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Adult, Nontraditional & Transfer Student Resources

The ANTS Center is more than just a place to hang out. We also offer many additional resources to all students at Austin Peay. 

Transferring to APSU or re-enrolling after a long break? The ANTS Center hosts a number of programs to help you get in the swing of things:

  • Look for our Welcome Back Events at the start of each semester this is a great time for you to meet with other nontraditional and transfer students while getting acquainted to the Adult, Nontraditional & Transfer Student (ANTS) Center and university. 
  • We also have Adult Café. A break in your day where you can meet with a peer mentor and other students who are all currently enrolled and also over the age of 25. Stop for lunch and conversation either others students who are also back in school after a break.
  • Slice of Austin Peay is a transfer series aimed at helping you meet other students within your major. These are lead by our Transfer Student Leaders and are a great opportunity to learn more about what students in your major are doing to get connected and stay successful at APSU. 

Don't forget to visit our Events & Programs page to see other programs hosted by the center. We host 30-40 programs a semester to help you get connected to campus and engaged with other students, faculty, and staff. A majority of our events also allow you to bring family members and are kid-friendly. 

In a major that requires an entrance/exit exam or planning on attending graduate school? The ANTS Center has test prep resources that can be checked out for three weeks at a time. The following exams are available: 

  • ACT
  • CPCE
  • GMAT
  • GRE
  • LSAT
  • MAT
  • MCAT
  • NCLEX
  • PRAXIS I & II
  • TEAS

Don't see the exam you will take? Let us know and we will add it to our library for you and other students!

We know the day you forget your umbrella is always the day it ends up raining. Stop by the ANTS Center to check out an umbrella for up to two weeks. 

Save money and bring your lunch, commuters! We have a refrigerator, microwave, and toaster available to all. 

The ANTS Center always has coffee, hot tea, and a culligan machine. Stop by and have a cup or grab a to-go cup and head to class with a warm cup of coffee. 

Office 111A is available to those breastfeeding 24/7. Contact the ANTS Center via email- antsc@apsu.edu to receive exclusive swipe access to the center for lactation. This space can also be utilized for other medical purposes that require privacy. There are additional lactation spaces in Sundquist and Mass Comm which are housed in the Mamova Pods. More information can be found https://www.apsu.edu/equity-access/lactation-space.php.

The ANTS Center has a separate computer lab equipped with computers, work area, printer, and scanner.