{"id":34,"date":"2021-09-24T17:59:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/graduation\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T16:15:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:15:53","slug":"graduation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying to Graduate"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\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\">Registration &amp; Records 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=\"\/registrar\/transcripts-and-verifications\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Transcripts &#038; Verifications<\/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=\"\/registrar\/registration\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Registering for Classes<\/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:\/\/m.butler.edu\/index.php\/app\/catalog\/listCatalogCareers\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Class Search<\/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\/academic-calendar-2025-2026\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Academic Calendar<\/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=\"\/registrar\/graduation\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Applying to Graduate<\/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\" >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=\"\/registrar\/student-center\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Get to Know Your Student Center<\/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=\"\/registrar\/major-minor-change\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Major and Minor Changes<\/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=\"\/registrar\/grades-exams\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Final Grades and Exams<\/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=\"\/registrar\/staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Registration and Records Staff<\/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\/credit-through-testing\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Test Credits and Advanced Placement<\/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:\/\/my.butler.edu\/rr\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >R&#038;R\u2014For Faculty<\/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=\"\/registrar\/name-gender-address\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Name \/ Gender \/ Address Information<\/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=\"\/registrar\/bulletin\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Academic Bulletins<\/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\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<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-applying-to-graduate\">Applying to Graduate<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-larger-font-size\">Congratulations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019re almost there! Here is what you need to do in order to be ready to graduate:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Submit your online graduation application through your Student Center.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To access the online graduation application from your <a href=\"https:\/\/my.butler.edu\/\">My.Butler.edu<\/a> Student Center, select the Other Academics tab, choose the Apply for Graduation option, then click on the Apply for Graduation link. Select the term you will complete all requirements, click Continue, and then click Submit Application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide us with your name as you want printed on your diploma.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;At my.butler.edu in the Student Center, scroll down to the Personal Information section and click on Names. Click on Add a New Name and in the drop-down box pick Degree Name. Put in your name exactly as you want it printed on your diploma and click Save.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check your transcript in My.Butler to see that you have officially declared all majors and minors that you will be completing.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will not be able to graduate with a major\/minor that you have not declared. Visit your Dean\u2019s Office to make any necessary adjustments to your declared majors and\/or minors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check your Academic Requirement Report\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your academic requirement report shows how the courses you have taken are being used to fulfill degree requirements, please consult your personalized academic advising audit, which can be accessed by clicking the \u201cAcademic Advisements&#8221; link from the Student Center page in my.butler.edu.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline to apply for December 2025 graduation: May 1, 2025<br>Deadline to apply for May 2026 graduation: November 1, 2025<br>Deadline to apply for August 2026 graduation: April 1, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-permission-to-walk\">Permission to Walk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Degree-seeking students who wish to participate in the Commencement ceremony before completing all their graduation requirements must submit a permission to walk form for approval by their college administrator. This form can be obtained by emailing <a href=\"mailto:registrar@butler.edu\">registrar@butler.edu<\/a>. Students who graduated in August or December before Commencement do not need a permission to walk form. The Permission to Walk form will reopen in January and the deadline for approval is<strong>&nbsp;the second Friday in April.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-final-year-of-academic-residence\">Final Year of Academic Residence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Normally a student is expected to take their final 30 credit hours of academic work here at Butler. If it appears that you need to take one or more classes at another university, you should discuss this with the dean in your college. In some circumstances, they may grant &#8220;Permission to Intrude.&#8221; To obtain permission, begin by completing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/21\/2022\/01\/08104341\/university_permission_to_intrude_fill_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-life-after-butler\">Life After Butler<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From the time you apply for graduation up until one year after you have graduated, you are entitled to a maximum of five free transcripts. After that, there is a fee for each transcript. The current fee is $12.00 per copy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact Registration and Records to <a title=\"Obtain your Free Transcript\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/order-official-transcript\/\">obtain your free transcripts<\/a>. Additional transcripts may be <a title=\"Order an Official Transcript\" href=\"https:\/\/tsorder.studentclearinghouse.org\/school\/ficecode\/00178800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ordered online<\/a> through the National Student Clearinghouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Registration and Records Office is available by telephone at 317-940-9203 and by fax at 317-940-6539. We are happy to answer your questions about graduation, commencement, enrollment verifications, or transcripts.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Applying to Graduate | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/graduation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Applying to Graduate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/graduation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Registration &amp; 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