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Expand Your School Today!
LUOA can help any school expand its course offerings with middle school and high school electives, summer courses, credit recovery, and Dual Enrollment. Furthermore, there are hundreds of K-8 Christian schools across the country that are unable to afford the cost of adding a high school option for their students. Partnering with Liberty University Online Academy is a simple and cost-effective option. As long your school has the facilities, LUOA can provide the curriculum, lesson planning, certified teachers, advisors, and an accredited diploma option.
Whether you have one high school student or 100, LUOA is prepared to help them succeed!
To learn more about how your organization can partner with Liberty University Online Academy, please call us at (866) 418-8741 or email LUOAAffiliates@liberty.edu.
Our Affiliate Program
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Become an Affiliate
If you want to adopt a blended-learning model, offer LUOA courses to your students, charge the rates you desire, and take advantage of free marketing opportunities, the LUOA Affiliate program may be for you!
Here are some of the current models that different schools have adopted:
- Added electives
- After-school programs
- Associate degree programs
- College prep courses
- Credit recovery options
- Full-time studies
- High school diplomas
- Part-time studies
- Summer school
Whichever model you choose to implement or create, you can be confident that your students are receiving a world-class education.
How Our Affiliate Program Works
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We provide your school with the following:
- Weekly progress reports to the point of contact
- Online K-12 curriculum
- The flexibility for your school to use your own model
- Dual enrollment program for 11th and 12th graders who meet the minimum 3.0 GPA requirement
- Middle and high school electives
- A team of dedicated LUOA Affiliate advisors
- Observer accounts used to monitor students’ progress
- Certified teachers and professors who handle grading, student questions, and record-keeping
- A teacher helpline for curriculum-specific questions (available for K-12 only)
We ask that you provide the following:
- A facility for students
- A point of contact who submits applications for students and registers them for classes
- Computers (please review our technical specifications here)
- High-speed internet
- A facilitator who will supervise students, answer low-level math and English questions, and assist with technological issues
Curriculum
LUOA courses include:
- Core Curriculum: English, history, math, and science (all K-12)
- Electives such as Bible, business, college prep, foreign languages, and information technology
- Enhanced courses that offer more teacher interaction and NCAA-approved courses for future student-athletes
- Additional courses added each year
- Some of our latest additions include:
- Programming Logic & Design
- Academic & Career Success
- Latin I and II
- College Planning & Preparation
Dual Enrollment allows your high school juniors and seniors to get a head start on college as they earn college credit through Liberty University. You can save money by taking college courses at a significant discount, explore areas of interest with a choice of over 140 college courses, and choose from 15 associate degree tracks — or choose courses through our A La Carte option.
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Your LUOA Affiliate Advisor can help with the following:
- Assist with student scheduling
- Troubleshoot problems
- Receive feedback and direct to the appropriate department chair
- Answer general curriculum and policy questions
- Processing withdrawals
- Monitoring student progress
- Sending relevant curriculum information
- Setting up registration for standardized tests
Technological Requirements
Hardware Requirements
- In order to take full advantage of our curriculum, you will need to have the following:
- Desktop/laptop
- Processor: 2GHz or more; elementary requires Intel Core2 2.4GHz
- Memory: 2GB of RAM or more
- Screen: 1024X768 resolution or higher
- Internet: High-speed broadband internet: 1-2 Mbps per concurrent user
Printing Requirements
- Printer
- Scanner*
- Webcam*
- Microphone*
*You may be able to substitute with a smartphone or tablet.
Software Requirements
- Operating Systems:
- PC: Windows 7 or newer
- Mac: Mac OS X 10.9 or newer
- Required Software:
- Web browser: Chrome or Firefox (available for free)
- MS Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel – Office 365
- Adobe Reader: Latest version of Adobe Reader for viewing PDFs
- Java: Must be installed to use Canvas
General Notes
At this time, we cannot guarantee an optimal user experience with a netbook, Chromebook, or mobile device, including tablets.
Please exercise caution when using web filtering software as internet filters will sometimes restrict students from accessing course material, such as videos.
Become an Affiliate
We’ve made the process simple and it only takes 1-2 weeks!
- Request a sample contract at LUOAAffiliates@liberty.edu.
- We send you a draft of the contract.
- You send us back the signed contract.
- We process the contract, sign it, and return it to you.
- We create your application portal.
- You are ready to begin submitting applications to LUOA.
We’ll guide you through every step along the way, so reach out with any questions to LUOAAffiliates@liberty.edu or call (866) 418-8741. Additionally, we encourage you to review our LUOA Affiliate Handbook.
Next Steps
Start a School
One challenge facing many Christian parents is the lack of private, Christian school alternatives within their communities. While some parents choose to homeschool their children, others can’t afford to leave their jobs in order to do so. You may have always wanted to provide a Christian school alternative to your community, but with the cost of hiring teachers, buying curriculum, providing a library, and all the other associated expenses, you may have not been able to. With Liberty University Online Academy, you can.
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You can provide an opportunity for the parents in your community to enroll their children in a quality, Christ-centered school from your church or academic facility! With your own campus, you will be supported by the vast educational resources of Liberty University. LUOA provides a Christ-centered curriculum, lesson planning, an online library, certified teachers, advisors, and trained staff. LUOA’s goal is to help your organization provide a quality Christian education to your local community while minimizing the costs associated with a traditional Christian school. Learn how you can join our Affiliate Program today!
