Transfer Policies for Arts and Sciences
General Transfer Policies:
- Accreditation: Regionally or Nationally Accredited Institution approved through the Department of Education
- Grade: B- or higher exception listed below for the MA in Interdisciplinary Studies where the minimum grade is a C- or higher. Grades of P are eligible to transfer as long as the grading system at the transfer institution states that P is equivalent to B- or better.
- Equivalency: Similar in content and scope of courses offered at Liberty University. Taken from a graduate program in a closely related field.
- Non-Transferrable Courses: Thesis, Dissertation, Comprehensive Exam, Practicum, and Internship courses are not able to be fulfilled by transfer credit. Additional courses are listed below by program
- Hours: 3 semester hours (4.5 quarter hours) per course
- Age Limit: 10 years for master’s level programs
- Age Limit: 7 years for doctoral programs
- Credit Limit: A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred. This includes credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
Degree Specific Transfer Policies:
MA in Composition
The following courses are non-transferable:
ENGL 689 (Thesis Proposal and Research)
MA in English
MA History
The following courses are non-transferable:
HIUS 530 (American Christian Heritage)
HIST 601 (Advanced Historical Research)
MA in Interdisciplinary Studies
*Grade of C- or higher
The following courses are non-transferable:
INDS 500 (Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies)
INDS 600 (Interdisciplinary Research)
MA Professional Writing
The following courses are non-transferrable:
ENGL 602 Methods & Materials of Research
MA in Teaching English as a Second Language
MA in Creative Writing
The following courses are non-transferrable:
Workshop Courses
PhD in History
The following courses are non-transferable:
HIUS 530 (American Christian Heritage)
Comprehensive Reading courses