Issuing Office

School of Divinity

Affected Parties

Seminary Students who meet the criteria outlined in the policy.

Policy Language

Liberty University School of Divinity students admitted to the Seminary may petition the Graduate Transcript Evaluation Office for permission to substitute advanced electives for select foundational courses that are a significant duplication of course content covered in similar courses taken by the student at the undergraduate level.

Policy Rationale

To enable Seminary students with the appropriate background to replace foundational courses with higher level courses in the same discipline.

Definition of Glossary Terms

None specified

Procedures

Advanced Placement can be applied if petition meets the following criteria:

1. Advanced Placement based on completed coursework will be able to Liberty University graduates only.
2. Liberty University students may only request Advanced Placement for 300-400 level undergraduate courses taken at Liberty University in the specific subject area.
3. These 300-400 level courses must have been passed with a grade of B or higher.

4. Only the courses below are available for Advanced Placement  substitution:

   CHHI 520	NGRK 520	OTCL 505
   CHHI 525	NGRK 525	OTCL 520
   HOMI 500	NGRK 505	OTCL 620
   NBST 515	OBST 515	THEO 525
   NBST 520	OBST 520	THEO 530

5. If approved, student must take electives in the discipline(s) of the Advanced Placement substitution (Example: approved CHHI 520 substitution, student must take elective with a CHHI prefix).

Students who earned the bachelor’s degree at another institution must take the Institutional Challenge Exam (ICE exam) in order to qualify for Advanced Placement.

Sanctions

None specified

Exceptions

None

Date of Last Review

1/17/2020

Date for Review

1/17/2025