If you are passionate about studying history and its implications for the future, then Liberty University’s Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in History and Master of Arts (M.A.) in History dual degree may be right for you! This unique program gives you the opportunity to earn both a bachelor’s and master’s in history in a streamlined, accelerated format. Throughout your studies, you can develop an in-depth understanding of historical events and how they impact contemporary society.
Our carefully crafted curriculum covers a broad range of historical periods and geographic regions. In addition to completing core courses, you’ll be able to customize your degree through elective courses, so you can tailor your degree to match your academic and professional goals. The skills taught in this program may be applicable to a wide variety of fields – from research and education to government and journalism.
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What Will You Learn?
Transfer in up to 75% of the credits for the B.S. in History and up to 50% of the credits for the M.A. in History.
Every application is reviewed by the admission committee on a case-by-case basis, meaning there are no set minimums for acceptance. However, all applicants must submit the following documents* for admission:
*Note that additional documentation may be requested by the admission committee after your application has been received.
Completion of the undergraduate portion of this program with a 3.0 GPA is required to move into the graduate portion.
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Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC
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Undergrad & Grad Programs
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Undergrad & Grad Programs
Liberty’s promise to you is an education that expertly brings knowledge and faith together. You’ll not only be challenged academically but also pushed spiritually through weekly worship gatherings and community engagement, local service projects, and global mission trips. You can become a Champion for Christ that changes the world with the Gospel.
The largest weekly gathering of Christian students in North America cannot happen without a key ingredient: you. Experience life-changing messages from more than 80 nationally acclaimed speakers each year.
You see the news and your heart breaks — you want to help, but how? Be part of LU Send NOW and respond as the hands and feet of Jesus by providing humanitarian, spiritual, and psychological aid amidst disaster and crisis.
Experience quality on-campus living that not only provides safe and inviting housing options but also meets your need for community and personal development. On each hall, your peers live life alongside you to spur your holistic development.
The largest weekly gathering of Christian students in North America cannot happen without a key ingredient: you. Experience life-changing messages from more than 80 nationally acclaimed speakers each year.
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You see the news and your heart breaks — you want to help, but how? Be part of LU Send NOW and respond as the hands and feet of Jesus by providing humanitarian, spiritual, and psychological aid amidst disaster and crisis.
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Experience quality on-campus living that not only provides safe and inviting housing options but also meets your need for community and personal development. On each hall, your peers live life alongside you to spur your holistic development.
Learn MoreAt Liberty, we don’t stop working to develop new financial solutions for families — like refusing to raise tuition costs for 6 years, so you can enjoy the same amazing value when you start school in Fall 2024. A full list of scholarships and eligibility requirements can be found on Liberty University’s Financial Aid website. For resident undergraduate students only. View information on graduate financial aid here.
Middle America Scholarship
Whether you’re from California, Maine, or anywhere in-between, you may qualify for up to $25,580 over four years through our unique scholarship. Created for students from families who typically make $35,000-95,000 annually, the Middle America Scholarship (MAS) — when combined with the Champion Award — provides a scholarship equivalent to the Federal Pell Grant.
Liberty Academic Scholarship
Award: You can receive the academic award (determined below) for up to 4 years of enrollment as a resident student.
If you are considering this scholarship, you may also be interested in applying for our Honors program, where you can receive up to $4,000 per year for up to four years!
Award: $8,000 over four years
Based on the family’s Student Aid Index (SAI), formerly known as the Expected Family Contribution (EFC), as determined by the FAFSA, students may be awarded this additional need-based scholarship over their four years at Liberty!
Early Deposit Award
Award: Up to $2,000
Once you apply, submit your Enrollment Deposit early to earn an additional award, plus be eligible for other benefits like a free registration to College For A Weekend! The Enrollment Deposit is refundable by May 1 for fall applicants and Dec. 1 for spring applicants.
Have you visited Liberty yet? We can’t wait to have you. Watch a robot fetch your books at the Jerry Falwell Library, cheer on the winning touchdown at Williams Stadium, break a sweat at the fitness center, and gaze at the stars at the astronomical observatory.
At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education that equips students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence helped us rank among Niche.com’s Top 3 college campuses in America. Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers.
