Registration and Records

Summer 2009 Registration and Tuition

Academic Calendar

The summer calendar is arranged in two six week sessions. Within each six week session, there can be short session courses from one to five weeks in length. A course is placed in Summer One if it starts on or before June 19. A course is placed in Summer Two if it starts after June 19.

  • Finals will be set by the instructor and may be within the published class time, or on the Saturday following the end of the class.
  • Academic calendar drop/add/withdraw dates are calculated by determining the number of weeks a course meets. The calendar is the same for each summer session.
  • Registration for courses is open until the close of the drop/add period for each course.
Course Length Drop/add Last date to withdraw
One week 1st Class Meeting 3rd day of session
Two weeks 1st Class Meeting 6th day of session
Three weeks 1st Class Meeting 10th day of session
Four weeks 2nd Class Meeting 14th day of session
Five weeks 2nd Class Meeting 17th day of session
Six weeks 2nd Class Meeting 20th day of session

Summer One: May 11-June 19
Holiday: May 25 - No class
Grades due in registration and records by June 23, 10 a.m.

Summer Two: June 22­-July 31
Holiday: July 3 - No class
Grades due in registration and records by Aug. 4, 10 a.m.

Registration

Summer One registration and course changes:
Monday, May 11, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Summer Two registration and course changes:
Thursday, June 18, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Friday, June 19, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monday, June 22, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Tuition: Summer One and Summer Two

Tuition rate is per credit hour, based on the student's college of enrollment:
Undergraduate non-degree: $370/hr
Liberal Arts and Sciences $370/hr
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing $500/hr
College of Business (undergraduate) $370/hr
College of Education $370/hr
Jordan College of Fine Arts $370/hr
Pharmacy and Health Sciences $530/hr
MBA 400 level or prerequisites $375/hr
MBA/MPA 500-level courses $500/hr
Pharmacy and Health Sciences $530/hr
Physician Assistant Masters (PA3) - Clinical Phase $440/hr
Pharm.D P4(6th year only)
-billed 5% Summer I ($1,705),
5% Summer II ($1,705),
45% fall* ($15,360), 45% spring* ($15,360)
*Each hour above 20 hours is $1,270/hour
$34,130/year

Miscellaneous Fees: Applied Music Course Fee $200/credit hour

Contact the Office of Student Accounts for a refund schedule and to determine refund for courses dropped. Contact the Office of Financial Aid to verify how your aid will be affected if dropping courses.

Note: The official drop date is the date the completed form is recorded in the Office of Registration and Records.

Insufficient Enrollment

Whenever the enrollment in a course is deemed insufficient, the university reserves the right to withdraw that course. When small classes are continued, full payment of fees is required at the time of registration. In such cases, no refunds will be permitted.

Parking

All full- and part-time students must register vehicles with the Butler University Police Department. Effective August 1, 2009, the initial decal costs $50 and each additional decal costs $40. Replacement decals cost $5. Decals may be obtained at the Identification/Vehicle Registration Office, located at 525 w. Hampton Drive.. The parking policy requires that students and staff be aware of university parking and traffic regulations. Parking fines should be paid at the Office of Student Accounts, Jordan Hall, Room 102. Parking and traffic citations may be appealed, in writing, to the Butler University Police Department. The fine for non-registration of a vehicle is $30. A parking map is available at BUPD, 525 W. Hampton Dr.

Student Identification

All students may obtain their student identification cards from the BUPD Vehicle Registration Office, 525 W. Hampton Dr. Initial ID cards are free; replacement cards are $20. Replacement fees will be charged directly to the student's account.

Non-degree and Visiting Students

Summer students who do not wish to pursue a degree but would like to enroll in undergraduate courses at Butler may register for summer classes through the Office of Registration and Records in person, by e-mail or by fax. No application or transcript is necessary.
Summer Guest Student Registration Form (PDF).

Please print the Summer Guest Student Registration Form, fill out the requested information, be sure to sign your name, and return it:
By fax: (317) 940-6539, or
In person at the R&R Service Counter at Jordan Hall 109, or
By mail:
Registration and Records
Butler University
4600 Sunset Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46208

The Guest program is only available for Summer undergraduate classes. Transcripts from your current school are not required. We will accept registration requests up to the day before the class starts. A maximum of 18 hours may be taken on the undergraduate non-degree status.

Graduate Students

Graduate students must submit the non-degree application and official college transcript(s) indicating date bachelor's degree was awarded. Although graduate students may take an unlimited number of courses on a non-degree basis, a maximum of 12 non-degree hours may be applied toward the student's selected master's degree program.

Returning Students

Previously enrolled students who have not attended Butler for one or more semesters must file an Application for Renewed Enrollment with the Office of Registration and Records. Official transcripts of any work taken since last attending Butler University must be mailed to the Office of Registration and Records from the college attended.

Summer One (Classes meet from May 11-June 19 unless otherwise noted.)
Summer Two (Classes meet from June 22-July 31 unless otherwise noted.)
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