Title IX

APU Global is committed to providing a learning, working, and living environment that promotes personal integrity, civility, and mutual respect in an environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, which includes all forms of sexual misconduct. Sex discrimination violates an individual’s fundamental rights and personal dignity, and the university considers it in all its forms to be a serious offense. This policy refers to all forms of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual violence by employees, students, or third parties.

Title IX prohibits discrimination based on gender in educational programs that receive federal financial assistance. Programs and activities that may be included are admissions, recruitment, financial aid, academic programs, athletics, housing, and employment. Title IX also protects students from unlawful sexual harassment in school programs and activities. Under Title IX, discrimination on the basis of sex can include sexual harassment, unwelcomed sexual advances, or sexual violence such as rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, and sexual coercion.

In accordance with applicable federal and state laws, such as Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments, the university does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship status, ancestry, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law applicable to the university, in its education programs and activities, in employment policies and practices, and all other areas of the university. As a faith-based institution, the university is exempted from certain laws and regulations concerning discrimination, and maintains the right, with regard to employment and other matters, to uphold and apply its religious beliefs.

Sex discrimination is conduct based upon an individual’s sex, including on the basis of sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity, that excludes an individual from participation in, denies the individual the benefits of, or treats the individual less favorably in an education program or activity. Sex-based harassment is a form of sex discrimination.

The university prohibits unlawful sex discrimination in any form and will promptly and equitably respond to all reports. Questions or concerns about Title IX and sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, may be directed to the Title IX Coordinator. The university will not tolerate retaliation against any individual who files a complaint under Title IX or who participates in an investigation.