Transfer Policies School of Behavioral Science
General Transfer Policies
- Accreditation: Regionally or Nationally Accredited Institution approved by the Department of Education
- Grade: B- or higher exception listed below for the MA in Pastoral Counseling 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-Transferable 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 graduate programs (Exception: Social Work all cognates 7 years)
- Age Limit: 7 years for doctoral programs (Exception: EdS Community Care and Counseling all cognates 10 years)
- Credit Limit: Most programs allow a maximum of 50% of the program hours to be transferred; exceptions are listed below and at the bottom of the first page of the DCP. Credit from a conferred Liberty University degree on the same academic level is counted toward transfer hours
Degree Specific Transfer Policies
Addiction Counseling
The following courses are non-transferable:
- CEFS 501 (Ethical & Legal Issues in Counseling)
- CEFS 506 (Integration of Spirituality & Counseling)
- ADCN 505 (Techniques in Addiction Counseling)
- ADCN 512 (Group Dynamics)
- ADCN 667 (Diagnosis & Treatment Planning of Addictive Disorders)
Clinical Mental Health
Admissions Requirements
Clinical Mental Health (Residential)
Clinical Mental Health (Online)
The following courses are non-transferable:
- COUC 500 (Orientation to Counselor Professional Identity & Function)
- COUC 501 (Ethical & Legal Issues in Counseling)
- COUC 505 (Counseling Techniques/ Helping Relationship)
- COUC 506 (Integration of Spirituality & Counseling)
- COUC 512 (Group Counseling)
- COUC 667 (Clinical Diagnosis & Treatment Planning)
Marriage and Family Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapy
Admissions Requirements
Marriage and Family Counseling (Residential)
Marriage and Family Therapy (Online)
The following courses are non-transferable:
- CEFS/ COUC 500 (Orientation to Counselor Profession)
- CEFS/ COUC 501 (Ethics & Legal Issues in Counseling)
- CEFS/ COUC 505 (Counseling Techniques & the Helping Relationship)
- CEFS/ COUC 506 (Integration of Spirituality & Counseling)
- CEFS/ COUC 512 (Group Counseling)
- CEFS/ COUC 602 (Assessment Diagnosis & Treatment Planning)
M.Ed. School Counseling
The following courses are non-transferable:
- COSC 505 (Counseling Theories and Techniques)
- COSC 512 (Structured Groups)
- COSC 661 (School Counseling Program Development & Evaluation)
Human Services (all cognates)
The following course is non-transferable:
- HSCO 500 (Introduction to Human Services Counseling)
- HSCO 506 (Integration of Spirituality & Counseling)
Social Work (all cognates)
The following courses are non-transferable:
- SOWK 545 (Generalist Field Enrollment)
- SOWK 555 (Generalist Social Work Practice with Groups)
- SOWK 560 (Generalist Field Experience and Seminar A)
- SOWK 565 (Generalist Field Experience and Seminar B)
- SOWK 570 (Generalist Social Work Communication & Ethics)
- SOWK 641 (Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice)
- SOWK 643 (Child & Family Social Work Clinical Practice)
- SOWK 650 (Diversity & Cultural Humility)
- SOWK 665 (Advanced Generalist Field Enrollment)
- SOWK 670 (Advanced Generalist Field Experience & Seminar)
- SOWK 675 (Advanced Generalist Field Experience & Seminar A)
- SOWK 677 (Advanced Generalist Field Experience & Seminar B)
- SOWK 688 (Advanced Generalist Comprehensive Exam)
Pastoral Counseling (all cognates)
*C- or higher is acceptable for transfer credit
The following courses are non-transferable:
- PACO 500 (Introduction to Pastoral Counseling
- PACO 501 (Found. Doctrines for Pastoral Counselors)
- PACO 509 (Spiritual Formation in Pastoral Counseling)
- PACO 617 (Theories & Techniques in Pastoral Counseling)
MA in Applied Psychology (all cognates)
The following courses are non-transferable:
- PSYC 520 (Psychology & Christianity)
MS in Psychology (all cognates)
The following courses are non-transferable:
- MSPS 521 (Psychology & Christian Integration)
Ed.D. in Community Care & Counseling (all cognates)
The following courses are non-transferable:
- EDCO 745 (Intermediate Statistics & Research)
Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision
The following courses are non-transferrable:
- COUC 715 (Advanced Theory Application)
- COUC 740 (Advanced Research Design)
Ph.D. in Psychology
Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology
Admissions Requirements
The following courses are non-transferrable:
- PSYD 700 (Research Design I)
- PSYD 709 (Advanced Family Systems & Development)
- PSYD 710 (Advanced Theories of Psychotherapy)
- PSYD 715 (Psychometrics)
- PSYD 735 (Cognitive & Affective Bases of Behavior)
- PSYD 740 (Evidenced-Based Psychotherapy for Adults)
- PSYD 745 (Evidenced-Based Psychotherapy for Children)
- PSYD 750 (Advanced Group Psychotherapy)
- PSYD 755 (Applied Theology for Clinical Psychologists)
- PSYD 780 (Clinical Neuropsychology)
- PSYD 785 (Clinical Health Psychology)
- PSYD 805 ( Psychological Assessment I: Cognitive & Intellectual Assessment)
- PSYD 810 (Psychological Assessment II: Personality Assessment: Objective & Projective Methods)
- PSYD 815 (Psychological Assessment III: Integrative Assessment)
- PSYD 820 (Psychopharmacology in Clinical Psychology)
- PSYD 825 (Consultation)
- PSYD 830 (Supervision)
- PSYD 831 (Clinical Interventions for Depressive Disorders)
- PSYD 860 (Advanced Cognitive-Behavior Therapy)
- PSYD 861 (Advanced Psychodynamic Theory)
- All Clinical Seminars