{"id":370,"date":"2021-10-06T16:50:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/engineering-dual-degree\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T17:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:15:35","slug":"engineering-dual-degree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/engineering-dual-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering Dual Degree Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section style=\"--hero-accent:#8bcec4\" class=\"hero hero--standard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin hero--has-image hero--has-social-links wp-block-butler-hero-standard\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero__headline butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tEngineering Dual Degree Program\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"hero__inner-blocks\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons hero__button-list is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/undergraduate-programs\/engineering\/\">Go to Butler&#8217;s new Engineering Program<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<ul class=\"butler-social-links wp-block-social-links is-style-logos-only is-horizontal hero__social-links is-style-on-image wp-block-butler-social-links\">\n\t\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ButlerEDDP\/?fref=ts\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__extra\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103057\/LAS-Social-Sciences.jpg\" class=\"hero__image\" alt=\"Butler student in class\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103057\/LAS-Social-Sciences.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103057\/LAS-Social-Sciences-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103057\/LAS-Social-Sciences-1024x221.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103057\/LAS-Social-Sciences-768x166.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Engineering Dual Degree Program Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/engineering-dual-degree\/overview\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Overview and History<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-important-program-update\">Important Program Update<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2023\/Q2\/purdue-university-in-indianapolis-launching-purdues-first-comprehensive-urban-campus-and-forming-americas-hard-tech-corridor.html\">Indiana University and Purdue University partnership in IUPUI ended on June 30, 2024<\/a>, Butler\u2019s partnership with Purdue Engineering programs is being discontinued. No new students will be accepted to the Engineering Dual Degree Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 <a href=\"mailto:acrusse3@butler.edu\">acrusse3@butler.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next chapter of Engineering at Butler has arrived\u2014the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences now offers majors in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Mechanical Engineering for students starting in fall 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/undergraduate-programs\/engineering\/\">Learn More about Butler&#8217;s new Engineering Program<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-graduating-stem-majors-with-liberal-arts-training\">Graduating STEM majors with liberal arts training.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unique structure of the Engineering Dual Degree Program (EDDP) addressed these needs to prepare graduates for career paths in industry, research, and more. EDDP students graduated in five years with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> An ABET-approved degree in engineering from the Purdue School of Engineering at Indianapolis, Butler\u2019s program partner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A full major and degree in one or more of the natural sciences, mathematics, economics, statistics, art +design or music from Butler University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A strong liberal educational background from Butler\u2019s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two neighboring universities, only five miles apart, supported the EDDP. With its strong foundation in liberal arts and sciences, Butler complemented the programs of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"butler-two-column-quote alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-two-column-quote\">\n\t\n<div class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item is-butler-two-column-quote-media-left wp-block-butler-two-column-quote-item\">\n\t<figure class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103023\/justin_rice_esa.jpeg\" alt=\"Justin Rice\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-content\">\n\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-quote wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;The ability to go to a small liberal arts university, but graduate with an engineering degree from a prestigious engineering university like Purdue was a win-win situation for me. Butler is the perfect combination of small-school advantages (professors, research, and class sizes) with the big-school feel of our athletics and location in Indianapolis.&#8221;\r\n\u2014Justin Rice \u201921<\/span><\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"footer-contact has-no-social-links wp-block-butler-footer-contact\">\n\t<div class=\"footer-contact-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact-content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading footer-contact-headline has-xx-large-font-size\">Contact EDDP<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top footer-contact-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column footer-contact-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading footer-contact-column-heading\">Academic Program Coordinator and Advisor<\/h3><p class=\"footer-contact-column-content wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:jrmccorm@butler.edu\">Jessica McCormick<\/a><br><br>317-940-9021<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column footer-contact-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading footer-contact-column-heading\">EDDP Director at Butler<\/h3><p class=\"footer-contact-column-content wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:acrusse3@butler.edu\">Amber Russell<\/a><br><br>317-940-8974<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column footer-contact-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-370","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Engineering Dual Degree Program | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Interested in learning more about Butler&#039;s Engineering Dual Degree program? 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