Institutional Challenge Exams (ICE) Descriptions

• The use of notes, books, websites, and other materials is prohibited while taking the exam.
• The only person who is eligible to take this exam is the registered student.
• Two attempts are permitted per ICE. Re-registration is permitted after 2 months between attempts. Please note, students are required to pay the registration fee again prior to the second attempt.
• The test must be completed in one sitting. If the student stops or exits the exam, this will be considered a completed attempt. He/she will be able to complete a second attempt after the two month waiting period.
• Credits for an ICE are not applicable for institutional hours.
• Each exam will be available for 30 days after registering for it. After the deadline, it cannot be accessed.
• A maximum of 30 hours of ICE credits will be accepted toward each academic level (UG, GR, and DR) the number of transfer credits that may be applied toward each major may vary. Each program specifies the minimum number of hours which must be completed through Liberty. ICE credit hours do not count towards this minimum.
• For graduate degrees, the majority of the course work for any program of study must be earned through Liberty University. Each program specifies the minimum number of hours which must be completed through Liberty. ICE credit hours do not count towards this minimum.
• Students may not take the ICE if the course is currently being taken, if the student is registered for the class in a future semester, or if the student has already completed the class in a semester.
• Students are not required to have matriculated into Liberty but must be an accepted student in order to register for an exam.
• Registration requests are processed by the Registrar’s office within one business day.

4 credit hours

The BIBL 104 ICE contains 100 objective items (true/false and multiple choice) covering content drawn from the history and teachings recorded in the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments.

• The Liberty University online BIBL 104 ICE has a time limit of 60 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Bible figures, events, and theology set within a chronological/historical framework and canonical arrangement. Basic familiarity with issues in Old and New Testament scholarship will also aid in test performance.

Topics covered, including, but not limited to:

• The Old Testament covenant content and function
• Critical dates and events within Old and New Testament history
• Key themes, genre, and content relating to all 66 books of the Bible
• The thread of redemption that runs through the canon of Scripture

2 credit hours

The Liberty University online BIBL 105 ICE exam contains 100 multiple choice questions covering survey content relevant to Old Testament history and literature.

• The BIBL 105 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To pass this Liberty University online test, the student must have a basic knowledge of Old Testament figures, events, and theology set within a chronological/historical framework and canonical arrangement. Basic familiarity with issues in Old Testament scholarship will also aid in test performance to achieve credit for exam success.

Topics covered:

The test covers a wide range of issues, including but not limited to the Old Testament covenant content and function, critical dates and events within Old Testament history, and key themes, genre, and content relating to all 39 books of the Old Testament.

2 credit hours

Our BIBL 110 ICE exam contains 100 true/false and multiple choice questions, covering survey content relevant to New Testament history and literature.

• The Liberty University online BIBL 110 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To pass the test, a student must have a basic knowledge of New Testament figures, events, and theology set within a chronological/historical framework and canonical arrangement. Basic familiarity with issues in New Testament scholarship will also aid in test performance.

Topics covered:

The test covers a wide range of issues, including but not limited to the Life of Christ, the expansion of the church, and key themes, genre, and content relating to the Gospels, Acts, the Pauline and General Epistles, and Revelation.

3 credit hours

The BIBL 450 ICE contains 100 true/false and multiple choice questions.

• The Liberty University online BIBL 450 ICE has a time limit of 60 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Detailed knowledge of the contents of the biblical books of Daniel and Revelation, especially their correspondence as understood by a pre-tribulation, pre-millennial understanding of the doctrines of eschatology and Bible prophecy is required to pass this test.

Topics covered:

The historicity of Daniel and Revelation, the two original languages of Daniel and how this influences the historicity and dating of the book, the dating issues of Daniel and Revelation (especially the debate among critical and conservative scholars), the authorship issues of Daniel and Revelation, and the nuances of the prophetic apocalyptic genre. Also, the general contents, especially the eschatological and prophetic elements, of both books and their interpretations according to the most common critical and conservative scholars.

3 credit hours

The BUSI 300 ICE exam contains 80 multiple-choice questions, covering content relevant to writing, speaking and cultivating business relationships. The focus is on identifying critical communication skills to interact with more credibility in the business world.

