APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
To make application for admission at this time you will need to contact an admission advisor at 1-800-424-9596 and complete the application over the phone. The documents that are linked below are a checklist of the items needed and a LBTS PhD Questionnaire that is part of the application process.

Doctor of Philosophy Checklist.pdf
PHD Questionnaire.pdf

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
+ Application
+ $50 application fee
+ Official transcript(s) for completed Bachelor's and graduate degrees
+ 3.25 GPA in all previous graduate work
+ Graduate degree(s) must include one of the following:
   Master of Divinity
   Master of Theology with a thesis
   Master of Arts with a thesis
+ Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
   There are no minimum scores
   Exam scores must be less than 2 years old
   The GRE may be substituted on a case-by-case basis with Director approval
+ TOEFL (required for all international students)
   Required scores: 600 (written test); 250 (computer test); or 100 (internet-based test)
+ A writing sample that meets the following criteria:
   Minimum 30 page paper in Turabian format
   May use a chapter from a Master's thesis if the chapter meets the 30 page minimum
   Topic related to theology and apologetics preferred
+ Completed Personal Statement, Doctrinal Agreement, and Honor Code forms
+ Three references: 2 academic (from graduate-level education) and 1 pastoral, on letterhead
+ Professional vita, including degrees earned, ministry and/or teaching experience, and career goals
+ Self-certification is available for students awaiting degree conferral in a Master's program

ADMISSIONS PROCESS
+ Applications will be accepted year-round, but new students will begin in the Fall semester only
+ For fall 2009, all required admissions documents must be received no later than May 1st, 2009
+ Admission is very competitive

TUITION AND FEES
+ $425 per credit hour (full-time)
+ $440 per credit hour (part-time)
+ $150 technology fee
+ Students are not charged the residential activity fee

PROGRAM DELIVERY
+ Blended program; courses will be offered in the following formats:
   Semester-long courses
   Intensives (one-week and two-week courses)
   Weekend modular courses

CREDIT HOURS
+ 54 total hours

TRANSFER CREDIT AND DEGREE COMPLETION
+ Students may transfer up to 6 credit hours from a regionally accredited PhD program
+ Transfer credit may not be more than 5 years old
+ Credit cannot be transferred from a conferred degree
+ Credit cannot be transferred from a DMIN program
+ Transfer credit will be reviewed by the Seminary
+ Students have 7 years to complete this program

POINTS OF NOTE
+ The program is best suited for pastors and professors
+ The program requires a dissertation (6 credit hours)
+ Students are required to pass a proficiency exam in German, and French or Latin by the second year of the program
+ Biblical Studies cognate courses require 6 credit hrs Greek and 6 credit hrs Hebrew - must be verified on transcript(s)
+ Students must pass comprehensive examinations

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM
Tara Seay, Administrative Assistant for Doctoral Programs
434-592-4931
tvseay@liberty.edu

David Eppling, Doctoral Programs Coordinator
434-592-4179
dseppling@liberty.edu

Leo Percer, PhD Program Director
434-592-4178
lpercer@liberty.edu