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I enrolled in the Doctoral program three weeks ago I am very unhappy with the overall program and experience I had with my professor. I was asking for clarity for an Annotated Bibliography my professor was no help. I used AI as a guide to help me I received an email from my professor stating he was reporting me for plagiarism. To the academic board. So, I reported myself and sent the paper to them. I felt he could have emailed and say do this over this is your warning.

This entire time I feel no... Read More teaching is happening the lack of support I would not recommend this online school to anyone.

The administrative staff at Liberty University were polite and professional in my experience. However, once I actually started my first doctoral-level course, the reality was very different.

I ended up withdrawing from all but one course, following Liberty’s own policies that allow drops before the start date or during the drop/add period without penalty. The reason I kept just one class was to see if it might improve—but it did not. The educational value felt very low, and there was almost no actual... Read More teaching happening in the course. For a doctoral program, this was extremely disappointing and not at all what I expected.

I originally chose Liberty because of its ability to process complicated outside educational funding, its broad program options, and the appeal of its Christian identity. Those factors made it seem like a good fit. Unfortunately, my experience with this one doctoral course has completely soured my view of Liberty at the graduate level. I will not pursue another graduate program here. At best, I might consider an undergraduate language program just to use up my educational funding, but I will not return for graduate study.

In my opinion, the overall quality of higher education in the U.S. is inconsistent, and Liberty’s graduate-level program reflects that larger problem.

The administrative people were/are nice and professional with me.

However, once I enrolled and took my first class, it was a different ball game.

I immediately dropped all current and future courses at Liberty without penalty either prior to the start date or during drop/add week following their policies without penalty.

I dropped all courses except for one due to how low the educational value was for me.

There has been no real "teaching". For me, the doctoral level class and associated department has... Read More been awful. This is literally one and done for me.

I have outside educational funding with a deadline that basically pigeon holed me into Liberty University as they were/are one of the few schools with numerous program options, ability and willingness to process complicated education funding. The "Christian University" aspect also appealed to me.

The whole experience with this one course has been poor. I am learning from this experience that graduate level education is something that I will never choose to pursue at Liberty University again.

I may opt for an undergraduate language training program just to use up my educational funding after this current "graduate" level doctoral class is over with. However, my opinion of Liberty University is now permanently soured.

I would also like to note that higher education in general is a bit of a low quality mess in much of America.

As with any life experience, it is what you make it. If you commit and apply yourself, it can be great. After graduating, I was able to find an internship very easily because the agency recognized and valued Liberty University graduates. Liberty’s program prepared me for the challenges I’d face fresh out of the program and to pass the state exam.
I worked construction for 30 years prior to going to Liberty University, and now, three years after graduation, I am a licensed mental health counselor,... Read More national certified counselor, and I own my own counseling agency.
I believe that is a testament to the quality level of education that Liberty University offers.

Initially, the school was amazing when I started in 2020. I felt really supported, engaged, and learn a lot. Upon completion of that degree, I decided to pursue my MBA. The first few semesters were great. About a few months into the program, I started having problems with professors. Many times, they would not help, only deduct points for vague things such as formatting or spelling errors, which in both cases was not true. It continuously got worse to the point that almost every class I was fighting... Read More with instructors. Many did not like the fact that I offered different perspectives or would question their reasoning behind their grading. I would follow the rubric and instructions thoroughly only to be told when submitted that it was all wrong. Evidently, the professor's idea of the assignment differs from the assignment instructions?? No real explanation or anything. Needless to say, many of these so-called professors are class moderators, not teaching anything. If you know more than the professor, they challenge you on everything. Of all my academia spanning 20 years, this is the first time that I received B's in a few of my classes. The professors in those classes would not help me and I had to use additional resources like tutorials on YouTube to understand. Then at the end of the class, they always say how they are there for you to help. Where were you 3 weeks ago? Also, they have end of class surveys that are supposed to be anonymous, which they aren't. If you post something negative, you risk failing even though that is unethical. I am going to complete my doctorate elsewhere since I no longer feel aligned with the schools mission or feel challenged enough. I have two degrees from them and find it difficult to find work. Many employers say that they don't recognize Liberty.. I'm like, well its real.. like $200k worth of student debt real. As of now, I'm going on 8 months unemployed. No help from the school or anything. I honestly feel like I don't know what to do. I DO know I will seek education elsewhere though.

