Indiana College Core
Butler recognizes that many in-state first year and transfer students have taken coursework within the 30-credit hour Indiana College Core, a common set of core courses offered through Indiana’s public colleges and universities. Many Indiana College Core courses taken through high school dual enrollment programs or after high school graduation may be considered for credit within the Butler Core Curriculum.
| Credit taken in the following Indiana College Core area… | …may be considered for credit within the following Butler Core Curriculum course |
| Foundational Skill: Written Communication | First-Year Learning Goals (for transfer students only) |
| Foundational Skill: Quantitative Reasoning | Analytical Reasoning |
| Ways of Knowing: Scientific | Natural World |
| Ways of Knowing: Social and Behavioral | Social World |
| Ways of Knowing: Humanistic or Artistic | Global and Historical Studies (for transfer students only); Perspectives in the Creative Arts, Texts & Ideas |
Explore Transferology to determine how Indiana College Core courses taken through Indiana’s public colleges and universities apply to the Butler Core Curriculum. Please note that the course equivalencies in Transferology are not a complete listing of all possible transfer equivalencies, but rather a listing of courses taken at select Indiana institutions that are commonly transferred to Butler.
All transfer coursework, including coursework taken as part of the Indiana College Core, is evaluated by Butler faculty with expertise in the content area. In addition, transfer coursework taken by students prior to enrolling at Butler is evaluated differently than transfer coursework taken by students after their initial enrollment at Butler (e.g., courses taken by current Butler students over the summer, etc.).
For more information about general transfer credit policies at Butler, explore Butler University’s transfer equivalency resources.