• The Liberty University online BUSI 300 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To pass the Liberty online test, a student must have a basic knowledge of business communication terms and theories. They must also be able to demonstrate how they can be applied to business scenarios.

Topics covered:

Building credibility, interpersonal communication, principles for effective business messages, and types of business messages, reports and presentations.

3 credit hours

The BUSI 301 ICE exam contains 100 multiple-choice questions, covering content relevant to understanding the ways in which business owners and managers can add value to their companies by using legal insight for business planning and for limiting liability.

• The Liberty University online BUSI 301 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To pass the Liberty online test, a student must have a basic knowledge of the fundamentals of the legal environment of business, law and commerce, regulation in the workplace, business entities, securities regulation, and corporate governance, and the regulatory environment of business.

Topics covered, including but not limited to:

• Understand the broad definition and origins of law.
• Describe the purpose and structure of the Constitution.
• Explain the role of the judiciary in the American legal system.
• Identify the ways in which civil litigation and dispute resolution inform business planning.
• Categorize alternate approaches to ethical decision making based on different theories of moral philosophy.
• Articulate the definition and purpose of a contract and its importance to business.
• Articulate the fundamental purpose and role of the UCC in commercial transactions and explain why it is important to business owners and managers.
• Articulate a basic definition of a tort and identify the source of law governing various types of torts.
• Define the term employment discrimination, articulate the origins of anti-discrimination law, and explain the role of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
• Articulate the factors that business owners should consider when selecting a business entity.
• Articulate the factors that differentiate the primary and secondary securities markets and list the laws that regulate them.

3 credit hours

The BUSI 310 ICE exam contains 90 multiple-choice questions, covering content relevant to managing in organizations through planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. The focus is on the pursuit of organizational goals efficiently and effectively by integrating the work of people through planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the organization’s resources.

• The Liberty University online BUSI 310 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To pass the Liberty online test, a student must have a basic knowledge of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling an organization’s resources to achieve organizational goals.

Topics covered:

Management theory, the manager’s changing work environment and ethical responsibilities, global management, planning, strategic management, individual and group decision making, organizational culture structure and design, human resource management, organizational change and innovation, managing individual differences and behavior, motivating employees, groups and teams, power, influence, leadership, interpersonal and organizational communication, control systems, and quality management.

3 credit hours

The BUSI 330 ICE exam contains 90 multiple-choice questions, covering content relevant to marketing. Emphasis is placed on the marketing mix elements and target markets for consumer and industrial products, marketing strategies, customer behavior, market planning, and promotion.

• The Liberty University online BUSI 330 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To pass the Liberty online test, a student must be able to: demonstrate an understanding of the strategic marketing environment, develop marketing plans including marketing mix, develop a framework for the promotional mix as a part of the overall marketing mix, successfully identify viable segmentation and targeting approaches for markets, demonstrate an understanding of research approaches and basic research tools as applied to marketing, and demonstrate an understanding of the role of marketing in introducing products to market.

Topics covered:

Marketing and the marketing management process, marketing philosophies and goals, strategic planning and the marketing process, target markets and information gathering, customer behavior, marketing segmentation to targeting, marketing mix elements, product life cycles and strategies for new products, pricing factors and strategies, distribution channels, promotional mix elements, discuss current marketing issues, marketing trends, social responsibility and ethics in marketing.

3 credit hours

The CSIS 100 ICE exam contains 100 multiple-choice questions, covering content relevant to the design, selection, implementation, and management of enterprise Business solutions. The focus is on identifying critical business processes and envisioning how technology can be developed to provide solutions which generate competitive advantage.

• The Liberty University online CSIS 100 ICE has a time limit of 60 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To pass the Liberty online test, a student must have a basic knowledge of information systems and information technology terms, computer science history, current trends in computer science, management, and strategies to achieve a competitive advantage in business.

Topics covered, including but not limited to:

• Information systems strategies
• Communications technologies
• Databases and data warehouses
• The web, e-commerce, and m-commerce
• Business intelligence and decision making
• Collaborating with technology
• Knowledge management and e-learning
• Ethics, privacy, and security
• Systems development and procurement
• Project management and strategic planning

The CSIS 110 ICE exam contains 100 multiple-choice questions. It touches all computing disciplines, which allows new students to gain a foundational perspective of the entire computer technology spectrum. This is a breadth-first introduction to the computing disciplines, with an emphasis on computer ethics and how computing technology impacts the world.

