aug 09, 2025  
2025-2026 undergraduate catalog 
    
2025-2026 undergraduate catalog

lipsocmb online


emily smith, assistant provost, online at lipscomb
ted meyer, associate director of enrollment
greg carpenter, assistant professor
michael cauley, associate professor
carolina santiago-stranahan, assistant professor

a number of programs are offered fully online. please see college listings for more information. 

application requirements and admission approval process for fully online programs: 

the following are required for admission to all fully online undergraduate:

  1. application form (online)
  2. non-refundable $50 application fee
  3. high school transcripts (required only from undergraduate students who do not have 60 or more hours of transferable credit from a regionally accredited college or university) 
  4. official transcripts from all prior colleges and universities attended (undergraduate)
  5. official bachelor’s degree conferred transcript (graduate)
  6. interview with admissions counselor (undergraduate) or faculty (graduate)
  7. free application for federal student aid (fafsa) is needed if using financial aid.

undergraduate admission requirements

for admission, the following documents are required of undergraduate students, in addition to the application requirements:

health form

all admitted students must complete a health form or online student health form waiver and submit it to university health services before starting class. students who have not submitted the waiver within the first week of enrollment will have a hold put on their registration until it has been completed. this hold could prevent the student from registering for subsequent semesters.

additional information may be found at: //m.fellaworld.com/student-life/health-wellness/health-center

dual enrollment students

we will consider, on a case-by-case basis, an individual high school student who wants to take college courses through online at lipscomb.  students interested in participating in dual enrollment courses must meet the university’s minimum admission requirements, but online at lipscomb reserves the right to require additional conditions due to the asynchronous nature of the courses.

student ids

online students may choose to have a lipscomb id card. cards may be obtained in person through the office of security and safety on campus. this card allows you to check out books in the library and offers you discounted or free admission to lipscomb events. call (615) 966-7600 for more information.

liberal arts core requirements (37-40 hours)

journey:

en 1223  introduction to university writing

co 1223  communicating: rhetorical techniques

en 1223 writing: rhetorical techniques

bi 3433 practices for spiritual formation*

*only for students who need more than 6 hours of bible

seek, through core texts and great ideas:

en 2103 literary inquiry

hi 1003 great ideas in history or hi 2223 history of the united states ii

po 1003 great ideas in politics or pub 1003 american national gov. & administrative law

seek, through scripture:

bi 1093 the story of israel

bi 1083 the story of the church or bi 3213 faith and culture

discover:

quantitative inquiry (3 hours): any college-level mathematics class. remedial or developmental coursework will not fulfill this requirement. 

scientific inquiry (4 hours): sci 2304  scientific inquiry: the practice of progress (for non-science majors) or 4 hours of foundational science coursework.

courses in psychology, education, and economics listed below.

arts 2303  artistic inquiry and the human experience  or em 3003  entertainment management

journey social inquiry course choices:

economics

psec 2003  economic concepts for leaders

education

ed 2313  introduction to education

psychology

ps 1113  introduction to psychology

ps 2423  life span development

ps 3243  human development and learning

ps 3413  social psychology

ps 4423  abnormal psychology

 

program of study requirements

major

other program of study requirements