American Public University System

What are the security measures and safety resources available for students at American Public University System?

APUS students' safety needs differ from those at a residential campus because instruction is predominantly online. Students should use the university's current emergency, misconduct-reporting, and student-support procedures for institution-related concerns, and local emergency services for an immediate threat where they are physically located.

APUS maintains policies addressing sexual misconduct and other reportable concerns. Applicants can review its published Title IX information and annual security disclosures for reporting routes, institutional procedures, and the scope of any crime statistics. Such statistics cover defined locations and reporting periods; they do not describe every place from which an online student might study. Residence-hall access controls or late-night campus escorts are not useful substitutes for understanding the services actually available to a remote learner.