• The Liberty University online CSIS 110 ICE has a time limit of 60 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To pass the Liberty online test, a student must have a basic knowledge of computer sciences terms, history, and current trends in computer science, management, and strategies to achieve a competitive advantage in business.

Topics covered, including but not limited to:

• Algorithm design
• Applications
• Codes of conduct
• Compilers
• Computer architecture and organization
• Computer crime
• Computing history
• Databases
• Discrete mathematics
• Free speech
• Intellectual property
• Languages
• Networks
• Operating systems
• Privacy
• Social consequences

3 credit hours

The GREK 201 ICE contains 21 objective item (short answer) questions.

• The time limit is 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Basic translation proficiency about Greek nouns (1st and 2nd declension), the definite article, Active Indicative verbs, as well as Middle and Passive forms for the Present. Perfect, Future (Middle only), and Aorist (Middle only).

Topics covered:

The exam includes questions on vocabulary, declension and conjugation, parsing, amalgamations, and 2nd Aorist forms. It also includes several sentences that must be translated.

3 credit hours

The GREK 202 ICE contains 28 objective item (short answer) questions.

• The time limit is 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Basic translation proficiency about Greek nouns, the definite article, and Indicative and non-Indicative mood verbs, participles, and infinitives.

Topics covered:

The exam includes questions on vocabulary, declension (especially 3rd declension) and conjugation (including δίδωμι), parsing, grammatical term definitions, and verbal functions. It also includes several sentences that must be translated.

3 credit hours

The HIEU 201 ICE exam contains 90 multiple-choice questions, covering the development of western society and culture from pre-history to 1700 including the west’s relationships with other societies and cultures from the ancient world to the Scientific Revolution.

• The Liberty University online HIEU 201 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To pass the Liberty online test, a student must have a basic knowledge of the transformative events of western civilization from its beginnings until the 1700s. Students should be able to identify key structures, social classes, political systems, economic systems, and functioning of various civilizations during the period. Students must also demonstrate knowledge of the main religious and philosophical ideas to emerge from these societies. Students will also need to focus on the relationships and exchanges between the West and other societies.

Topics covered:

Ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, the development of Christianity, the development of the Islamic world, the Byzantine Empire, medieval Europe, the Mongolian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the English revolutions of the 1600s, the scientific revolution.

3 credit hours

The HIUS 221 ICE exam contains 90 multiple-choice questions, covering American history from the colonial period and the American Revolution to the Civil War with an emphasis on America’s changing culture, politics, environment, and economy.

• The Liberty University online HIUS 221 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To pass the Liberty online test, a student must have a basic knowledge of the various political, social, religious, and economic developments that have shaped and continue to shape the United States.

Topics covered, including but not limited to:

• Discovery and Settlement of the New World
• Spanish and French Exploration
• Early English Settlements
• Colonial Life
• Cultural Transformations
• French and Indian War
• The American Revolution
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitutional Convention
• Federalists and Anti-Federalists
• War of 1812
• Louisiana Purchase and Westward Expansion
• Economic Development and Change
• Nullification Crisis
• Manifest Destiny
• Approaching War
• The Civil War
• Abolition of Slavery

3 credit hours

The HIUS 222 ICE exam contains 90 multiple-choice questions, covering American history from reconstruction to present with an emphasis on America’s changing culture, politics, environment, and economy.

• The Liberty University online HIUS 222 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To pass the Liberty online test, a student must have a basic knowledge of the various political, social, religious, and economic developments that have shaped and continue to shape the United States.

Topics covered, including but not limited to:

• Reconstruction
• Guilded Age
• Industrialization
• Progressive Era
• Imperialism
• The Great War
• Expansion and Growth in America
• The Great Depression
• World War II
• The Cold War
• The Vietnam War
• Globalization
• Terrorism

3 credit hours

The PSYC 101 ICE exam contains 90 multiple-choice questions, covering the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Students will focus on describing, predicting, and explaining the wide range of typical, and sometimes atypical, behavior across the human spectrum.

• The Liberty University online PSYC 101 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To pass the Liberty online test, a student must have a basic knowledge of human behavior.

