Apply as an Adult Learner

Elevate Your Education and Achieve Your Goals

If you’re 25 or older, you can become a non-traditional student at the University of Lynchburg. Join a supportive community with flexible options to achieve your educational and career goals. Choose from any major, attend mostly in-person classes, and complete 124 credit hours, including the DELL general education curriculum.

Start your journey today! Apply via the Common Application or our free Lynchburg application. We consider your experiences, involvement, and talents alongside academics. Don’t wait—apply now and take the first step toward your future-ready degree!

Step 1: Apply

The University of Lynchburg offers two convenient ways to apply. You can use the Common Application, an undergraduate admissions platform connecting you to over 900 member institutions, including Lynchburg. The Common Application opens on Aug. 1 for students planning to enroll in Fall 2025. Alternatively, you can apply directly through the University of Lynchburg Application, a simple online platform that lets you start, save, and finish your application at your own pace.

Application deadlines are July 31 for the fall semester and Dec. 19 for the spring semester. Applications submitted after these deadlines will be reviewed on a space-available basis.

Step 2: Submit Your Application Materials

To complete your application, submit official college transcripts from the registrar’s office of every college or university you’ve attended. Transcripts can also be sent through electronic providers like Escript, Parchment, or National Student Clearinghouse, directly to Lynchburg.

If you have fewer than 12 college credit hours, you must also submit official high school transcripts or GED results. For admission purposes, we accept unofficial transcripts, but the official versions will be required after an admission decision. High school transcripts must include all classes and grades completed through junior year.

While optional, additional materials can strengthen your application and help showcase your unique qualities. A letter of recommendation from a professor, employer, or someone familiar with your potential for success is highly encouraged. An essay is another great way to highlight your goals, experiences, and reasons for choosing Lynchburg.

You can also schedule a campus visit to receive an unofficial transfer credit evaluation by calling 800.426.8100, ext. 8300.

You can request an unofficial transfer credit evaluation during your campus visit by calling 800.426.8100, ext. 8300, to schedule an appointment.

Official SAT or ACT scores are required only if you have completed fewer than 25 credit hours of graded college coursework. Scores may be waived if you graduated two or more years ago. Use Lynchburg's school codes: SAT: 5372 and ACT: 4368.

Next Steps

Once we receive your application and materials, we’ll review them and contact you with an admission decision or a request for additional information. You can expect to receive a decision within two to four weeks.

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Cost and Fees

Part-time and non-traditional(age 25 and older) students pay different rates than traditional, full-time students.

Non-traditional Students 2024-25 Rates Per Semester Hour
Undergraduate students (age 25 and older)	$530
Part-time Attendance (Effective at the Beginning of Summer School)
Traditional-age students, part-time, 7 hours or less	$575
Traditional-age students, part-time, 8 hours or more	$1,150

Financial Aid

Non-traditional undergraduate students receive a discounted tuition rate. For 2024-25, tuition is $530 per credit hour. (This excludes second-degree nursing students and international students.)

If you’re transferring from another school, you must be in good academic and social standing at the school you are transferring from and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all college courses.

Competitive applicants typically have completed college-level coursework in mathematics (at or above the Algebra II level), English composition, history for Western/world civilizations, and any additional general education subject areas. The admissions committee may consider both your high school and college records when reviewing your application.

How to Apply

Step 1: Obtain a Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID

Before you can do anything else, you must obtain an FSA ID, which is an Electronic Signature for both Student and Parent(s) if dependent.

You need an FSA ID when logging into certain Department of Education websites. Create an FSA ID now.

Remember: An email address can be associated with only one FSA ID. Why? The FSA ID electronically signs documents such as loan promissory notes (which establish the binding legal obligation for the loan debt). Therefore, it is extremely important that any communications related to those documents or that FSA ID go to the correct person.

Similarly, make sure you don’t let anyone else know your FSA ID or create it for you because you’ll be putting yourself at risk of identity theft or — at the very least — not knowing how to sign into your account.

Watch this video to learn how to create an FSA ID.

The FSA ID process consists of three main steps:

Enter your login information.
Provide your email address and a unique username and password.
Enter your personal information.
Provide your Social Security Number, name, and date of birth.
Include your mailing address, email address, telephone number, and language preference. For security purposes, provide and create answers to five challenge questions.
Submit your FSA ID information.
Agree to the terms and conditions.
Verify your email address. (This is optional but helpful. By verifying your email address, you can use your email address as your username when logging into certain Department of Education websites. This verification also lets you retrieve your username or reset your password without answering challenge questions.)

Step 2: File Your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Students must complete the FAFSA every year.

The FAFSA is available online.
Log in with your FSA ID.
This web application automatically prompts applicants to enter all required fields and questions any discrepant data. Renewal applicants may access their Renewal FAFSA at this site using their FSA ID.

University of Lynchburg uses your FAFSA data to determine your eligibility for institutional aid.

Future Act Direct Data Exchange (FADDX)

The 2024-2025 FAFSA and beyond will use the Future Act Direct Data Exchange (FADDX) instead of the Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) to receive Federal Tax Information from the Internal Revenue Service. Each contributor (student and parent(s)) must give consent for this information to be retrieved by FAFSA. Otherwise, you cannot complete the FAFSA and be evaluated for federal financial aid eligibility.

*If you only wish to receive merit aid, you do not need to complete the FAFSA.

Step 3: Keep Track of Your Financial Aid with Financial Aid Online

Financial Aid Online allows you to:

Access your financial aid at any time, from any location.
Check the status of your application.
View a list of documents we’ve received from you and a list of missing information.
View your financial aid award(s).
Accept or decline your financial aid award(s).
View your student loan history.
Check the status of your student loans for the current year.

Login Instructions

To access our online system, please visit fa.lynchburg.edu and then follow these instructions:

Click on the First Time User link in the login box. You will be prompted to enter your Financial Aid Web ID (you’ll receive your Web ID from the Financial Aid Department).
If you have logged in before, enter your Financial Aid Web ID — if you have forgotten your password, click the Forgot Your Password link.
Update your account.
Select and answer two security questions. You will answer these questions if you forget your login information.
Change or create your password, following these specifications:

- Must be at least 9 characters long.
- Must contain at least one upper case and one lower case character.
- Must contain at least one number.
- Must contain at least one of these special characters: !@#$%^&*().

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