I chose Liberty University Online for my Master's degree in education. At the time, I was looking for an online program due to the pandemic and my own work needs. Liberty advertised a Master's degree that was ideal for working adults and for people who were new to the teaching/education profession. While I had great professors and advisors, the fact remained that the program is obviously geared towards individuals who are already in the profession. In particular, the courses on tests/measurements... Read More and behavior management were lacking and did not prepare me for what I would eventually see in the classroom. However, these courses were not the largest issue. Practicums and field experiences at Liberty were by far the worst part of the degree program. There were two major issues, Christian school placement and practicum feedback. Liberty encourages student teachers to experience a broad array of school environments with both a public school and Christian school experience being mandatory. However, Liberty has no direct contact with any Christian schools outside of the Lynchburg area. I was expected to find a Christian school in my area to host me with minimal help from the university. The problem occurred when I was turned down by every Christian school I contacted in my area (we don't have many). None of them wanted to host a student teacher. Liberty's solution for this problem was to shorten the Christian school requirement to just one day and allow me to do a second long-term public school placement instead. Again, I was refused by the local Christian schools even for the one day experience. Liberty did not know how to resolve this and the Christian school experience never happened, which would have delayed graduation had I not taken swift action later. The public school placements were easier to secure and while I was welcomed at both schools, the fact remained that Liberty did not provide much guidance for these practicums. The requirements were only for me to observe the host's class and then design and teach one lesson in the class. I went beyond this and taught more lessons while earning extra hours, but I feel that Liberty was largely relying on the host schools to provide me with guidance and feedback. My host teachers had a lot on their plates with their own classes, so feedback from the professors in addition to my host teachers would have been better. In the end, I worked with the second public school I was placed at and secured a full-time teaching job under an alternative license. I opted out of Liberty's remaining student teaching requirements and was able to complete my degree via an alternative path. This elminated the need to pester the local Christian schools for a placement and prevented a delay of graduation. Hence why I say this degree is for people who are already employed as a teacher. If you already have a license, you don't need to do student teaching and you can focus on your coursework. Summary/TLDR: Great degree if you're already working as a licensed teacher. If you're new to teaching or don't have a license, I recommend going elsewhere.

I am currently in BMAL 888, with the Research Proposal defense scheduled for tomorrow morning. This has been a great deal of work, academically rigorous, and very time-consuming. The research Chair and Methodologist seem to be sadists as they seem to zero in on every mistake, inconsistency, or variation from the template, such as APA 7 headings placement/format. However, the Chair and Methodologist also consistently guide me on what areas of the proposal (so far) I need to correct. The ADRP guide... Read More and Template are literal roadmaps to completing the project, and if you are smart, the BMAL 785 concept course is 2/3 of the first DRP Course. It is possible to make it through the process if you manage your time, ask questions, and do the research.

I saw one person say they were in the same DRP course several times. I understand your frustration. You can ask for another Chair or methodologist, as the ones you have may not be a good fit for your project/style of feedback needs. Luckily, I understand what these two expect and have progressed quickly. I spend an inordinate amount of time in my home office reading articles, writing notes, looking up references, and typing this research proposal. I am currently at 191 pages without references or appendices.

I can tell you that any doctoral degree is worth more than not having one. Many will hate a Christian University simply because of its religious foundation, or think that an online degree is not worth the paper it is printed on compared to a brick-and-mortar university. I would challenge you to visit Lynchburg, VA, and see the actual brick-and-mortar campus for Liberty. American Military University is also a demanding school, even though it is online. It is harder to attain a degree online as you do not get any face time with your professor, no live interaction with other students, and you have to work on your education after work and the kids are asleep.