Topics covered:

Research methods, the brain and behavior, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning, memory, thinking, language, intelligence, human development, motivation and emotion, personality, social psychology, psychological disorders and treatments.

3 credit hours

The SOCI 200 ICE exam contains 90 multiple-choice questions, covering the core concepts of sociology such as socialization, groups and organizations, deviance and social control, issues of identity, social institutions and other social issues. The focus is on developing a sociological imagination – being able to see the world as a sociologist might.

• The Liberty University online SOCI 200 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To pass the Liberty online test, a student must have a basic knowledge of the core concepts of sociology as a discipline – social institutions and social issues as well as culture, structure, and power.

Topics covered:

Sociology in a changing world, sociology research, how to see the world through the lens of culture, structure, and power, socialization, interaction, groups, organizations, deviance and social control, class and global inequality, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, family and religion, education and work, media and consumption, communities, the environment, health, politics and the economy, and social change (globalization, population, and social movements).

4 credit hours

Our Liberty University online THEO 104 ICE contains 100 objective items (true/false and multiple choice) covering the basic tenets of Christian doctrine drawn from the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments.

• The THEO 104 ICE has a time limit of 60 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Terms and definitions commonly used in discussions of Bible doctrine, an understanding of the primary biblical passages from which the major doctrines are drawn, and discernment of how doctrinal truth should be applied to daily life and relationships.

Topics covered:

• The Study of Theology and the Bible
• The Study of God
• The Study of Jesus Christ
• The Study of the Holy Spirit
• The Study of Humanity and Sin
• The Study of Salvation
• The Study of the Church
• The Study of the End Times

2 credit hours

THEO 201 ICE is 100 questions.

• The THEO 201 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Students who pass this exam will demonstrate knowledge of terms and definitions commonly used in discussions of systematic theology, an understanding of how and which biblical passages apply to the major doctrines, and discernment of what distinguishes major views on central issues of theology.

Topics covered:

• Prolegomena (Introductory issues)
• Bibliology (issues about divine revelation and the Bible)
• Theology proper (issues about God Himself)
• Christology (issues about Jesus)
• Pneumatology (issues about the Holy Spirit)
• Angelology (issues about angels)
• Some questions require a basic knowledge of church history, but this is not a Church history exam

2 credit hours

The Liberty online THEO 202 ICE is 100 questions (multiple choice and matching).

• The THEO 202 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 70%.

Note: Since many of the questions are terms and definitions-based, no dictionaries or translators may be used to take the exam.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Students who pass this exam will demonstrate knowledge of terms and definitions commonly used in discussions of systematic theology, an understanding of how and which biblical passages apply to the major doctrines, discernment of what distinguishes major views on central issues of theology.

Topics covered:

• Prolegomena (a few introductory issues)
• Anthropology (issues about humanity)
• Hamartiology (issues about sin)
• Soteriology (issues about salvation)
• Ecclesiology (issues about the church)
• Eschatology (issues about last things)
• Some questions require a basic knowledge of church history and denominational distinctions, but this is not a church history exam

3 credit hours

Our CHHI 520 ICE has 50 questions.

• The CHHI 520 ICE has a time limit of 60 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 80%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

The student will need a good knowledge of the biblical period that includes not only the major figures, events, dates, and places of the period of the Bible but also can define biblical themes as they develop in the life of the Church.

Topics covered:

• Greek history as it relates to the beginning of Christianity (Greek philosophy)
• Roman history as it relates to the beginning and development of Christianity
• Jewish history as it relates to the beginning of Christianity
• The Apologists
• The Church Fathers
• The Greek Fathers
• The Latin Fathers
• Roman persecutions (emperors)
• The Fall of Rome
• Trinitarian issues
• Views that were deemed heretical
• The major Councils (dates, places, major issues and players)
• Canonicity
• Development of church policy and practice (sacraments, bishops, etc.)
• Development of the Roman Catholic Church (major figures and events)
• Monasticism
• Feudalism
• Greek Orthodox
• The Crusades
• The Rise of Islam
• Scholasticism
• The School Men

3 credit hours

The Liberty online CHHI 525 ICE has 50 questions.

• The CHHI 525 ICE has a time limit of 50 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 80%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

The student will need a good knowledge of the period that includes not only the major figures, events, dates, and places of the period of the Bible but also can define biblical themes as they develop in the life of the Church.

