{"id":338,"date":"2024-06-13T14:02:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T18:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/?page_id=338"},"modified":"2026-02-21T11:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T16:34:31","slug":"how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/admission-and-aid\/how-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Admission and Aid Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/admission-and-aid\/admission-deadlines\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Deadlines<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/admission-and-aid\/how-to-apply\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >How to Apply<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/admission-and-aid\/visit\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Visit<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/admission-and-aid\/admission-aid-team\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Admission and Aid Team<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/admission-and-aid\/tuition-scholarships-and-financial-aid\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/transferring-credits-to-butler\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Transferring Credits To Butler<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/admitted\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Admitted Students<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"container breadcrumb-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\" class=\"primary-link breadcrumb-link\">Home<\/a><\/li><\/span><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/\" class=\"breadcrumb-link\">Founder&#039;s College<\/a><\/li><\/span><\/ol><\/nav><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-applying-to-founder-s-college\">Applying to Founder&#8217;s College<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The process to apply for Founder\u2019s College is straightforward. Our dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/admission-and-aid\/admission-team\/\">admission team<\/a> is available to assist you at every stage of the process, so feel free to reach out with any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The 2026 application for admission is now open. <a href=\"https:\/\/adm.butler.edu\/portal\/app_management?section=fc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply now<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-we-re-looking-for\">What We&#8217;re Looking For<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Founder\u2019s College students will be engaged learners who are open-minded, caring, reflective, inquirers, and risk-takers. We ask students to bring their \u201cauthentic self\u201d to the College. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A strong candidate for admission to Founder\u2019s College will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On average, possess a cumulative GPA of 2.5\u20133.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be a current high school senior or have completed high school (or equivalent) within the past two years with no more than 11 college credit hours completed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrate financial need through submission of the FAFSA <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Live in the Central Indiana area and wish to commute to college<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrate perseverance and grit in meeting their educational goals <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-high-school-coursework\">High School Coursework<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend that Founder\u2019s College applicants complete the following courses as part of their high school curriculum for the best chance of admission. These coursework guidelines are aligned with the Core 40 diploma, ensuring you\u2019re well-prepared for success at Founder\u2019s College:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English: 4 years (8 credits)<br>Mathematics: 3 years (6 credits)<br>Laboratory Science: 3 years (6 credits)<br>Social Studies\/History: 3 years (6 credits)<br>World Language: 2 years of the same language (4 credits) <em>preferred<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students with a high school diploma equivalent, such as a GED, may also be considered for admission to Founder&#8217;s College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-application-checklist\">Application Checklist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a summary of what you\u2019ll need to apply.&nbsp; The Founder\u2019s College admission team must have all of the following items before application review can begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Founder&#8217;s College, we review every applicant fairly and holistically. 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