To earn an associate degree, students will be required to
complete a minimum of 60 semester hours, including the university
core excluding the Writing Across the Curriculum and Speaking
Across the Curriculum requirements and with a reduced number of
Butler Cultural Requirement events. A cumulative grade point
average of at least 2.00 is needed to graduate. The elective hours
taken as part of an associate degree program may be taken in a
particular field or major. Students may consult the office of the
Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences for further information
concerning the degree.
In addition, the last 20 hours must be taken in residence at
Butler unless permission for an exception is granted. Students who
hold associate degrees may later earn bachelor's degrees. To do so,
they must complete a minimum of 15 additional hours at Butler
University and all requirements for the second degree. A minimum of
20 hours of the associate degree must be taken at Butler
University. An Associate of Science degree is awarded if the
majority of the elective hours are in a department that awards a
Bachelor of Science degree to four-year degree recipients. Others
receive the A.A. degree.