Montview Student Union
Center for Medical and Health Sciences
Center for Music and the Worship Arts
Center for Natural Sciences
Jerry Falwell Library
John W. Rawlings School of Divinity
LaHaye Ice Center
LaHaye Recreation and Fitness Center
Reber-Thomas Dining Center
School of Business
Located directly behind Arthur S. DeMoss Hall, the Montview Student Union is a 4-story, 168,000-square-foot structure that includes a lounge overlooking the Academic Commons, retail dining venues, an art gallery, a ballroom, and a bowling alley. The building also has space for academics, meetings, and offices.
The Liberty Baseball Stadium features the latest turf playing surface, as well as full-length, major league-style dugouts, a fully-equipped media area, two suites, a club room, and a spectator picnic area.
The Center for Medical and Health Sciences (CMHS) is a state-of-the-art modern learning facility for Liberty University's College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) and School of Health Sciences. Sitting on Liberty Mountain, the 140,000 square-foot, four-story facility offers breathtaking views of the valley and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the north and west.
The Center for Music and the Worship Arts features 124 Steinway pianos and 43 teaching studios complete with piano, songwriting, and music computer labs. Additionally, the center includes a 1,600-seat concert hall.
The Center for Natural Sciences houses classrooms, an auditorium, and more than 30 laboratories designed for hands-on learning, including an advanced anatomy lab and a cell culture lab. The facility has more than $2 million in equipment, including a GC mass spectrometer and a gene sequencer.
As the primary academic building on campus, Arthur S. DeMoss Hall spans 500,000 square feet over four floors and houses computer labs, classrooms and student resource centers, and a rooftop terrace.
Jerry Falwell Library houses an array of study spaces including six learning commons, one technology commons, and 30 group-study rooms. Multiple terraces and balconies provide additional space to relax, and several dining options are available. Taking advantage of the latest technology, the ASRS, a robotic retrieval system, houses the majority of the library’s collections in a state-of-the-art automated on-site retrieval system.
The 275-foot-tall Freedom Tower, home of the John W. Rawlings School of Divinity, the nation’s largest center for religious studies and ministerial training, includes classrooms and offices, a conference room, a homiletics lab, and an interactive classroom, as well as observation spaces to take in the spectacular views of campus.
The LaHaye Ice Center is home to Liberty men's and women's hockey teams, as well as the synchronized skating and figure skating teams. Recently renovated, the ice center seats 4,000 fans and includes 10 box suites.
Whichever way you like to break a sweat, you can do it here! The recreation center has weight rooms, cardio lofts, private classrooms, an indoor track, pools, a rock wall, soccer fields, and basketball courts.
The Reber-Thomas Dining Center (Liberty’s dining hall) is a two-story, 120,000-square-foot all-you-care-to-eat buffet that boasts a seating capacity of more than 2,700. It provides breakfast, lunch, and dinner and offers over 20 unique stations to choose from.
The Residential Commons are comprised of three residence halls. The rooms feature a private bath, and every floor provides laundry facilities and a common lounge. Additional residential facilities are also planned for the site.
The three-story structure serves as a home base for the School of Business, which includes 152 programs from the certificate to the doctoral level, as well as centers of excellence focused on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, cybersecurity, and stock trading. On the first floor, a stock trading simulation room, operating in partnership with Truist, features an LED stock ticker that wraps around the top of the room and streams the latest market activity from Wall Street.
The Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre offers students the opportunity to ski, snowboard, and tube year-round with its cutting-edge terrain technology.
Tower Theater is home to Liberty’s Department of Theatre Arts as well as the professional theatre company, Alluvion Stage Company. Tower Theater features a Broadway-style fly tower and professional rigging system and has over 12,000 square feet of backstage and support area.
This auditorium’s 10,000 seats are filled by students at Convocation and Campus Community, concert-goers, and athletic event attendees.
The stadium’s 25,000 seats host the fans of our FBS conference football team. Williams Stadium also boasts a 110-foot viewing tower and houses the Football Operations Center, containing locker rooms, coaches’ offices, equipment, and weight rooms, and a training facility.
