P.A.C.E. Option
(Pre-Admission Course Enrollment)
Students are allowed to take courses in some graduate programs prior to being admitted to Azusa Pacific University. The number of units that may be taken while in the application process varies by program. The P.A.C.E. option is not available for doctoral, School of Education, School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences, and School of Business and Management program applicants.
The following must be submitted before exercising this option: a completed application for admission, the $45 application fee, and transcript of a bachelor's degree earned from a regionally accredited institution with the minimum GPA required for university admission. Completion of preadmission courses does not guarantee admission regardless of course outcome.
Some departments and schools may specify which courses a student may take prior to admission and may allow only prerequisites to be taken.
The P.A.C.E. Option may be exercised only once per APU degree earned. Students may not take pre-admission courses for each "Change of Program" submitted.
This option is not applicable for international students who come to the U.S. on an I-20 or DS 2019, F1 or J1 status.
A student must be admitted by the last day to register, as published in the Graduate Academic Calendar, in order to enroll in further graduate course work.
Please note that students are not eligible to receive financial aid until they are admitted to the university. Financial aid cannot be awarded retroactively for terms in which a student took classes but was not admitted to a specific program. Students must be admitted to the university and graduate program by the last day of the term in which they first enroll in order to be eligible to apply for financial aid for that term.
