:hover {
color: #fff;
background-color: #c8d96f;
border-color: #c8d96f;
}
.button.alt2.invert {
color: #acc333;
background-color: #fff;
}
.button.alt2.ghost {
color: #acc333;
border-color: #acc333;
background-color: transparent;
}
/* Alternate 3: blue #59a0c3 */
.button.al3 {
color: #fff;
background-color: #59a0c3;
}
.button.alt3.ghost {
border-color: #59a0c3;
}
.button.alt3.invert:hover, .button.alt3.ghost:hover, .button.alt3:hover {
color: #fff;
background-color: #92bfd6;
border-color: #92bfd6;
}
.button.alt3.invert {
color: #59a0c3;
background-color: #fff;
}
.button.alt3.ghost {
color: #59a0c3;
border-color: #59a0c3;
background-color: transparent;
}
/* Dark Grey Button (Program finder) #54565b */
.button.alt4 {
color: #fff;
background-color: #54565b;
}
.button.alt4.ghost {
border-color: #54565b;
}
.button.alt4.invert:hover, .button.alt4.ghost:hover, .button.alt4:hover {
color: #fff;
background-color: #7c7f85;
border-color: #7c7f85;
}
.button.alt4.invert {
color: #54565b;
background-color: #fff;
}
.button.alt4.ghost {
color: #54565b;
border-color: #54565b;
background-color: transparent;
}
/* Light Grey Button (Program finder) #b0b0b0 */
.button.alt5, input[type=reset] {
color: #fff;
background-color: #b0b0b0;
}
.button.alt5.ghost, input[type=reset] {
border-color: #b0b0b0;
}
.button.alt5.invert:hover, .button.alt5.ghost:hover, .button.alt5:hover, input[type=reset]:hover {
color: #fff;
background-color: #d2d2d2;
border-color: #d2d2d2;
}
.button.alt5.invert {
color: #b0b0b0;
background-color: #fff;
}
.button.alt5.ghost {
color: #b0b0b0;
border-color: #b0b0b0;
background-color: transparent;
}
/* Button important: orange #f4842d */
.button.important {
color: #fff;
background-color: #f4842d;
}
.button.important.ghost {
border-color: #f4842d;
}
.button.important.invert:hover, .button.important.ghost:hover, .button.important:hover {
color: #fff;
background-color: #f6a464;
border-color: #f6a464;
}
.button.important.invert {
color: #f4842d;
background-color: #fff;
}
.button.important.ghost {
color: #f4842d;
border-color: #f4842d;
background-color: transparent;
}
/* Hondros Button default: medium blue #0072ce; */
.hondros .button, .hondros .button.default, .hondros input[type=submit], [default]
.hondros input[type=reset] {
color: #fff;
background-color: #0072ce;
}
.hondros .button.ghost, .alt3
.hondros .button.default.ghost, .alt:hover
.hondros input[type=submit] {
border-color: #0072ce;
}
.hondros .button.invert:hover, .hondros .button.default.invert:hover, .hondros .button.ghost:hover, .hondros .button:hover, .hondros input[type=submit]:hover {
color: #fff;
background-color: #3c9ce8;
border-color: #3c9ce8;
}
.hondros .button.invert, .hondros .button.default.invert {
color: #0072ce;
background-color: #fff;
}
.hondros .button.ghost, .hondros .button.default.ghost {
color: #0072ce;
border-color: #3c9ce8;
background-color: transparent;
}
.hondros .button.ghost.invert, .hondros .button.default.ghost.invert {
color: #fff;
border-color: #fff;
background-color: transparent;
}
.hondros .button.ghost.invert:hover {
color: #fff;
border-color: #fff;
background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
}
/* Hondros Button Alternate 1: light blue #00c1d5; */
.hondros .button.alt1 {
color: #fff;
background-color: #00c1d5;
}
.hondros .button.alt1.ghost {
border-color: #00c1d5;
}
.hondros .button.alt1.invert:hover, .hondros .button.alt1.ghost:hover, .hondros .button.alt1:hover {
color: #fff;
background-color: #7bcdd5;
border-color: #7bcdd5;
}
.hondros .button.alt1.invert {
color: #00c1d5;
background-color: #fff;
}
.hondros .button.alt1.ghost {
color: #00c1d5;
border-color: #00c1d5;
background-color: transparent;
}
/* Hondros Button Alternate 2: green #78be20; */
.hondros .button.alt2 {
color: #fff;
background-color: #78be20;
}
.hondros .button.alt2.ghost {
border-color: #78be20;
}
.hondros .button.alt2.invert:hover, .hondros .button.alt2.ghost:hover, .hondros .button.alt2:hover {
color: #fff;
background-color: #b3d96f;
border-color: #b3d96f;
}
.hondros .button.alt2.invert {
color: #78be20;
background-color: #fff;
}
.hondros .button.alt2.ghost {
color: #78be20;
border-color: #78be20;
background-color: transparent;
}
/* Hondros Dark Grey Button #707372; */
.button.alt4 {
color: #fff;
background-color: #707372;
}
.button.alt4.ghost {
border-color: #707372;
}
.button.alt4.invert:hover, .button.alt4.ghost:hover, .button.alt4:hover {
color: #fff;
background-color: #a0a4a3;
border-color: #a0a4a3;
}
.button.alt4.invert {
color: #707372;
background-color: #fff;
}
.button.alt4.ghost {
color: #707372;
border-color: #707372;
background-color: transparent;
}
/* Hondros Button important #e1e000; */
.hondros .button.important {
color: #03599b;
background-color: #e1e000;
}
.hondros .button.important.ghost {
border-color: #e1e000;
}
.hondros .button.important.invert:hover, .hondros .button.important.ghost:hover, .hondros .button.important:hover {
color: #03599b;
background-color: #eded92;
border-color: #eded92;
}
.hondros .button.important.invert {
color: #e1e000;
background-color: #fff;
}
.hondros .button.important.ghost {
color: #e1e000;
border-color: #e1e000;
background-color: transparent;
}
/*! --------------- Forms --------------- */
input {
font-size: 1em;
}
/*
form {
background-color: rgba(50, 62, 70, 0.8);
color: #fff;
position: relative;
}
#programFinder {
padding: 1em;
}
#programFinder span {
}
#programFinder label {
display: none;
}
#programFinder select, #programFinder input {
font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal;
text-transform: capitalize;
padding: 0.75em 1.5em;
display: inline-block;
text-decoration: none;
-webkit-appearance: none;
background: rgba(150, 150, 150, 0.5);
border-radius: .4em;
width: 14em;
color: #fff;
text-align: center;
margin-bottom: .5em;
}
fieldset {
display: inline-block;
position: relative;
margin-left: .3em;
}
fieldset:after {
display: block;
position: absolute;
content: "▾";
width: 1.3em;
height: 1.3em;
overflow: hidden;
text-align: center;
top: .6em;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
right: .5em;
}
select:focus, input:focus {
outline:0;
}
input[type=submit] {
width: auto;
margin-left: .3em;
}
select:hover, input:hover, input[type=submit]:hover {
background-color: #59a0c3;
}
*/
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
h1 {
font-size: 1.4em;
} /* -- Mobile override -- */
.banner h1 {
font-size: 1.5em;
} /* -- Mobile override -- */
h2 {
font-size: 1.3em;
} /* -- Mobile override -- */
.at-a-glance {
padding: 1em 2em;
margin-top: 1em;
}
.at-a-glance a.button {
margin-top: 0;
}
}