Student Handbook - Butler University

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A student completing the degree at a time other than May but wishing to participate in the commencement ceremony following the conferral of the degree should inform the registration and records office at the time of degree application. Degree, requirements Although the specific requirements vary considerably according to academic major, every student wishing to earn a baccalaureate degree from Butler must fulfill the following general requirements: University Core Curriculum The core curriculum of Butler University offers a broad general education. In the first year, courses in English and speech are required. In the sophomore year, an interdisciplinary course on change and tradition is required. Students also must complete five distribution requirements, a computer literacy requirement, a writing intensive requirement in an upper division course and two semesters of physical education. A brochure describing the core curriculum in detail is available in the Learning Resource Center. Hours and Residence At least 120 semester hours are required for a baccalaureate degree in liberal arts and sciences and education; for business administration the minimum is 120 hours; for fine arts the minimum is 136 hours, 147 hours for the physician assistant program, or 170 hours for the area music education degree; and for pharmacy, 212 hours. Of these hours, a minimum of 40 must be upper division (i.e., numbered 300 or above). The last 30 hours toward a degree must be carried in residence at Butler, and at least 20 of these must be in the college granting the degree. Exceptions to this requirement may be approved by the dean of the college involved for reasons deemed valid, provided the student has completed at least 64 hours at Butler with a cumulative average of at least 2.00. No more than one associate or baccalaureate degree may be conferred upon a student at one commencement. Any candidate for a bachelor’s degree who already holds a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution must complete a minimum of 45 additional hours at Butler University for the second degree and must meet all the specific requirements for that degree. If the first degree is earned at Butler University, a minimum of 30 hours is required for the second Bachelor’s degree. Two-year Associate Degree Curricula and total hours vary; all programs require a cumulative grade point average of 2.00, at least 63 hours and completion of the core curriculum. Grade Point Average Any candidate for a degree must have a cumulative overall Butler grade point average of at least 2.00 and must fulfill any additional published grade point requirements for the college in which the degree is to be conferred. All computed grade point averages are truncated to three decimal places. Education Records maintained at Butler University The University maintains several education records that have been initiated by the student (e.g., scholarship applications, petitions) and others of which the student receives a copy (e.g., senior evaluations, drop/add forms, responses to petitions). Because the student already knows of such documents, they are omitted from the list. Documents are open to the student’s examination, and information regarding access to them is available in the registration and records office. The additional records listed on the following page are maintained by the University. In cases where copies of a record are maintained in two or more offices, only the originator or primary custodian of the record is listed. See the “Rights and Responsibilities” section of the student handbook for more information regarding student privacy rights. All academic records are available to the president of the University and the provost to examine as necessary for the overall supervision of the academic program. 17
Educational Records List Custodian of records Records maintained Other personnel approved for access Registration and records office Business office Office of Financial Aid Vice president for student affairs Learning Resource Center College of Fine Arts Senior College Director of teacher placement Director of university police dept. Cumulative academic record, earlier transcripts, petition actions Financial records (listing charges, payments, financial records) All loan, work, grant and scholarship applications; financial aid forms; notifications of awards; records are kept for seven years Records of personal achievements, student conduct cases, housing financial records Test scores (SAT, ACT, AP CLEP), placement credit, Honors, certifications Admission recommendations audition records Graduate recommendations, test scores Letters and statements of recommendation, evaluation University police department Case reports on reportable Incidents (e.g., fire, accident injury, theft, disturbance) Academic dean, academic adviser, full-time faculty, student affairs staff, financial aid officefor checking eligibility progress toward degree, academic requirements, making of awards Business office staff, and when necessary collection agency or, attorney for accounting and securing payments; financial aid office staff Director of admission and financial aid office staff Student affairs office staff, official members of student conduct bodies for verification and review of actions, business office staff, financial aid office staff Appropriate senior college dean, registrar academic adviser, admission officer, for monitoring credit and progress Department heads, academic advisers, appropriate instructors, for guidance Academic Advisers, for guidance Dean of education, director and supervisors of student teaching, employing official of school corporations, for advising & placement Vice president for student affairs/deans of student life/services, student conduct bodies for appropriate action; business office and insurance company (if claim involved); Health Services (if treatment or transportation supplied or required) 18
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.....
Page 5 and 6: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Butler University
Page 7 and 8: In 1985, the University completed a
Page 9 and 10: CAMPUS RESOURCES University Adminis
Page 11 and 12: Senior director, corporation & foun
Page 13 and 14: Mortar Board 6533 Music department
Page 15 and 16: ACADEMICS Academic Adviser Butler U
Page 17 and 18: cumstances; they also will carry an
Page 19: • Atherton Union - Microsoft Wind
Page 23 and 24: Applied music examinations are sche
Page 25 and 26: Right of appealing a grade Once a f
Page 27 and 28: Resources Curricular support for st
Page 29 and 30: Butler Libraries By promoting stude
Page 31 and 32: Programs for Overseas Study Butler
Page 33 and 34: dents may register during any publi
Page 35 and 36: a withdrawal for medical reasons, h
Page 37 and 38: chain resulting from the removal of
Page 39 and 40: legal recommendations. Additionally
Page 41 and 42: • Annual student sponsored servic
Page 43 and 44: olled full-time for the fall semest
Page 45 and 46: in very rare instances, gift assist
Page 47 and 48: illed in May, June and July. Studen
Page 49 and 50: may result in the cancellation of c
Page 51 and 52: Friday 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Women’s/M
Page 53 and 54: • He/She may require any former s
Page 55 and 56: Off-Campus Students The Off-Campus
Page 57 and 58: Provides swim lessons for beginners
Page 59 and 60: tion and outreach programs, diversi
Page 61 and 62: given, a new organization may meet
Page 63 and 64: Purchasing Policies Purchases made
Page 65 and 66: RESIDENCE LIFE Residence Life is a
Page 67 and 68: studies and enhance their feelings
Page 69 and 70: Faculty-in-residence Faculty-in-res
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(spring formal recruitment pledges/
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Appliances Refrigerators used in re
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• The use of acetate, cellophane,
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Mail and Packages The U.S. Postal S
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as well as establishing norms for u
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• Requests for phone jack repairs
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GREEK LIFE Greek life refers to But
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XI. IX. Any social function/event i
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d. For events hosted outside the ch
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Hazing and Initiation Practices All
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staff supervision. House directors
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10. Unauthorized use or possession
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with the opportunity to respond. Th
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4. Information Resources will maint
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(a) A number of websites exist toda
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Upgrades It is desirable for facult
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(b) i. Class C infractions are puni
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(b) (c) (d) (e) (f) The “vendor
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IX. Regulation on Use of Sound Ampl
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1. The University may discipline an
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A male or a female may be the victi
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dismissal and/or separation from th
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Introduction The Butler University
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iii. iv. for terms of two years, so
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4. In the event of a hearing before
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“responsible”, the board must r
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(b) should receive a grade of "I,"
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structors and courses; participatio
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Financial matters .................
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