Graduate Music Information, Policies and Procedures
IV. Academic Advising and Course Registration
A. Graduate Music Advisors
Composition - Dr. Michael Schelle
Office - Lilly Hall, room 219
Phone - (317) 940-9642 or 1 (800) 368-6852, ext. 9642
E-mail: mschelle@butler.edu
Conducting: Choral and Instrumental - Prof. Stan DeRusha
Office - Lilly Hall, room 216
Phone - (317) 940-6558 or 1 (800) 368-6852, ext. 6558
E-mail: sderusha@butler.edu
Music Education (thesis and non-thesis options) -
Dr. Dan Bolin
Office - Lilly Hall, room 225
Phone - (317) 940-9988 or 1 (800) 368-6852, ext. 9988
E-mail: dbolin@butler.edu
Music History - Dr. James Briscoe
Office - Lilly Hall, room 237
Phone - (317) 940-9248 or 1 (800) 368-6852, ext. 9248
E-mail: jbriscoe@butler.edu
Performance -
Prof. Stan DeRusha
Office - Lilly Hall, room 216
Phone - (317) 940-6558 or 1 (800) 368-6852, ext. 6558
E-mail: sderusha@butler.edu
Piano Pedagogy (thesis and non-thesis options) -Prof. Karen Thickstun
Office - Lilly Hall, room 267
Phone - (317) 940-5500 or 1 (800) 368-6852, ext. 5500
E-mail: kthickst@butler.edu
Non-Degree-seeking graduate students - Dr. Lisa Brooks
Office - Lilly Hall, room 221
Phone - (317) 940-9634 or 1 (800) 368-6852, ext. 9634
E-mail: lbrooks@butler.edu
COE seeking certification or re-certification -
Dr. Penny Dimmick
Office - Lilly Hall, room 242
Phone - (317) 940-6422 or 1 (800) 368-6852, ext. 6422
E-mail: pdimmick@butler.edu
B. On-line Registration
Each graduate student will be assigned to an academic advisor.
Graduate students register for classes on-line. It is essential
to meet with your advisor at the start of each registration period
to discuss course selection and progress towards completion of the
degree. Once a schedule has been determined, the advisor will
remove the advising "service indicator" on the student's web
account, and the student can register at his/her convenience.
Registration dates and times are published in the schedule of
classes. For short-term classes and workshops, a student may
register on or before the first day of classes.
Undergraduate prerequisite courses can be taken only for Z
credit; this means that the grade and hours will be indicated on
the grade report and transcript but not counted towards the GPA or
towards the total graduate hours required.
Courses taken by a graduate student cannot be taken pass/fail,
but some may be taken for non-credit. A student pays the full cost
of tuition for any non-credit coursework taken.
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