This University is just great! In my view, a prestige institution and factually fully accredited and recognized internationally. My Bachelor's and Master's degrees are from German universities and I have to say that Liberty University was much more organized and flexible. I completed my degree while working full time and the online sessions were just amazing for that. However, one must put a lot of work and time into obtaining a degree as this is a legit university with high requirements. All professors... Read More were very professional and my dissertation chair was just great. Overall, an amazing journey.

I have completed the coursework for the Liberty University's Doctorate of Strategic Leadership program and am 8 months into my dissertation. To be clear, DO NOT ENROLL IN THIS PROGRAM. I was lured in by the great military and public safety discount, and the coursework was interesting and worthwhile, but the dissertation process is a complete mess. So few students were able to finish the broken program that they completely reworked it immediately before me. However, it is still broken beyond repair.... Read More I have two other doctorates; one is from the Liberty University School of Government, and I have never seen anything in academia as dysfunctional as their dissertation process. It started with them completely changing the topic that I wanted to do my dissertation on, and ignored my appeal to do something that would be valuable to my military organization. Then, I was assigned a dissertation lead without my input and told I could not change him (however, he is the only rational faculty member I've come into contact with in this process). Then they assign a "research methodologist" who does whatever she wants in contrast to published dissertation guidelines, they clearly have a policy of making students rewrite every submission a minimum of 4 times, just because, and this is after another faculty member has already approved it. To add insult to injury, this methodologist sends back written work products for re-writing and provides feedback in grammatically incorrect sentences and broken English. I appealed thrice to the Dean of the Business school, who just stamped it "denied" without any consideration, follow-up, or feedback. There is no way out of this mess of a program—total amateur hour. Go through ANY OTHER program and you'll be a lot happier.

They do nothing to make you feel like an important student, and I find the online portion of Liberty University to be insignificant in its values. Not recommended. How can there be apathy in online universities like this one? Liberty University especially doesn't care if you are an extraordinary student, if you show interest, etc. The fact is that when you ask for something fundamental, like the result of the evaluation of accepted transfer credits, which is obviously of interest to the student,... Read More no one on their staff will provide it to you; it is all automated.

This is not a review on the campus learning, but specifically with the online education. If you're just looking for a quick upgraded degree to further an already established career, then Liberty online is great. But if you're returning after a long period away from school, or you're trying to go in a different direction from your B.A., LUOnline - or any 8 week, Online course -is not a good idea, especially if your desire is to LEARN your subject, not merely pass the requirements of the course.
I started... Read More with the M. Div program, thinking it was biblically-focused, but not so much. We read entire texts four days (Books with 300-400 pages) and wrote 400-600 words by the fifth day, which means if you picked that course to learn and be educated, forget it. To get the grade you wanted, you have to generalize and bullet point.
I repeat, if you're attending ANY 8 week, online program, you're not going there to learn. You're there for the paper.
There's nothing wrong with the latter, because let's face it, after graduating from a 4 year school and working for 20 years, you pretty know enough about your subject and you looking for that paper to upgrade your career, which works with a lot of majors, but as far as I'm concerned, when it comes to areas of theology, apologetics and philosophy, there are no corners to cut. You are there to be immersed in TRUTH, and I hate to say this, but, their Online program in this area is sorely lacking and frankly, filled with holistic, humanist and secular inferences and all the ISMS you thought you were avoiding at the secular schools.
One of the required classes in the M. Div program is a 500 course on research writing. The teacher, the head of the English department, talk the online course, and the first book he had us read covered a book on Ecological systems, and he turned out to be the author, who referred to people like John Dewey, an educator whose contributions have provided the foundation to the sad of education today.
We finished these books on incorporating Pantheism and Humanism into Christianity, and were then asked to write papers on how to convince others to embrace this new way of thinking. There were a few of us who thought, " I want to write on why I wouldn't convince people of this position." There were others (most, as it turns out), who simply said, "I'm giving him want he wants, so I can move on." Wow.
Every class I attended had this type of spin on it, and I withdrew, thinking maybe I can find something that didn't include it. Nope. Not there.
So it's clear: Liberty University is an evangelical institution that incorporates the Western view of the world into the Christian Worldview, believing we can't accomplish the call of the Gospel without compromise. This is unfortunate, because unless you have a strong enough will to stick to your beliefs and support from your family and friends, you're basically in the same boat as you were in while attending a secular university, only you get have Christian terms and phrases on the document you receive upon graduation.
At least, if I had gone to the the secular school, I'd know what I was getting into, and would work to avoid it, but when it sneaks up on you after the second week of classes, you're torn as to what direction to go into - drop, withdraw, consider yourself strong enough to get through it, or struggle, knowing you've spent money, time and energy to get something that just won't be there, because you're too busy taking the deceptive personal.
So, that's my review of the Liberty University Online program. Good school, people graduate, get their degrees, and move on at fees lower than a lot of schools. Just don't make the mistake that the lower tuition and fees are reflective of their belief as Christians, recognize they are running a privately funded Degree mill and you're going there to get the paper in record time, so you can get back to your life's work.

