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We present analysis of nearly 1,000 near-infrared, integrated light spectrafrom APOGEE in the inner $\sim$7 kpc of M31. We utilize full spectrum fittingwith A-LIST simple stellar population spectral templates that represent apopulation of stars with the same age, [M/H], and [$\alpha$/M]. With this, wedetermine the mean kinematics, metallicities, $\alpha$ abundances, and ages ofthe stellar populations of M31's bar, bulge, and inner disk ($\sim$4-7 kpc). Wefind a non-axisymmetric velocity field in M31 resulting from the presence of abar. The bulge of M31 is metal-poor relative to the disk ([M/H] =$-0.149^{+0.067}_{-0.081}$ dex), features minima in metallicity on either sideof the bar ([M/H] $\sim$ -0.2), and is enhanced in $\alpha$ abundance([$\alpha$/M] = $0.281^{+0.035}_{-0.038}$). The disk of M31 within $\sim$7 kpcis enhanced in both metallicity ([M/H] = $-0.023^{+0.050}_{-0.052}$) and$\alpha$ abundance ([$\alpha$/M] = $0.274^{+0.020}_{-0.025}$). Both of thesestructural components are uniformly old at $\simeq$ 12 Gyr. We find themetallicity increases with distance from the center of M31, with the steepestgradient along the disk major axis ($0.043\pm0.021$ dex/kpc). This gradient isthe result of changing light contributions from the metal-poor bulge andmetal-rich disk. The chemodynamics of stellar populations encodes informationabout a galaxy's chemical enrichment, star formation history, and mergerhistory, allowing us to discuss new constraints on M31's formation. Our resultsprovide a stepping stone between our understanding of the Milky Way and otherexternal galaxies.

The Chemodynamics of the Stellar Populations in M31 from APOGEE Integrated Light Spectroscopy