Apologetics (A.A.) - Online
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
General Education/Foundational Skills Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication & Information Literacy 1 | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Communications Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Technological Solutions & Quantitative Reasoning 1 | ||
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Math Elective | MATH 114 or higher | 3 |
| Critical Thinking 1 | ||
| RLGN 105 | Introduction to Biblical Worldview 2 | 2 |
| Critical Thinking Elective | 3 | |
| Civic & Global Engagement 1 | ||
| EVAN 101 | Evangelism and the Christian Life 2 | 2 |
| Cultural Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Social & Scientific Inquiry 1 | ||
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Christianity & Contexts 1 | ||
| BIBL 105 | Old Testament Survey | 2 |
| BIBL 110 | New Testament Survey | 2 |
| THEO 201 | Theology Survey I 2 | 2 |
| THEO 202 | Theology Survey II 2 | 2 |
| Total Hours | 36-39 | |
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Refer to the list of approved general education electives before enrolling in foundational skill requirements
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Students transferring in 45 or more UG credit hours will have the requirement of RLGN 104 waived; Students transferring in 60 or more UG credit hours will also have the requirement of THEO 104 waived
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core | ||
| APOL 220 | Introduction to Apologetics | 3 |
| APOL 310 | Apologetics in a Secular Age | 3 |
| APOL 320 | Apologetics and the Gospel | 3 |
| APOL 330 | C.S. Lewis and the Apologetic Imagination | 3 |
| BIBL 360 | Methodical Study of Scripture | 3 |
| RLGN 301 | Research and Writing for Religious Disciplines | 3 |
| RLGN 340 | Global Religious Movements | 3 |
| THEO 360 | Biblical Theology | 3 |
| Total Hours | 24 | |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- 60 Total hours
- 2.0 Overall grade point average
- Grade of 'C' Minimum required for all upper-level courses in the major
- 25% Of major taken through Liberty University
- 15 Hours must be completed through Liberty University
- Grad App Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| APOL 220 | Introduction to Apologetics | 3 |
| BIBL 105 | Old Testament Survey | 2 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| RLGN 105 | Introduction to Biblical Worldview | 2 |
| THEO 201 | Theology Survey I | 2 |
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Hours | 12-15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| APOL 310 | Apologetics in a Secular Age | 3 |
| BIBL 110 | New Testament Survey | 2 |
| RLGN 301 | Research and Writing for Religious Disciplines | 3 |
| THEO 202 | Theology Survey II | 2 |
| Communications Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| APOL 320 | Apologetics and the Gospel | 3 |
| BIBL 360 | Methodical Study of Scripture | 3 |
| EVAN 101 | Evangelism and the Christian Life | 2 |
| MATH Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Natural Science Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| APOL 330 | C.S. Lewis and the Apologetic Imagination | 3 |
| RLGN 340 | Global Religious Movements | 3 |
| THEO 360 | Biblical Theology | 3 |
| Critical Thinking Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Cultural Studies Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60-63 | |
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Refer to the list of approved general education electives at www.liberty.edu/gened before enrolling foundational skills requirements.