LUOA Frequently Asked Questions

Liberty University Online Academy offers online distance learning to students all over the world! Student schoolwork is submitted online which makes international learning possible. Please speak to an admissions counselor regarding required documentation.

If you have been homeschooling your child, you will need to provide a transcript. As you prepare your homeschooling records, you should include all courses completed, credits earned or hours spent, and the letter grade earned. Try to organize chosen courses according to grade level, even if it doesn’t conform to the exact format or time frame of your educational process. The more recognizable you can make your transcripts, the easier it is for our Admissions office to review them. For guidance, view a sample homeschool transcript and sample homeschool report card.

Liberty University Online Academy’s courses of study are designed to prepare students for entrance to most universities and colleges. Because each college or university has its own entrance requirements, your student will want to consult with the future school directly to ensure LUOA’s curriculum meets the specific admissions requirements of that institution. Check out the list of schools that LUOA graduates have been accepted into.

The admissions process can be a few days or weeks. The time frame will greatly depend on the enrollment goals your student has, the accessibility of records, and the availability of your student to take possible assessment testing. Special approval or unique situations can arise that may add time to the admissions process. Our skilled staff is here to help you every step of the way so you can enroll in courses as soon as possible. 

Each student is given up to 41 weeks to complete one school year’s coursework. Semester courses are 22 weeks and year-long courses are 41 weeks.

We recommend contacting the Home School Legal Defense Association to find out what your state’s homeschooling laws are. Your state could classify Liberty University Online Academy as either a private school or a homeschool.

Your local school district can provide you with any necessary documentation for your state.

Each state has unique laws regarding accredited, online private schools. You, the parent, are ultimately responsible for knowing what their state will require of them while attending LUOA. Most states view us as a private school and only require a verification of enrollment letter. Contact your state’s Board of Education for more information.

The Entrance Assessment Exam is a tool used in the admissions process to evaluate your student’s readiness for our high school math and upper-level science courses. This is administered on a case-by-case basis. Students are not required to take the diagnostic Entrance Assessment Exam to enroll.

You can enroll your student(s) to begin on any Monday throughout the year. Our flexible program accommodates students at any time of the year – so you can enroll when it’s most convenient for you!

The contact information for our support offices can be found here.

There are 2 different ways to contact your teacher:

1. Through your Inbox in the curriculum.

2. Via the “Chat Live” button in your curriculum portal.

Remember – teachers have 48 hours to grade assignments and 24 hours to respond to emails.

You can also talk to a subject specialist by phone at (866) 418-8741, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST.

To speak with the IT Helpdesk, follow one of the methods below:

1. Call Local (434) 592-7800 or Toll-Free (866) 447-2869. 

2. See other contact information here. 

The easiest way to contact Dual Enrollment college professors is via their university email. You can access your professor’s email address in Canvas under the “People” tab.

Though typing skills are an advantage, many students develop these skills throughout the course of their study with us.

Yes. Our curriculum is internet-based and accessed in Canvas by a username and password assigned to each student through the process of claiming his or her account.

If you have 2 (or more) students working in our computer-based courses, it makes it easier for your students to have 2 (or more) computers, but it is not required. If there will be 2 students working on 1 computer, we recommend having 1 student complete his or her work in the morning, and the other in the afternoon. If there are more than 2 students in the same family enrolled in the Academy, an additional computer is required.

Students in grades K-8 have worksheets that will need to be printed out, completed, and then scanned and submitted. Projects that are accomplished away from the computer include science experiments as well as research papers for language arts, history, and Bible. Also, in grades 7 through 12, our language arts courses include reading and evaluating printed novels, plays, and biographies.

You can review our digital literacy requirements here.

If you have an internet service provider that allows you to set a filter, you will need to set the filter to the lowest level to access the school curriculum. Visit our digital literacy requirements page for more information.

While having a student ID card is not required, we do recommend getting one! If you would like to order a Flames Pass (student ID card) for your child, you can fill out the request form.

The credit will show on the transcript as transfer credit with the school name from which the credit was transferred or as a “homeschool” course if the course was administered by a parent.

You can obtain transcripts for your child through the following link:

Request Transcripts

• Use this form to request electronic or mailed LUOA and Dual Enrollment transcripts for your LUOA student.
• Remember to log in as the parent/Affiliate administrator.
• When prompted for request type, please select:
  • Standard for Dual Enrollment Transcripts
  • Online Academy for traditional K-12 Transcripts
• There is no cost for requesting LUOA transcripts except for expedited mailed copies.

If your student is transferring from another school, they will need to complete a minimum of 1 full year, or 5 credits, with the Academy. In addition, seniors enrolling at the Academy for the first time will need to complete 5.5 credit hours in order to graduate. If your student has been homeschooled, additional credits may be required if proper documentation cannot be provided for previous coursework. Feel free to explore our graduation requirements page for more information.

Families have the opportunity to utilize a 30-day risk-free period at LUOA. For more information, visit our Tuition and Fees page.

Yes, payment plans are available! We offer payment plans that are customizable between 2 and 10 months. The total tuition is divided into equal monthly payments for a full year or full semester registration. This option is selected during online Financial Check-In after registration is completed. Please know that a one-time $50 payment plan participation fee will incur on any student account when a payment plan is applied.

Tuition covers curriculum, teacher access, academic advising, record keeping, library access, transcripts, accreditation, and all academic services. It is important to note that LUOA does not provide technology such as computers or laptops. Any additional required course materials must be purchased individually.