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Azusa Pacific University is the Best University in the San Gabriel Valley, according to a recent poll conducted by the Southern California News Group. This is the second consecutive year that APU has received the Best of the San Gabriel Valley Readers’ Choice Award from the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star News, and Whittier Daily News.
APU’s educational commitment to the San Gabriel Valley is evidenced through its partnerships with several local school districts. The university also contributes to the region’s economic vitality, generating USD 474 million for the San Gabriel Valley economy each year. The university community forms an essential part of the wider community in the positive change it is able to make. Those wishing to find out more about what’s happening at APU can do so on the university website.
APU fosters an atmosphere where academic disciplines are not simply taught, but lived, across all faculties. Professors, experts in their respective fields and passionate about the subjects they teach, challenge and stretch their students to reach their goals. Students are taught to think critically and analyse thoroughly what they learn in the classroom.
APU is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) and teaches students high quality programs of study.
APU has 13 professional accreditations:
Study options are offered across the following schools and colleges:
The college prepares students to excel as talented artist-scholars in visual and performing arts and music.
This school prepares professionals to lead with integrity. It offers a traditional MBA, a Master of Business Management (MBM), and many more degrees.
The school prepares nurses to lead the way in healthcare and provide a deeper level of compassionate care with hands-on experiences in state-of-the-art simulation labs, and a culturally diverse practice environment.
The School of Accounting offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in accounting, designed to prepare students for careers in the profession.
Azusa Pacific Seminary offers master’s degrees in divinity, pastoral studies, theological studies, and transformational urban leadership and a Doctor of Ministry, as well as Korean and Hispanic programs.
The school offers 20 programs and equips leaders through accredited doctoral programs, such as higher education Ph.D. and Ed.D. degrees, a clinical psychology Psy.D. program, and a DPT.
The School of Education at Azusa Pacific University equips teachers, school counsellors, school psychologists, and administrators who make a difference as leaders and champions for students in diverse educational settings.
The college offers programs that equip students academically, practically, and spiritually to engage the world more broadly through 21 undergraduate majors and three master’s degrees.
Offering majors in biblical studies, Christian ministries, philosophy, theology, and youth and family ministries, APU’s theology school provides expert preparation for seminary, church and parachurch ministry and leadership, and Christian educational ministry.
Freshman applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 U.S. scale.
A minimum 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) on a 4.0 U.S. scale is required for all international applicants. Some programs require a higher GPA. Students should review the program-specific requirements and have a look at the English language requirements.
The American Language and Culture Institute (ALCI) is an intensive English language program at APU. If students are academically qualified for undergraduate or postgraduate admission to APU and they choose to fulfil their English proficiency requirement through study in the ALCI program, they will be offered “conditional” admission to the university. Successful completion of Level 4 is a minimum proficiency for the undergraduate program and Level 5 is for the postgraduate program to continue academic programs after ALCI studies.
The Azusa Pacific University libraries support the research pursuits of APU students, faculty, and the community. Maintained by expert library faculty, the libraries offer patrons access to varied collections, rare archives, and an extensive catalogue of print and electronic resources, bringing the information students need within reach.
The sports facilities offered at the university are world-class. The university has a diversified intercollegiate athletic program for men and women. Women compete in basketball, volleyball, soccer, track and field, cross-country, tennis, swimming and diving, water polo, acrobatics and tumbling, and softball as members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II. Men also hold membership in the NCAA Division II and compete in football, cross-country, soccer, basketball, baseball, tennis, and track and field.
Institutional scholarships are available for international undergraduate students. Most scholarships are stackable, which means students can receive more than one APU scholarship, if they qualify. Although international undergraduate students are not required to submit the SAT score report for admission to APU, it is required to qualify for academic scholarships for first-time freshmen.
There is a special scholarship for international undergraduate students. Applicants for this scholarship must be admitted to APU, must be a born-again Christian, maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA, leave the country after graduation, and follow specified guidelines as stated in the contract/application.
Academic scholarships are based on a combination of GPA and test scores at the time of admittance. 100 percent of admitted undergraduate students will receive financial aid at APU.
International Leadership Scholarships are available for postgraduate applicants with at least five years of work experience.
Students can view details of available scholarship on the university website.
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