Credit For Life Experience

1. Liberty University Online®
Credit for Life Experience

2. Liberty University
•World’s largest evangelical university
•43,000 total students
•32,000 online learners
Liberty’s Mission:
To develop Christ-centered men and women
with the values, knowledge, and skills
essential to impact tomorrow’s world.

3. Why Liberty?
•Christian worldview
•Flexibility to study on your schedule
•The lowest tuition of the largest 10 online
education providers – non-profit
•Over 20 years of experience in Distance
Education
•Low student-to-faculty ratio
•Established brick-and-mortar campus
•Regional accreditation (SACS)

4. Online programs
•Over 35 online programs including
associate’s, bachelor’s and doctoral
programs.
•Includes: business, psychology,
education, religion, and more!

5. Transfer Credit
Transfer Students
•Seamless transition between your
former colleges and Liberty University
•Unofficial Evaluation of credit before
application
•Official Evaluation upon application
•Degree completion plan to help you
map out your remaining classes
www.luonline.com/dlptransfer

6. Life Experience vs. Experiential Learning
•Liberty University cannot award credit for life
experience.
•LU must award credit for “learning” that is
achieved from experience.
•This is what sets LU apart from unaccredited/
diploma mill schools.
•Liberty University follows the standards of
assessment recommended by the Council for
Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL)

7. What is experiential learning?
If your experiential learning can be documented
and if it is similar to what is learned in a
college-level course, we may be able to
award college -credits. This may include
learning that comes from:
•Professional experience
•Independent studies
•Certificate programs
•Job training

8. Automatic credit for job training
Automatic Credit for Job Training
•Based on a precedent established by
Liberty
•Credit will also be awarded to
individuals with certificates or
licenses in certain professions

9. Automatic Credit for Job Training
Cisco Associate Certifications
Certified Financial Planner
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Certified Project Manager
Child Development Associate
(CDA)
Child Evangelism Fellowship
(CMI Diploma)
Aviation
Corrections Officer
Emergency Medical Technician
Insurance
Law Enforcement
MOUS (Microsoft Office
Specialist)
Expert MOUS
Real Estate Broker
Securities Exam Series 7
www.luonline.com/lifeexperience

10. The Portfolio Process
•In most cases, students will need to petition
for credit by Portfolio
•Students enroll in GEED 205, Learning
Theory & Portfolio Development
•Students must demonstrate college-level
competencies by portfolio, in order to receive
credit
www.luonline.com/portfolio

11. Sample Portfolios
•Business Management
•Small Business-
Entrepreneurship
•Sales Management
•Therapeutic Foster Care
•Evangelism & Christian
Growth
•Grant writing & Fundraising
•Teaching Practicum
•Employee Training &
Development
•Early Childhood Education
•Daycare Administration
•Creative Writing
•Youth Ministry
•Pastoral Duties
•Children’s Ministry
•Christian Counseling
•Public Administration
•Non-profit Management
•Human Services Field Exp.
•Intercultural Exposure
•Camping Ministry
Note: Each portfolio yields 1-6 credits.

12. Credit Recommended by ACE
The American Council on Education has recommended
college credit for over 1,000 training providers. Here
are a few recognized providers:
•American Bankers Association
•Dale Carnegie
•Defense Acquisition University
•Delta Airlines
•General Motors University
•Learning Tree International
•McDonald’s Corporation
•Penn Foster College
•Skill Soft Corporation
http://www2.acenet.edu/nationalguide/

13. Credit for Certificate Programs
Liberty University has approved credit, by portfolio, for
several certificate programs including:
•Liberty Home Bible Institute
•Light University (Caring for People God’s Way)
•Perspectives on the World Christian Movement
http://www.luonline.com/index.cfm?PID=15255

14. Credit for Military Training
•Undergraduate credit may be awarded for courses
completed by military service schools if this credit is
recommended in the Guide to the Evaluation of
Education Experiences in the Armed Forces (ACE).
•The ACE Guide is used to determine the equivalency
of your military training to college credit.
•Students must request official transcripts. Official
transcripts will not be accepted through fax.
http://www.luonline.com/index.cfm?PID=14263

15. Credit by Examination
College-level examination program (CLEP)
CLEP is comprised of thirty-four tests covering a variety of subjects.
Formal study, private reading, on-the-job experience, non-credit
courses, business training, television/radio courses, travel, and
superior high school courses are just a few ways knowledge is
acquired that may be applied within CLEP testing.
www.liberty.edu/clep
Institutional Challenge exam (ICE)
ICE is available to students with a satisfactory justification of previous
knowledge in a subject area based upon a non-college training
program, job experience, or self-learning. www.luonline.com/ice
Dantes Subject Standardized Test Scores (DSSTs)
The DSST program provides the opportunity to earn college credit based
on what you learned outside of the traditional classroom. Approved by
ACE, the DSST program enables you to use knowledge you have
acquired to accomplish your educational and professional goals.

16. Future Career Opportunities
After graduating from the
undergraduate program,
students will be fully prepared
to:
•Enter Master’s degree
programs in your interest
•Serve in your degree areas of
your interest
•Receive promotions or new
career options based off your
bachelor’s degree completion

17. Next Steps
1.Check with [email protected] to see if
your experience would qualify you for
college credit
2.Include your student id# with your request.
3.Apply today to have your application fee
waived
*If you are wondering about transfer credit, ask
about an unofficial evaluation!

18. Questions?
1-800-424-9595 (Undergraduate
Admissions)
1-800-424-9596 (Graduate Admissions)