Start with More: Transfer to Liberty University!
We know you’ve worked hard for the experience you have — whether that’s college credit, military training, or on-the-job training. We also know that you expect to transfer in as much as you can toward your degree completion. That’s why we make our transfer policies as flexible as possible to help you potentially reach your goals faster.
As a military-friendly university, Liberty can review work-related credit based on your military or career experience. Come see how you can use your previous credit and move forward toward your goals!
Military Experience Credit
We are thankful for the military service members who defend our country. We pride ourselves as a military-friendly school and want to ensure that if you have a service background, you receive credit for your experience.
Some of this credit may show on a Joint Services Transcript (JST) or on college transcripts.
Professional Experience Credit
Many students have worked in their field of expertise for long enough to have accumulated work-related and on-the-job training, or have completed nationally-recognized professional credentials. Liberty University’s online programs can award credit from these kinds of professional experience sources through a review process called Experience Plus.
Liberty will allow up to 30 hours of Experience Plus credit that will be awarded in the form of transfer credit. Liberty allows a maximum of 90 hours of transfer credit for a bachelor’s degree.
Do You Have Prior Residential or Online College Courses for Transfer Credit?
Liberty University allows residential or online courses for transfer credits for our online undergraduate degrees, online master’s degrees, and online doctoral degrees. The exact number of transferable credits depends on degree length, graduation requirements, individual degree plan arrangement, and other academic policies.
You can transfer in:
- Up to 75% of the total credit hours of an associate or bachelor’s degree.
- Up to 50% of the total credit hours of a master’s degree.
- Up to 50% of the total credit hours of a doctoral degree.
Quick FAQs
Can You Transfer Online College Courses from Liberty University to Other Schools?
Some students are concerned that taking courses online will diminish their value to other schools. Liberty University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. With regional accreditation through SACSCOC, Liberty’s online courses are highly transferrable.
Can I See How My Prior On-Campus or Online College Courses May Transfer to Liberty University?
Fill out our Unofficial Transfer Consultation form and we can help you find out how your transfer credits will apply to Liberty’s online degree programs.
Unofficial Transfer Consultation
Need help figuring out what courses might qualify to transfer before you apply to Liberty? Let us do a free transfer consultation using your unofficial transcripts!
- If you have already applied, just send us your transcripts and we will provide you with an unofficial evaluation of your residential or online courses for transfer credits.
- If you haven’t applied yet, take advantage of our free unofficial transfer consultation.
Note: This is an unofficial calculation. Results are contingent upon grades received.
Student Testimonial
After substitute teaching for three years in the school our children attended, I was offered a full-time teaching position that required me to earn a degree over a three-year period. I was starting out with only six college credits, but with a wealth of knowledge in both education and business that I thought could translate into university credits. After extensively researching online schools all over North America, I found Liberty University to be the one that would best allow me to turn my experience into college credits.
It has been a real stretch to teach full time, operate my own part-time tax business and pursue my degree all at the same time… but I have had the unconditional support of my husband and family, and Liberty University employees were a great help throughout this time as well. Thank you, Liberty, for helping me turn my experience into credit, secure my career, and realize a dream.
– Renda Elmore, B.S. in Education
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