New Student Checklist
Here are your next steps to become a member of the inaugural Founder’s College Incoming Class of 2025! More next steps will be added over the coming months, so keep an eye on this page for the most up-to-date information.
First Steps
You did it—you’re #ButlerBound! After you receive your admission decision, these are the next steps in the enrollment process.
Your online decision letter is available on your student status page at adm.butler.edu/status. Completing this step will you give you access to other important status page activities like replying to your offer of admission—which must be done before you pay your enrollment deposit.
To do this, log in to your student status page and navigate to the Status Update section. Click View Update.
Ready to find your people? Join the Founder’s College admitted student community through Nearpeer, a free and private platform for incoming students and parents.
If you’re looking for a study buddy, carpool co-pilot, or simply have questions about life at Founder’s College, Nearpeer can help. Learn more.
You will use your Butler Network Account throughout your time as a student. As an incoming student, this account will grant you access to your My.Butler student portal, your financial aid offer, online bill status, and more.
You will receive your Butler username and email address about one week after you’re admitted. Instructions for establishing a password for the first time are available here. You must establish your password so you will be able to access Butler sites.
Information about preparing your technology for campus, the Butler App, smartphone email set up instructions, and more is available at Information Technology’s Quick Start for Admitted Students resource.
Admitted students will be able to view all financial aid items in our Student Financial Planning tool once we begin releasing financial aid offers in late March.
Students can access the Student Financial Planning tool from My.Butler by clicking on the Financial Aid tile. Please be sure to review all Pending items in red on the Home page, and review any red numbered notification badges in the navigation header. Check back regularly to be sure that you don’t have anything pending, and watch for your financial aid offer to become available.
Students can grant their parents access to Student Financial Planning, too! Additional instructions on how to navigate your Student Financial Planning tool or grant your parent or guardian access are available here.
To officially reserve your place at Founder’s College, submit your $50 enrollment deposit online by May 1, 2025, National Candidates Reply Date. This deposit is refundable with written request submitted prior to May 1.
To pay your deposit:
- Log in to your student status page and navigate to Status Update. Select View Update.
- Select Reply to Offer of Admission under the Forms section. Complete and submit the form.
- From your status page, select Submit Payment for $50. Complete and submit the form.
- Verify your addresses on the main status page. If anything is listed incorrectly, you can correct it by selecting Edit Addresses.
After Submitting Your Deposit
Once you’ve made things official, it’s time to start preparing for your first year as a Founder’s College student.
Students who applied with self-reported test scores are required to submit verified test scores within three weeks of paying the $50 enrollment deposit.
The test scores requiring verification are listed on your student status page. Your test scores must be sent directly to the Office of Admission from ACT or the College Board, or from your high school counselor. If your high school lists ACT/SAT scores on your final high school transcript, we can also use those for verification purposes.
The testing agencies can submit your test scores electronically or mail them to the Office of Admission. Your high school counselor can email materials to admission@butler.edu.
Placement exams help your academic advisor determine the proper course level for certain subjects and help ensure you aren’t placed in a class that is too easy or too difficult. Which placement exams you take is dependent on your program of study:
- Students studying Business Management Studies or Business Data Analytics will take the Math placement exam.
- Students studying Healthcare Studies (Clinical Science) will take the Math placement exam and the Chemistry placement exam.
- Students studying Youth and Community Advocacy or Healthcare Studies (Administration) will not be required to take any placement exams.
You’ll complete your placement exam(s) using Canvas, Butler’s learning management platform. You will be notified via email when your placement exam(s) are available.
Preparing for New Student Registration is the next step in building your class schedule and connecting with an academic advisor. As a Founder’s College student, you will begin by completing an online Canvas course. This course will guide you through the registration process, introduce you to your first semester, and help you get familiar with Founder’s College and Butler University. Once you’ve completed the course, we will contact you to schedule your advising appointment, where you and your academic advisor will meet to finalize your fall class schedule.
Before Classes Start
The summer before your first semester will be a busy one. Make sure to regularly check your Butler email address as we will send you important reminders and tasks throughout the months leading up to Orientation and the start of classes.
Butler and Founder’s College offer many great resources for new students and families. Take time to review the New Family Checklist to get yourself acquainted with available resources.
There are a number of health requirements for new incoming students, including a physical exam, immunization records, health questionnaires, and proof of health insurance. Required documentation for incoming first-year students is due August 1. Learn more on the Health Services website.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
Butler University is no longer requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, faculty, and staff, but strongly recommends receiving the series/boosters. You can find a vaccination clinic near you and schedule an appointment through the CDC website.
Please arrange to have your final high school transcript submitted electronically to admission@butler.edu or mailed by your high school to the Office of Admission with your date of graduation listed. Please complete this step by August 1 prior to enrollment.
Mail to:
Butler University
Office of Admission
4600 Sunset Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46208
If you are taking AP exams, please request that your scores be sent to Butler. If you took dual-credit courses, please request your transcript from the college that offered the dual-credit course(s).
According to federal regulations, scholarships received from any organization are considered a resource available to meet your financial aid eligibility. As a financial aid recipient, a student must report all outside scholarships from sources other than the federal, state, and University programs.
Outside Scholarship Information
- Outside scholarship funds will be used to pay for your family responsibility (out-of-pocket expenses).
- Adjustments in aid may occur if all need-based assistance exceeds financial aid eligibility, the total of all tuition-specific awards exceeds the cost of tuition, or the value of all awards exceeds the total cost of attendance.
- Students are responsible for following up with the scholarship donor to make sure the funds are sent directly to the Office of Financial Aid in a timely manner.
- Checks must be properly endorsed to ensure the appropriate credit to the student’s account.
- Scholarships in the amount of $500 or more will be split evenly between the fall and spring semesters.
Outside scholarships should be reported by sending a copy of the scholarship letter to foundersfinaid@butler.edu. Report any outside scholarships as received.
The Office of Student Accounts publishes the electronic billing statements in July for the fall semester and December for the spring semester. Visit the Student Accounts website for information about the billing process, payment plans, and additional services.
Butler collects emergency information from all students twice a year. To verify your contact information, read these instructions. There will be a hold placed on your account that blocks registration until you complete this process. Verify your contact information soon to remove the hold.
You will receive your free laptop during Orientation, which takes place from Saturday, August 23–Tuesday, August 26. More details to come—we can’t wait to see you then!