Having attended seminary for 2 short semesters at an extension center in Florida, it became very clear that the commuting and quality of education would not fit my needs as a pastor, husband, and father. When other classmates began to mention Liberty as an alternative, I checked into their MDiv program. Now, 3 years later I am in my last semester. I plan on pursuing a DMin from them as well. They have been a superb school. Their implementation of Blackboard is the most comprehensive I have ever seen at a school.

I formerly working in IT as a Network Admin for 4 years in higher education, so I know when a school is putting effort into their offerings. Liberty has far surpassed any expectation I could have. They have been friendly and helpful all along the way. They worked with me when I had a brain bleed. They worked with me to do an independent study in India. They have worked with me and for this reason I highly recommend the education. Great school, great professors, great opportunity. If you're a pastor who needs a way to further your education, look no further than Liberty University.

It is too slow. Good intentions aside, even if the professors are nice, the daily interruptions in IT connectivity around critical junctures like when assignments come due is mind-boggling. They institution refuses any sort of customer service refunds for lack of quality and is in business to milk the federal student loan teat.

It's a degree mill and if your an independent or a democrat with modern views this place isn't for you. The teachers are a mix just like any other college, some are fantastic and some do not need to be teaching distance ed classes. The classes are all biblical related, I know it's a Baptist college but we are talking Information Technology classes are about 50% IT related and 50% Jesus is the reason.

The advisers never help or advise! I will say Financial aid has their stuff together and are pretty efficient, at least for me that is.

Strict Christian, Tea Party member's, and Men who think their wives and girlfriends are second class citizens go for it but everyone else steer clear!

Liberty University, as of January, 2012 has changed their grading format. They are now assigning a wider range of GPA points for letter grades. It used to be, in most classes, a 90% and aboce qualified for a 4.0 to be applied towards your total GPA. Now, a 4.0 is only given for grade percentages above 96%. Between 92-95.99 the student is given a A- and is awarded 3.67 towards overall GPA. A B+ ranges from 89-91.99% and is worth 3.33 points.

Many students are upset. I have personally filed an official complaint asking for an explanation for this bizarre policy which puts Liberty grads at a serious disadvantage. How many people will miss having cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude on thier diplomas because of this policy?

I have not heard back from Liberty and it has been about two weeks since I signed the official complaint. I have written the school paper and the Student Advocacy department hoping for some signs of recognition.

Currently, I am reducing my classload so I can get a full A's credit and will likely transfer after this semester if they don't change this policy. Believe me, A's were difficult enough to get at Liberty so this seems to be a solution begging for a problem.

Whatever problem they think they are addressing is a mystery to us.

I would definitely call to confirm what their grading ploicy is before registering at Liberty. Also, this new scale is found in all Liberty programs, undergrad and post grad, on-line and on campus.

I received my BS in psychology at Liberty in 2010, graduating summa cum laude with a GPA of 3.86.

I then went to Walden for 3 semesters and left with a 4.0 GPA.

I have just returned to Liberty as of 1/16/2012 to find that they have instituted a new grading schedule. In the past a student could expect a 4.0 with any A with a few exceptions in classes where the A level started at a 92% average score.

Now Liberty states that to earn a 4.0 (A) in any class, the student must get at least a 96% class average. The next step below this is what they now call an A- which is given for scores between 92-96%. The assigned GPA for this is a 3.67. I did not ask for the breakdown for lower grades.

I would not say that Liberty is an easy school, in fact, I would say that it can be rough and tough. All in all, I would rate it as more demanding than Walden where an A is still 90%.

If you are concerned about your GPA I could not recommend Liberty as a wise choice. I am still whether or not to return to Walden, which I am loathe to do because their counseling program is so explicitly devoted to GLBT propoganda and a very strong pathological bias against white people and Western culture in general. It can be sickening but if you work hard you can get an A for your efforts. I can't say the same thing for Liberty where I doubt many people will be receiving many 4.0 A grades in the future unless they also plan to lower grading standards to compensate.

For now I plan to take my first three courses in Liberty's master's program for counseling and see what happens. I figure there's a 50/50 I'll be back at Walden this fall.

Happy trails!