Q: Is AHU Accredited?
A: Yes, at this time, AHU is privately accredited through the American Alternative Medical Association, which involves “program accreditation” and not “national or regional accreditation,” or “institutional accreditation.” Our degree programs have been evaluated and are reevaluated and reaccredited on a regular basis.

Q: Would people be grand-fathered when AHU obtains institutional accreditation?
A: History dictates this as the general result. At that point, all students who have graduated with degrees could call their degrees awarded by a nationally or regionally accredited institution.

Q: What kind of students are enrolled or have obtained AHU degrees?
A: Most are people in private practice who desire a higher status or competitive edge in their community. Many have published books, or are licensed professionals in another profession. Some are college professors who teach at other educational institutions. Many teach workshops or presentations in their chosen fields of interest.

Q: What is the enrollment process?
A: First, students submit an application with a small application fee. Admissions reviews the application and calculates any credits due for previous courses or relative training programs. Secondly, if the student desires enrollment, they will set up a financial plan that suits them.
Once enrolled, the student is given an enrollment key for the AHUonline.us course management site. The student submits the key to the degree track of their choice, and the system sends back a pass code that fits their selected user name.
Now, the student can view their core and elective courses. All courses are self-paced, non-timed, and self-grading with answers derived from the texts. Some exams involve 10% inference, which means that the student must deduct the correct answer from knowing the material in the text; otherwise, all answers may be found almost verbatim in the required texts. All students have a grade book feature where they can view their scores. Each student has two attempts to make 80% or higher and pass.
AHU studied many course management systems and discovered and implemented an internationally popular system designed in Australia with a reputation of being the most user-friendly. This system is utilized by thousands of educational institutions around the globe. Students may see how easy it is by taking the sample course on the front of AHUonline.us.

Q: If I am a doctorate student, how do I complete my capstone project?
A: If you are enrolled in a clinical doctorate, you must complete a clinical thesis. This involves a topic of interest that you research and footnote, correlating published concepts in order to meet a hypothesis. Some natural health students write about diagnostics, for example. These papers are submitted to the university.
If you are enrolled in a philosophical doctorate, you can either complete the capstone project through dissertation involving a hypothesis with research (a survey or study of participants), or by writing a well-researched book.
For dissertation capstones, the student may work with a faculty member of their choosing, who will assist in the project and submit it to AHU after grading.
For book capstones, the managing director of AHU Press (Transpersonal Publishing) grades the book and either refers the student to a proven success track for self-publishing, or offers a contract for the book to be published through the AHU press. There are no guarantees for entering into contract through AHU’s publishing arm, which attempts to market popular genres. Book capstones are submitted to the AHU offices.

Q: How long will it take me to complete a degree?
A: Generally students spend 1 to 3 years per degree. Because each degree program is self-paced, and each student has other obligations that compete with time allocations, these are only estimates. Some students are part time, while others are full time.

Q: Do I need a masters degree in order to enter into a doctorate program?
A: No, not at AHU, since the majority of courses in the doctoral programs are considered to be clinical in nature (rather than philosophical). Those having masters degree education may apply credits toward our terminal degrees, but students may go directly from bachelors to doctorate.

Q: How much does one spend each month if they finance their education through TFC corporation?
A: Averages payments are approximately $150 per month for 24 or 36 months after 20% down, depending on the degree track. Some students prefer to pay in-full and receive the greatest tuition discount. All courses are prepaid, except for the doctoral capstone projects.

Q: Is there a graduation ceremony?
A: Yes. It’s scheduled in conjunction with our annual convention in the fall of each year. Many students prefer to be presented with their degree at the awards dinner banquet, rather than receive it in the mail, which is a viable option.

Q: If I prefer to take a course with faculty, is this included in my tuition?
A: No. Although students would receive credits toward their AHU degree, there is a separate financial arrangement between faculty and AHU students; most faculty teach certification courses that require in-class participation. The tuition payment students make to AHU covers all of the online courses, which can fulfill all of the credits necessary to complete a degree, unless it is a doctoral degree. Doctoral students have an additional capstone fee at the end of their degree programs.

Q: How do I know I’m getting the best education?
A: Each degree track has a program director who consistently reviews texts for updated editions and relative courses. New courses are developed on an ongoing basis, so that students are kept abreast of the most modern developments in the field.
In addition, unlike many other educational institutions, we provide opportunities for our doctoral students to become published authors upon graduation, which increases their success in their chosen career fields.

Student Comments

“I enjoyed every moment of the learning and rediscovering.” (PhD Student)

“I loved the AHU experience. The online course management system was very user-friendly and I learned a lot. I’d do it again.” (BA Student)

“I look forward to positive returns in my earned PhD and the publication of the book.” (PhD Student)