Transfer Policies School of Government
General Transfer Policies:
- Accreditation: Regionally or Nationally Accredited Institution, approved through the Department of Education
- Grade: B- 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, Capstone, 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
- Age Limit: 7 years for doctoral programs
- Credit Limit: A maximum of 50% of the program hours to be transferred. Credit from a conferred Liberty University degree is counted towards transfer hours
Degree Specific Transfer Policies:
MA Public Policy (all cognates)
The following courses are non-transferable:
- PPOG 504 (Leadership, Statesmanship, and Governance)
- PPOL 501 (Foundations of American Governance: An Introduction to Public Policy)
Master of Public Administration (all cognates)
The following courses are non-transferable:
- PADM 620 (Public Administration Praxis: Legal & Contemporary Issues)
MS in Criminal Justice (all cognates)
The following courses are non-transferable:
- CJUS 550 (Topics and Trends in Criminal Justice)
- CJUS 610 (Leadership, Ethics & Policing)
MS in International Relations
MS in National Security
The following courses are non-transferable:
- NSEC 502 (Christian Values in National Security)
MS in Political Science
The following courses are non-transferable:
- PSCI 501 (Political Science, Public Policy & Statesmanship)
Doctor of Public Administration
The following courses are non-transferable:
- PADM 885 (Research Concept)
Ph.D. in Criminal Justice
Ph.D. in Public Policy
The following courses are non-transferable:
- PLCY 700 (Foundations of Statesmanship & Public Policy)
- PLCY 701 (Natural Law, The State & The Gospel)
- PLCY 802 (Competing Visions of Statesmanship)