Liberty University : Bachelor of Science in Psychology Reviews
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Great University
I have attended two schools before transferring here and I must say I have really enjoyed Liberty thus far. I can understand the negative reviews from those who don't really agree with the incorporation of a Christian Worldview. I will say that this is a Christian school and when selecting schools to attend, Liberty clearly states that it is a Christian school and it does not apologize or try to hide this fact. My major is Psychology. I'm currently in the undergraduate program and I can attest that some of the work in these classes is a bit much. However, I was extremely happy to pass a biology class at this school. While working a full time job, and taking three to five tests a week, I can't believe some are complaining about not getting a real education. This is a real College. A lot of quality books have been written by Professors at this school. Some of the Deans and Professors have given lectures at Harvard and Yale. Yes, Professors from Liberty giving lectures at Harvard and Yale. Why it is that Christians are thought to be less educated then the secular world? I know this is an undue bias but it will continue unfortunately not only from the world but from Christians as well. If a person would like to receive a very thorough education from a very credible school, I recommend Liberty. A lot of the online courses do require you to read a lot, and there is a great deal of homework. It is a very respectful environment and you will be required to read scriptures from the Bible or take a Bible survey class but then again even people who are not Christians may find it useful to learn where some famous quotes from history come from. Many are used in society. I’m sorry so many have had a negative experience. The person who had the complaint about wanting a Professional Counseling degree vs. a Christian counseling degree, I believe that is a valid point. The rest, sounds like you picked the wrong school that does not sit well with your worldview.
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BS from LU
I have completed my BS in psychology from Liberty University. The curriculum was tough, but good (in most classes). It is NOT an easy program.
The most progressive class (in the new 8-week format) was biology. The book was online (e-book). There was plenty of interaction with others, and plenty of help, if needed.
Unfortunately, that support was lacking many of the required courses in my degree plan.
The worst classes to take online were the math classes. There was NO support for these classes. The coursework was NOT formatted for an online platform, the required textbooks were NOT helpful for the content, and there was NO discussion board element equation in the grade. The online math classes are NOT progressive, NOT geared for the 8-week formatting and NOT pleasant to get through. I recommend ALL students take their math classes at ANY other institution, and have the credits transferred in!
However, on the other side, I got to take classes with Elmer Towns as the lecturer. He was incredibly organized, incredibly easy to understand and a joy to learn from. I absorbed so much from his classes. My recommendation to anyone attending (or going to attend) LU, take Towns' Gospel of John course. It's not a requirement, but should be. (NOTE: You can check out Towns' website, where MANY of his books are there as eBooks, and can be read online, free. It's at ELMER TOWNS DOT COM).
POSITIVES:
(1) The online formatting
(2) Accreditation
(3) The Incredible Biblical Studies Courses/Resources and Professors
(4) All students get access to the online academic library, including subscriptions to peer and scientific review articles. This is a MUST for the social sciences.
NEGATIVES:
(1) A few BAD Professors, with Poor ability to teach.
(2) The "Advisers" in the psychology department are often unprofessional, curt, uninformative and unhelpful! I was GREATLY disappointed with each one of them (in my time at LU).
(3) The financial aid department are horrible! I couldn't believe the unprofessional attitude I received from financial aid, during my time there. It was bar none, the worst experience I had with this university. I cannot express how awful they were to deal with.
(4) The discrimination the University holds against online students. Resident students get so many advantages that online students do NOT (including tutoring, counseling, professor interaction, scholarships, access to the LU campus and community, plus resident students get the advantage of being local enough to walk their commencement, where online students often cannot afford the airfare to Lynchburg for commencement ceremonies, etc.).
CONCLUSION:
I cannot personally recommend Liberty's Online University. My suggestion would be if you were local, to attend Liberty in person. However, if you're not local to Lynchburg, I would suggest ANY legitimate alternative to Liberty's online program.
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