Important Program Update

As the Indiana University and Purdue University partnership in IUPUI ended on June 30, 2024, Butler’s partnership with Purdue Engineering programs is being discontinued. No new students will be accepted to the Engineering Dual Degree Program.

All students currently enrolled in the Engineering Dual Degree Program, including those starting the program in fall 2023, will be able to complete their degrees on schedule and without interruption. Please direct any questions to Dr. Amber Russell, Program Director, at acrusse3@butler.edu.

The next chapter of Engineering at Butler has arrived—the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences now offers majors in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Mechanical Engineering for students starting in fall 2026.

Learn More about Butler’s new Engineering Program

EDDP Overview and History

The Engineering Dual Degree Program (EDDP) was a partnership between the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Butler University and the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI in Indianapolis from 1999-2028. Through this unique five-year undergraduate program, students earned two degrees: an ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited degree in engineering from Purdue University along with a degree from Butler University in one or more of the following disciplines: sciences; mathematics; music; art + design; economics; statistics or science, technology, and society (STS).

The EDDP provided students with the opportunity for a diverse, creative, professional, technical, and liberal educational experience occurring through two quality, neighboring universities. By design, the EDDP offered an integrated five-year curriculum that incorporated engineering, science, mathematics, computer science, social sciences, humanities, and fine arts courses with allowed residence and enrollment at Butler University for the duration of the program.

Students graduated with a major from both institutions. Below are the options they received through Butler and Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI in Indianapolis.

Major options at Butler University:

  • Art + Design
  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry
  • Economics
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Statistics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Biology
  • Computer Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Music
  • Science, Technology, and Society

Major options at Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI in Indianapolis:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Energy Engineering
  • Motorsports Engineering

We don’t need more STEM majors. We need more STEM majors with liberal arts training.