Credits from prior degrees earned through Liberty University do not count toward this number.

Credits from prior degrees earned through Liberty University count toward this number.

The following courses have a transfer age limit of five years: ACCT 511 Advanced Business Law for Accountants (3 c.h.), ACCT 521 Advanced Cost Accounting (3 c.h.), ACCT 531 Accounting Information Systems (3 c.h.), ACCT 612 Tax Research and Jurisprudence (3 c.h.), ACCT 622 Advanced Auditing (3 c.h.), ACCT 632 Advanced Financial Accounting Theory (3 c.h.), and ACCT 642 Accounting Ethics (3 c.h.).

The following courses have a transfer age limit of five years: INFO 505 Health Informatics (3 c.h.), INFO 535 Health Systems and Delivery (3 c.h.), INFO 545 Health Information Systems and Integrated Technologies (3 c.h.), INFO 668 Health Data Analytics and Decision-Making (3 c.h.), and INFO 690 Integrated Capstone (3 c.h.).

The following courses have a transfer age limit of five years: BMIS 510 Enterprise Models (3 c.h.), BMIS 520 IT Infrastructure (3 c.h.), BMIS 530 Systems Analysis, Modeling, and Design (3 c.h.), BMIS 570 Ethics and Legal Issues (3 c.h.), BMIS 580 Human Computer Interaction and Emerging Technologies (3 c.h.), BMIS 601 Decision Making and Executive Information Systems (3 c.h.), BMIS 603 Business Simulation and Modeling (3 c.h.), BMIS 662 Telecommunications and Network Security (3 c.h.), BMIS 663 Secure Enterprise Design and Development (3 c.h.), BMIS 664 Information Forensics, Compliance and Risk Management (3 c.h.), BMIS 665 Information Operations and Security (3 c.h.), BMIS 680 Advanced IT Project Management I (3 c.h.), BMIS 681 Advanced IT Project Management II (3 c.h.), and BMIS 690 Integrated Capstone (3 c.h.).

The following courses have a transfer age limit of five years: CSIS 505 Software Development (3 c.h.), CSIS 525 Database Design and Development (3 c.h.), CSIS 535 Computer Networks (3 c.h.), CSIS 641 Software Development Management (3 c.h.), CSIS 643 Software Design (3 c.h.), CSIS 651 Network Architecture and Design (3 c.h.), CSIS 657 Statistical Analysis and Data Mining (3 c.h.), and CSIS 690 Integrated Capstone (3 c.h.).

For students who completed a Master's degree through Liberty prior to pursuing the DBA, and who are using credits from their Master's degree for their DBA cognates, the courses must be no older than seven years at the time of the student's admission to the DBA.

As an exception to the multiple-degree policy listed elsewhere in this section, students who are pursuing a Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree and who have previously earned a Master of Arts in Religion (MAR), Master of Religious Education (MRE), or Master of Arts in Biblical Studies (MABS) will be permitted to use applicable credits completed for the MAR, MRE (including the MRE-Chaplaincy), or MABS toward the MDiv as allowed by the student’s specific MDiv Degree Completion Plan (DCP) provided the total hours transferred do not exceed two-thirds of the MDiv program..

For the Chaplaincy programs, only graded course work from accredited institutions will be eligible for transfer.

Transfer credit for CHPL courses must be reviewed and approved by the School of Divinity.

The EdD allows the transfer of up to 24 hours from a EdS degree earned through another institution, and up to 27 hours (as applicable) from a EdS degree earned through Liberty.

This is an approved exception to legislated University policy.

The PhD in Education allows the transfer of up to 27 hours (as applicable) from a EdS earned through Liberty.

The PhD in Educational Leadership allows the transfer of up to 24 hours from an EdS degree earned through another university, and up to 27 hours (as applicable) from an EdS degree earned through Liberty.

The PhD in Higher Education Administration allows the transfer of up to 27 hours (as applicable) from a EdS earned through Liberty.

The maximum of 42 hours of transfer credit is consistent with policy published in the Graduate Catalog ["At least one-third of the course work for any program of study must be earned through Liberty University."]

A maximum of 30 hours of 500/600-level coursework may be applied to the degree, whether credit taken for the PhD through Liberty, credit from a Master's degree completed through Liberty, or credit transferred from another institution. This exception to the maximum 15 hours (as stated in GAC 11-1617) has been approved by the Graduate School.