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Alumni Benefits

Stay Connected and Thrive

As an alum, you are a valued member of the APU community. Alumni Engagement provides events, resources, and benefits to help you stay connected to APU and thrive.

An APU undergraduate student is considered an alum after completing a minimum of 24 units, and an APU graduate student is considered an alum after program completion. All alumni must be in good standing with the offices of Student Financial Services and Residence Life.

Alumni ID Card

With this ID card, alumni receive discounts to on-campus athletics events and theater productions, and access to on-campus libraries. The ID card can be purchased for $5.

All alumni from 2010 and after will have access to a virtual ID card, at no cost, as long as they sign into the APU Now app. When the virtual ID card becomes available, students and alumni will be able to use it as identification only, but we are working with University Services to expand its capability to on-campus purchasing. APU does not have a system in place to effectively collect purchasing data, but we hope that once the card launches and interest in it increases, we can consider putting something in place to collect data.

Campus Privileges

Through APU’s career network, Handshake, both students and alumni can connect with businesses and organizations for jobs and internships, and network with other Cougars in their industry. Employers may also post positions for APU students and alumni through this online job platform.
Are you interested in pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree? Select APU graduate programs offer a discount to APU alumni. Contact the Student Services Center (SSC), ssc@apu.edu, for program details.
Interested in the Fulbright Scholarship? Graduates of APU are eligible for free application advising.

The alumni ID card gives alumni access to on-campus libraries. Limited access to online library resources is available to alumni by visiting apu.edu/library/services/patrons/alumni/.

Allow up to five business days after alumni ID is issued to update library accounts to alumni status. For access problems, contact the library.

All morning chapels are streamed live. Missed a chapel? Watch archived chapels and special events online anytime.

Discounts

Alumni Engagement provides alumni with local and national discounts for thousands of hotels, restaurants, movie theaters, retailers, florists, car dealers, theme parks, national attractions, concerts, and events! Use code: APU1899.

The Alumni ID card offers:
  • 10% off clothing and gifts (excludes sales merchandise and online purchases).
  • Education-friendly pricing on Apple products and available accessories(laptop cases, speakers, headphones, cables, video games, GoPros, and more).
  • Free Services at Cougar Tech (workshops, basic troubleshooting, and a trade-in program).

Shop online or visit the Campus Store inside Duke Student Commons on West Campus.

  • APU’s Wesleyan heritage means all alumni automatically qualify for ACCU membership.
  • Extensive services, including two ATMs on APU campus and robust online/mobile banking tools.

To join or learn more, visit ACCU online and discover banking with a financial partner who understands your faith and moves you forward!

Note for ministries and small businesses: ACCU is an approved SBA lender for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and is accepting applications for these forgivable loans. Churches, ministries, businesses, and independent contractors seeking a first- or second-time loan can apply online.

Azusa Pacific has agreements with numerous area hotels that provide discounted room rates for APU alumni. 
10% discounted tickets to all regular-season home athletic events for APU alumni ID cardholders only. Purchases must be made at the Ticket Office on the Azusa campus.
Receive a 15% alumni discount in all 22 markets in nearly 40 locations (including LAX) when you park your car! Sign up through The Parking Spot App. Select Join and on Step 3, enter code: APU1899. Sign up today!

More Benefits

Teachers! Would you like to feature APU in your classroom? Contact the Division of Strategic Communication and Engagement at (626) 815-4500 to receive an APU pennant and pencils for your classroom this year.
Many car insurance companies including AAA will give their customers a discount on rates with proof of alumni status. We provide proof of alumni status free of charge. Just fill out the verification form.

APU Connect allows you to reconnect with former classmates, leverage your professional connections, promote small business, give back by mentoring current students, and fully integrate with APU alumni social networks. Sign up today!

All students who had active network accounts during the fall 2010 semester or attended anytime after that point are able to retain their APU NetID.

APU NetID features include:

  • Continued access to home.apu.edu. Easily request transcripts, view your academic record, and update your contact information.
  • Continued access to your APU email address, using it as a professional email address for networking with contacts and staying informed about relevant news and events.

For more information, visit IT’s FAQ page.

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We are pleased to offer all APU alumni free access to RightNow Media, which is like Netflix for the Church. Their large library of thousands of video sessions can be accessed anytime, anywhere. Their creative team films and produces RightNow Media Originals featuring teaching from respected teachers and pastors. They also distribute video resources produced by more than 100 other major Christian publishers and ministries.

Disclaimer: RightNow Media is a Christian-based resource. It does, however, include some resources that may differ in perspective from APU’s Wesleyan Holiness tradition.

Alumni receive five seasonal newsletters per year via email. If you would like to receive the newsletters, make sure your personal information is up to date. You may also read our archive of newsletters.

If you graduated before 2011 or do not remember your Network ID, fill out the APU Alumni Network Account Request Form.