Allison Oster
Senior Media Relations Specialist
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APU Opens Doors to Displaced College Students
September 8, 2005
AZUSA, Calif. –
(Updated September 14, 2005)
Azusa Pacific University will offer free tuition to students enrolled in colleges and universities impacted by the effects of Hurricane Katrina, announced President Jon R. Wallace, DBA, Sept. 8. APU started fall classes Sept. 6, but will work with any students interested in transitioning into available programs.
The university will accommodate eligible students at all academic levels (traditional undergraduate, degree completion, master’s, and doctoral) who have registered for classes and made arrangements for payment at their home institutions that are not operational. Eligible students may enroll in APU courses on a space-available basis and transfer the credits to their home institutions when they are operational.
Azusa Pacific will waive tuition for students displaced by the hurricane and is asking students to make arrangements to pay their home institutions to aid in reconstruction efforts. All other costs will be the responsibility of the student. The university will offer campus housing to all traditional undergraduate students as well as assist in finding housing for graduate and adult students.
Those interested should contact Deana Porterfield, vice president for enrollment management, at (626) 812-3015, email dporterfield@apu.edu, or visit www.apu.edu.
To apply to APU, displaced students must download, complete, and return the following documents: Enrollment Form and Statement of Agreement.
For more information on APU's Hurricane Katrina relief effort, go to www.apu.edu/katrina and click on the "Downloads" tab.
Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 50 areas of undergraduate study, 21 master’s degrees, and 6 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,100. For more information, call (800) 825-5278 or visit www.apu.edu.
