Frequently Asked Questions

Prepping for Move-In day involves more than a packing list. Allow us to recommend an emergency storm kit and a spiritual battle plan. Then join us at one of our New Parent and Family Sessions during Welcome Week.

• What to Bring
• Move-In Day
• Emergency (Storm) Kit
• FERPA policy (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act withholds students’ educational records unless the student consents to disclosure through Liberty’s FERPA PIN system. Students create a PIN.)
• Prayer Points For Your First Year
• Passing the Baton of Decision-Making
• Welcome Week Parent & Family Sessions

From the first day of class to Commencement Weekend there are many days in-between. Encourage your student to get involved in the community at Liberty. There are all kinds of resources and activities available that develop their whole person.

• Academic Calendar
• Bookstore
• Birthday, Get Well, and Thinking of You Gifts
• Bus Routes
• Career Services
• Christian Service (CSER)
• Commuter Living
• Convocation
• Emergency Plans
• Final Exams
• Find a Local Church
• Flames Pass
• Sending Mail
• Student Honor Code

• Book Dollar/Book Vouchers
• FAFSA
• Financial Check-In
• Peer Financial Coaching
• Scholarship Search (SS101)
• Tax Credit – Form 1098-T
• Student Financial Services
• Work on Campus

Congratulations are on the horizon! Seniors must request a degree completion audit to have their degree conferred (see the link Month-by-Month Checklist below). They must also confirm their intent (RSVP) to participate at Commencement. If your student finishes their degree at any point during the year, they may apply to walk at Commencement in the spring.

• Month-by-Month Checklist for graduation
• Information for the Graduate
• Regalia
• Commencement Weekend

The Parent and Family Session is our opportunity to help you transition to being a college family at Liberty. You can meet with various student services at a tabling activity prior to the session that may be key to your student’s success. Topics concerning accommodations, student health, diet, voter registration, counseling, and more will be on-hand. Plus, you can meet other LU families! Parents are welcome to attend any activities during Welcome Week!

View Fall 2024’s Parent and Family Session! During the session, campus leadership address the first semester questions and pray over your semester together as LU Family.

Go to Welcome Week Schedule of Events for more about the activities.

Your student’s well-being at Liberty is more than academics. We are committed to caring for all that comprises who they are in the Lord including their emotional, mental, physical, social, and spiritual health.

• Student Health Center, Health Records, and general Health and Wellness
• Center for Student Thriving (life coaching)
• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
• CARE and Support Team
• Liberty University Police Department
• Emergency Plans on Campus

Family and guardians are welcome to visit any weekend but be sure to schedule ahead with your student because their course assignments, group projects, and exams have due dates. You want your visit to encourage them and strengthen their resiliency to keep pressing forward!

• To Park Your Vehicle on Campus – use this free, online registration form the day you arrive
• General Parking Guidelines – decal enforcement is Monday-Friday, 4 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Guidelines for ADA, Temporary, Over Break, and Visitor Parking – review campus parking maps and guidelines
• Family Weekend in the fall – plan your visit during the main LU Family event of the year