Butler University Bulletin 2024-2025

Welcome to the Butler University Bulletin

The University strives to ensure the accuracy of the information in this Bulletin at the time of publication; however, certain statements contained in the catalog may change or need correction. This Bulletin is not intended to confer contractual rights on any individual. The University has the right to modify programs, course numbers and titles, and instructor/faculty designations.

Butler University has been accredited since 1915 by what is now the Higher Learning Commission.

Programs in the Lacy School of Business are accredited by AACSB International.

Programs in the College of Education are accredited by these associations:
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
• Indiana Office of Educator Licensing (OEL)
• Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

Programs in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are accredited by these associations:
• Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
• Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)

Butler University is a fully accredited institutional member of:
• National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD)
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
• National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)

Some programs in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry are accredited by the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Whether you are interested in attending Butler University or have already enrolled, you can easily see the wide array of academic options we have to offer! Our online Bulletin can help you quickly locate and save details about programs that may interest you.

Please use this Bulletin as a guide, in conjunction with an academic advisor, in planning your course of study and in meeting requirements for graduation.

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• • • Special Note • • •

The content of this Bulletin does not constitute a contract between Butler University and its students on either a collective or individual basis. It represents our best academic, technical, social, and financial planning at the time the Bulletin was published. Course and curriculum changes, modifications of fees and other charges, updates on policies and procedures, plus unforeseen changes in other aspects of our life sometimes occur after the Bulletin has been published. Because of this, Butler University does not assume a contractual obligation with students for the contents of this Bulletin.