Admission Requirements for Graduate Programs at Liberty University

Online Graduate Certificate in Public Administration

Applicants must have a regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with a 2.0 or above GPA for admission in good standing.

All applicants must submit the following:

1. Admission application

2. Application fee

3. Official college transcripts

4. Proof of English proficiency

here is no upfront application fee; however, a deferred $50 application fee will be assessed during Financial Check-In. This fee is waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses — documentation verifying military status is required. You cannot be accepted into this program until Liberty has your official transcripts.

Graduate Public Policy Certificate Online

A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with a 2.0 or above GPA is required for admission in good standing.

All applicants must submit the following: Admission application; Application fee; Official college transcripts; Proof of English proficiency.

There is no upfront application fee; however, a deferred $50 application fee will be assessed during Financial Check-In. This fee is waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required.

The admission requirements listed below apply to all Liberty University graduate certificate programs.

1. Apply online

2. A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required)

3. Mail official college transcripts (sealed, unopened copy or via a direct electronic transcript system) indicating a regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree.

4. Applicants whose native language is not English must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or an approved alternate test of English proficiency: the Duolingo English test, the TOEFL Essentials test, International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or the International Test of English Proficiency (iTEP). Applicants must earn a minimum score of 8.5 on the TOEFL Essentials test, 105 on the Duolingo English test, 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL, a 3.9 on the iTEP, a 6.5 on the IELTS, or an equivalent score on an approved alternate test for all graduate degree programs.

An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must still be in its original sealed envelope. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to [email protected].

MS in Criminal Justice Forensic Psychology: GRE not required.

Admission Requirements for MS in Criminal Justice Forensic Psychology:

• GRE scores are not required.
• Official transcripts

Online Doctor of Public Administration Degree

Applicants must have a regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with a 2.0 or above GPA for admission in good standing.

All applicants must submit the following:

1. Admission application

2. Application fee

3. Official college transcripts

4. Proof of English proficiency

here is no upfront application fee; however, a deferred $50 application fee will be assessed during Financial Check-In. This fee is waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses — documentation verifying military status is required. You cannot be accepted into this program until Liberty has your official transcripts.

Juris Master (J.M.) Online Degree - No GRE/LSAT

A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with a 3.0 GPA or above is required for admission in good standing. 

All applicants must submit the following:

• Admission application
• Application fee
• Professional vita/résumé
• Official college transcripts
• Unofficial college transcripts may be accepted with a completed official transcript request form

No GRE/LSAT is required.

The Liberty University Ph.D.in Psychology admission requirements are:-

• Contact information for 2 approved recommenders
• Statement of Purpose
• Departmental approval
• Official college transcripts