Every student is unique in their own way. Whether they chose the path of asynchronous learning (online), or synchronous (brick and mortar), they possess a set of traits that led them to their education platform choice.

An online education is asynchronous, which means that it is student-centered and uses online learning to share information outside the constraints of time and place among a network of people. So, it would seem to be an online learner you would need to be a self-starter, and unreliant on the more heavily focused peer engagement you would expect on a campus in a physical classroom. While you won’t be talking to your professors and classmates face-to-face everyday, you’ll still have the opportunity as an online student to network and chat with classmates through social media and the classroom.

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Could religion be headed for extinction or is something else taking its place? In a recent study presented at a meeting of the American Physical Society, scholars suggested that religion may be dying in nine countries including: Australia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Canada, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. But what is causing this unprecedented cultural phenomenon and what is the future of religious affiliations in these nations?

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Join American Public University and our esteemed panel as they discuss the study and delve deeper into the bigger picture of the battle of religion vs. spirituality. This panel will feature both a believer’s and a humanist’s point of view on the topic and include an extensive discussion on religion’s current and future role in the modern world.

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American Public University (APU), part of American Public University System, and Northern Virginia Community College today announced a transfer credit agreement. NOVA is Virginia’s largest institution of higher education and one of America’s largest community colleges.

The announcement reflects APU’s continued commitment to provide a ready pathway for community college graduates to continue their studies toward a bachelor’s degree, according to APUS President and CEO Dr. Wallace E. Boston.

“We’re very pleased to partner with Northern Virginia Community College, which shares our mission to provide access to an affordable, quality, post-secondary education to students,” said Boston. “This agreement will enable NOVA graduates to continue their education online with APU while working in their chosen profession.”

NOVA graduates can apply their eligible associate degree credits in a block format toward junior status at APU for the completion of bachelor’s degrees in subject areas ranging from history, intelligence studies and management to marketing, security management and sports and health sciences, among many others.

You can read about the full agreement here.

This recent podcast explored the necessary steps to take for an online institution to obtain and maintain state licensure for online classes.

Dr. Frank McCluskey, VP, Scholar in Residence at APU interviewed Dr. Russell Kitchner who gave insight into how to get licensure in all 50 states. Dr. Kitchner explains that licensure is more about building relationships between the institutions. He also shares a handful of very stringent tasks that some schools have had to follow in order to achieve licensure; like a program by program review, reviewing the university catalog, and checking up on the organizations refund policy.

There are a great many tips in here for schools looking for country-wide licensure, as well as advising on having a dedicated group of people to work on regulation work to maintain the licensure. For more details on this process listen to the podcast below.