Topics covered:

• Certain key phrases (i.e., ad fontes, auto da fe, etc.)
• The Reformation
• The Magisterial Reformers
• The Radical Reformers
• Protestant Scholasticism
• Lutheranism
• Calvinism, Reformed Theology
• Anglicanism
• Methodism
• Baptist
• Greek Orthodox
• Roman Catholicism during the time from 1400-the present-day (major figures, developments, the Inquisition, etc.)
• The Enlightenment
• Rationalism
• Romanticism
• The Awakenings (First and Second)
• Slavery/ Abolition
• Different theological expressions (liberalism, fundamentalism, liberation, neo-orthodox, neo-evangelical- their viewpoints and major figures, etc.)
• Political theories and developments of the period (divine right of Kings, democracy, communism, etc.)
• Modern Missions
• Revolutions
• American
• French
• Latin America

3 credit hours

The Liberty University online NBST 515 ICE contains 38 objective items (35 true/false/multiple choice and 3 essays).

• The NBST 515 ICE has a time limit of 100 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 80%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Material related to the following NT books: the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Mark, the Gospel of Luke, the Gospel of John, Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter, Jude, 1, 2, & 3 John, and Revelation. The student must be aware of background information, theological concepts, and basic content of the New Testament books listed.

3 credit hours

The NBST 520 ICE contains 50 objective items (true/false, matching, and multiple choice).

• The NBST 520 ICE has a time limit of 100 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 80%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Material related to the following NT books: Acts, Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, Philemon, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, and Titus. The student must be aware of background information, theological concepts, and basic content of the New Testament books listed.

3 credit hours

Our Liberty University online NGRK 520 ICE contains 22 objective items (short answer).

• The NGRK 520 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 80%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Basic translation proficiency about Greek nouns, the definite article, and Present and Future Indicative verbs. The exam includes questions on vocabulary, declension and conjugation, parsing, grammatical term definitions, and contract verbs. Several sentences that must be translated will also be included.

Suggested study resources:

Mounce’s Basics of Biblical Greek (Ch. 1-20)

3 credit hours

The Liberty online NGRK 525 ICE contains 17 objective items (short answer).

• The NGRK 525 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 80%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Basic translation proficiency about Greek nouns, the definite article, and Indicative and non-Indicative mood verbs, participles, and infinitives. The exam includes questions on vocabulary, declension and conjugation, parsing, grammatical term definitions, and verbal functions. It also includes several sentences that must be translated.

Suggested study resources:

Mounce’s Basics of Biblical Greek (all chapters)

3 credit hours

Our NGRK 505 ICE contains 100 objective items (multiple choice, true/false, and matching).

• The NGRK 525 ICE has a time limit of 90 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 80%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Basic familiarity with the various parts of speech in the Greek language and their basic functions as well as their rough English equivalents. This includes knowledge of the functions of the necessary tools needed to analyze the grammar of a passage or perform a word study. Knowledge of basic vocabulary is also expected. The exam includes questions on Greek parts of speech (verbs, nouns, pronouns, prepositions, adjectives, and conjunctions); Verbal functions (tense, voice, mood, person, and number); Greek languages tools (lexicons, dictionaries, interlinears, etc.); Basic Greek vocabulary words.

Topics covered:

Mounce’s Greek Grammar for the Rest of Us

3 credit hours

The Liberty University online OBST 515 ICE contains 50 objective items (matching, multiple choice, and essay).

• The OBST 515 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 80%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Students will need to be aware of the current status of research in studies relevant to the Pentateuch and Historical Books. Special attention will be given to biblical introduction, hermeneutics, and the acquiring of a strategic grasp of the historical setting, literary genres, and structure of each book, as well as areas of particular critical concern.

Topics covered:

Basic content and interpretive issues related to the Pentateuch and Historical books and the issues related to the historical, cultural, and religious background of these books. The student will need to be able to interact with critical and introductory issues related to these books and a proper evangelical response to these issues.

Suggested study resources:

• Standard OT surveys and introductions
• The Word and the World by Merrill, Rooker, and Grisanti
• Survey of Old Testament Introduction by Dillard and Longman

3 credit hours

The OBST 520 ICE contains 50 objective items (multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay).

