Refund Policy
There are two types of refunds.
1. Refund of tuition
charge.
When students withdraw at certain points during the
semester, he/she receives a credit of the tuition cost for the
courses dropped. If the student withdraws from the
university, a refund of tuition may be applied to the student
account. See the
Fall 2011 Institutional Refund Policy or Spring 2012 Institutional Refund
Policy. Students who pay tuition via the monthly payment
plan and who withdraw before the account is paid in full
are NOT relieved from payment of the amount due and will
be credited according to the refund schedule.
For information regarding the Institutional Tuition Refund
Schedule(s) for summer courses, please contact the Office of
Student Accounts directly at studentaccounts@butler.edu or
(317) 940-9353.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the University's refund
policies, if any disciplinary action results in the suspension or
expulsion of a student from Butler University, housing or any
activity, the University may refuse to refund, in whole or in part,
the student's tuition, fees or room and board charges. The Office
of Student Affairs handles any credits of room and board charges
when withdrawal occurs during the semester. Students
should direct any question regarding a room and/or board refund to
the Office of Student Affairs.
2. Refund request for credit
balance(s) on account.
The Office of Student Accounts will process refund
checks for credit balances on students' accounts. (If
the credit balance on the student account is NOT due to federal
Title IV funds, only two checks are processed per
term.) Most refund checks require the completion and
submission of a Refund Request Form. You may download the Student Account
Refund Request Form (PDF) or you may stop by the Office of
Student Accounts to pick up a form. You may also send a
correspondence to the Office of Student Accounts and request that a
refund check be issued. When submitting written correspondence,
please be sure to include student's Butler ID number, the date
of the request and the student's signature.
Refund checks are issued weekly while classes are in session.
Submit completed Refund Request forms to the Office of Student
Accounts, Jordan Hall, Room 102, 4600 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis, IN
46208 OR fax to (317)
940-3282. Generally, to receive a refund on Fridays,
completed forms must be received by the Office of Student Accounts
the Tuesday prior and there must be a credit balance on the
account at the time of review.
To be included in the 1st "round" of refund checks for
Spring 2012, please complete a Refund Request form and submit
it to the Office of Student Accounts, JH 102, by January 23,
2012. The first available date for Spring
2012 refunds was February 1, 2012.