But for the Christian who is working towards a firm, reliable and applicable foundation of faith to build on, accept that 8 week classes may not be enough, and in the case of Liberty University's Online program, when you finish, you leave with the paper, and the feeling that you have been undernourished in what you were hoping to be fed on - God's Word.
In the meantime, I've decided that I'll complete the courses I'm taking now, drop the courses I planned for the second half of the fall term, and concentrate on clearing my mind of the courses taken here. I'll be moving on to Midwestern Theological Seminary in the Spring, and looking forward to the real education I was looking for when I started at LUOnline.

Predatory. They take your money and leave you to fend for yourself. An instructor is assigned to online courses, but they are not helpful and are more for show than to actually utilize. The actual info they teach is fine, they just don't help you get through it. I submitted a complaint for not getting assistance and A professor being unprofessional and their response was to blame me. I'm assuming the professor lied, but I sent them copies of the emails, so they already knew better. And all of this... Read More was after starting classes. After enrolling, I had several issues with them.Not giving me all of the information, giving me incorrect information, delaying my g.I bill etc. They Claim to be military friendly comma but they make the process so difficult. I have spent hours and hours and hours on the phone being told wrong info. Do not go to this school. They only care about your money and that is it.

I truly didn't expect 8 week classes to be a breeze, but after watching the Liberty University commercials where the mother dropped off her three kids, went to work, picked up the kids, went shopping, and made dinner just as the husband was coming through the door, and then seeing her sit on the porch with her Liberty t-shirt on, SMILING at her laptop, I figured, "Okay. I can get my Masters in a reasonable amount of time.
Summer term - As a returning student, out of school for 20 years, they put me... Read More in two classes I never should have been in, and I finally got the sense to withdraw. Fortunately, I'm on the block rate, so as long as I got in 6-12 units I wasn't losing any money - just time. The classes I withdrew had in my mind, serious issues. Their syllabus was not objective on any level. And it was more progressive Christianity which was troublesome for me, when they expected me to write papers on things like this: "The Interconnectedness of Ecology in Ministry." Yeah. "Plants and Proselytizing," but the author of the book, whose whole course was like one big survey. He kept asking to submit papers talking about ourselves, how we felt and how it fit with his views in his book.
The last straw was being told we had to write a paper on an approach, but the instructions were not on how to write an opinion. The question was simply, "How would you convince someone to do this, this way if they didn't believe it would work?" So, it was assumed that I would embrace it, because the teacher said it was. I was very upset about this, and I shared it with the school, and withdrew from the course. The whole point of avoiding a secular school was to learn how to 'think,' but that's not happening here. I still wonder how many students - young and old - just take certain classes without questioning what some of these teachers are putting out there - for the grade. There was only teacher I felt good about, and I learned a great deal in his class.
Just to get the degree.
So, I decided to walk away from the M.Div program, and focus on coursework that focused on methodology and not religion, because I just want this done. I'll get the biblical courses elsewhere.