• The OBST 520 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 80%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Liberty online students will need to be aware of the current status of research in studies relevant to the Poetic and Prophetic Books. Special attention will be given to biblical introduction, hermeneutics, and the acquiring of a strategic grasp of the historical setting, literary genres, and structure of each book, as well as areas of particular critical concern.

Topics covered:

Basic content and interpretive issues related to the Poetic and Prophetic Books and the issues related to the historical, cultural, and religious background of these books. The student will need to be able to interact with critical and introductory issues related to these books and a proper evangelical response to these issues.

Suggested study resources:

• Standard OT surveys and introductions
• The World and the Word: An Introduction to the Old Testament by Merrill, Rooker, and Grisanti
• An Old Testament Introduction by Dillard and Longman

3 credit hours

Our Liberty University online OTCL 505 ICE contains 45 objective items.

• The OTCL 505 ICE has a time limit of 60 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 80%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Basic Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, verb/noun forms, and the types of resources used to study biblical Hebrew for Bible study and sermon preparation.

Topics covered:

The test will cover Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, identifying the noun and verb forms, recognizing prefixes and suffixes on Hebrew words and their significance, and basic knowledge of the types of resources used for studying Hebrew.

3 credit hours

The OTCL 520 ICE contains 65 objective items.

• The OTCL 520 ICE has a time limit of 90 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 80%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Comprehension of the first half of the first year of basic Hebrew grammar. This test is the equivalent to the final exam for the first semester of biblical Hebrew.

Topics covered:

The Liberty University online test will cover basic Hebrew vocabulary, morphology, and grammar.

3 credit hours

The Liberty University online OTCL 525 ICE contains 68 objective items.

• The OTCL 525 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 80%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Comprehension of the complete first year of basic Hebrew grammar. This test is the equivalent to the final exam for the second semester of Biblical Hebrew.

Topics covered:

Basic Hebrew vocabulary, morphology, and grammar.

3 credit hours

The THEO 525 ICE is a 50 question multiple choice and true/false test.

• The THEO 525 ICE has a time limit of 60 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 80%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

Liberty online students should be acquainted with salient literature and crucial issues related to contemporary evangelical Christian theology. Students should be able to critically evaluate important classic and recent issues relating to the nature, necessity, and the methods of systematic theology, inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture, the nature and work of God, theological anthropology, and the doctrine of sin.

Topics covered:

• Prolegomena (Introduction to systematic theology)
• The nature and attributes of God
• The Trinity
• The work of God including Creation and Providence
• Revelation and Inspiration of Scripture
• Protestant and Catholic views of Authority
• Angels and Demons
• The origin and nature of humanity as the Image of God
• The constitution and unity of human nature
• Humankind as male and female
• The nature and consequences of the Fall of Adam and Eve into sin
• Theories of original sin

3 credit hours

Our Liberty University online THEO 530 ICE contains 38 objective items (multiple choice, matching, true/false, three essays).

• The THEO 530 ICE has a time limit of 120 minutes.
• The minimum score to pass this exam is 80%.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Know the principal agents and ideas that shape classic and contemporary systematic theology about Christ, the Holy Spirit, salvation, the church, and eschatology.
• Know contemporary theological issues regarding the study of Christology, including the Person and work of Christ.
• Able to identify the various theories concerning of the Atonement of Christ.
• Able to identify the competing classic and modern understandings of the nature of salvation as defined by various Christian groups.
• Able to describe the nature, function, and task of the NT Church.
• Able to correlate theological propositions and hermeneutical procedures with special reference to the doctrines of ecclesiology and eschatology.
• Understanding of competing views concerning biblical Eschatology regarding the Second coming of Christ.

Topics covered:

• The virgin birth, the deity and humanity of Christ, and the hypostatic union.
• Theories of the atonement of Christ including the Calvinistic and Arminian understandings of the extent of the atonement.
• The Person and work of the Holy Spirit.
• Predestination, subjective and objective aspects of salvation, sanctification, glorification, and the means of grace.
• The nature and role of the church, church government, ordinances/sacraments, and issues relating to church unity.
• The resurrection of the dead, the Second Coming of Christ, various views concerning the millennium and the Great Tribulation, the Rapture of the Church, Heaven, Hell, and the final state.