community service opportunities.
== Diversity ==
In 2016, APU was recognized by Diverse Issues in Higher Education as one of the nation's top schools in awarding degrees to minority students. The university ranked among the top 100 in 11 baccalaureate categories, and ranked 5th for awarding Hispanic master's degrees in the "business/commerce, general" category, and 55th for total minority master's degrees awarded across all disciplines. APU is recognized by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities as one of 104 Hispanic-Serving Institutions in California.
=== Human Sexuality ===
The university has cited its Christian faith in its beliefs about human sexuality." The policy has been lifted and reinstated a number of times and has been the target of student protests.
As of 2022, University policy states that "God-given sexuality" is to take place in the context of a marriage covenant between a man and a woman.
=== The Center for Reconciliation and Diversity ===
The Student Center for Reconciliation …