Apollo Group Inc - Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

WRUBEL ROBERT W

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/27/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

APOLLO GROUP INC [APOL]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

4615 EAST ELWOOD STREET

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP Marketing /

(Street)

PHOENIX, AZ 85040

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽¹⁾	3/9/2016	Class A Common Stock	6009	$53.35	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	10/29/2013	Class A Common Stock	100000	$74.65	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽³⁾	4/21/2014	Class A Common Stock	858	$80.37	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽³⁾	4/29/2015	Class A Common Stock	17171	$81.54	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The option is currently exercisable as to 4,320 of the shares and will become exercisable for the remaining 1,689 shares upon the Reporting Person's continuation of service with the Issuer through March 9, 2010.
( 2)	The option becomes exercisable as to 18,750 shares on October 29, 2008, 43,750 shares on October 29, 2009, 18,750 shares on October 29, 2010 and 18,750 shares on October 29, 2011, in each case upon the Reporting Person's continuation of service with the Issuer through such date.
( 3)	The option is currently exercisable in full.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WRUBEL ROBERT W 4615 EAST ELWOOD STREET PHOENIX, AZ 85040			VP Marketing

Signatures
By: Joseph L. D'Amico For: Robert W. Wrubel		7/3/2008
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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