Offer a Dual Enrollment Program
Liberty University Online Academy, through an affiliation with Liberty University Online, offers a Dual Enrollment program, which is specifically designed for high school juniors and seniors who want to earn college credit while still in high school. As a school, you can allow your juniors and seniors to take Dual Enrollment courses with LUOA as a way to earn college credit! LUOA offers access to over 180 courses, 15 Associate of Arts tracks, and 8 certificates.
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Dual Enrollment is a great way to help your students save time and money by allowing them to complete college courses before graduating from high school. Please take some time to review the benefits of LUOA’s Dual Enrollment program.
Implement Blended Learning
Research has revealed the long-term benefits of online learning. As a result, many traditional schools are looking to offer online content as a part of their daily school schedule. In partnership with Liberty University Online Academy, your school can integrate our online, Christ-centered curriculum into its course offerings. As a school, you can select as few or as many courses as you need, from various grade levels, to offer to your students. LUOA will teach, grade, and administer all aspects of the course(s) to provide your institution with the support it needs to thrive!
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Implement blended learning in your school through LUOA and enjoy the benefits of a brick-and-mortar school along with all of the benefits of online education.
Course Registration Information
K-12 Course Information
The following applies to any student taking a K-12 LUOA course but does not apply to Dual Enrollment courses.
Logging On to Canvas
Click on this curriculum link for quick access. Each student must use his/her Liberty username and password to log on to their account
Orientation Courses
In order to help your students and staff become familiar with our courses and online platform, we have created our Orientation Courses. I strongly recommend you make these a requirement for all parties involved.
Access the Student Orientation Courses here
Access the Administrator/Facilitator Orientation Course here
Teacher Communication and Support
Teachers have 24 hours to answer messages and 24-48 hours to grade assignments. If you would like your students to have extra help from their teacher(s), they can message them through the curriculum platform to set up a meeting. Please make sure your students take advantage of this feature as it will help them develop good communication with their teachers!
Observer Account
One tool that we provide to help them help your students is a Canvas Observer Account. This special account grants schools access to the student’s account in order to view their lessons, progress, and grades. If you haven’t already set up this account or have any questions about it, please let me know. This tool is invaluable. The person who submits the applications for your students is automatically made an observer for these students.
Important Information on Enhanced Courses
- If you enrolled in Enhanced Courses, please keep this information in mind:
- They require weekly virtual sessions between the students and the LUOA teacher
- Weekly sessions result in a participation grade equivalent to a test grade
- Students are allowed 2 unexcused absences per semester
- Students cannot fall more than 30 days behind without penalty
- Tuition is $49.50 extra per semester course
- Teacher check-ins are required for tests and projects, every teacher will provide students more information on this
Note: If student schedule (such as an athletic practice schedule) conflicts with a live session, you need to submit this form to LUOAAffiliates@liberty.edu to request for the student to be excused. Once your form has been approved, your student will need to watch the live session recording each week and complete the attendance survey form provided by the teacher.
Find out more about NCAA requirements.
Curriculum Tips and Reminders
- Avoid Internet Explorer and Safari – please use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome for the best results!
- Students should read the introduction to each course.
- Daily work allows 2 attempts.
- Quizzes and tests only allow 1 attempt.
- Microsoft Office is required. Students may download Office 365 for free here. Please contact the IT HelpDesk at 866-447-2869 if you or your students need assistance.
LUOA uses a 10 point grading scale:
- A 90 – 100
- B 80 – 89
- C 70 – 79
- D 60 – 69
- F Below 60
Blank Assignments Policy:
In order for students to receive credit for a course, the following conditions have to be met: All semester exams and module tests have to be completed, all Tier 3 projects or papers have to be completed, and fewer than 5 zeros per semester exist in the gradebook for blank submissions.
The following only applies to any student taking a Dual Enrollment course.
First Day of the Course
Your students are able to access their Dual Enrollment course through Blackboard and/or Canvas. Please save these links for simple access in the future. In order to prevent an automatic course drop, please have your students complete the Course Requirements Checklist in each course by Wednesday of Week 1. In addition, it is important that your students check their inbox in the platform their course is found to avoid missing important messages from their professor.
Course Materials
The textbooks for all of our Dual Enrollment courses are now available online as Inclusive Access in order to provide direct access to your students anytime, from anywhere. In addition, we will be covering the cost of online textbooks indefinitely for Dual Enrollment courses!*
*This is subject to change at any time.
Course Fees
A minimal number of courses have course fees to cover assessments and other additional resources (ACCT 211, CSIS 212, GLST 220, and AVIA courses). These course fees are the responsibility of the parent, these fees are not invoiced to the school. To verify these fees yourself, you can review our Dual Enrollment courses page, select the correct Undergraduate option, and focus on the Campus Online option for your course.
What Should Students Expect
Students should expect to access their materials on the first day of class through either Blackboard or Canvas. Further instructions on where and how to access these materials will be provided through each course.
Click here for Blackboard help and tutorials, and here for Canvas help and tutorials, click here.
