Student Handbook - Butler University

Applied music examinations are scheduled for students by the chairperson of the department of music
and in the Jordan College of Fine Arts. The schedule is posted on the main bulletin board in the lobby of
Lilly Hall approximately two weeks before examinations begin.
If a student is unable to take a final examination for reasons beyond the student’s control, the instructor
should be informed immediately so that appropriate arrangements can be made. If convinced that circumstances
warrant it, an instructor may administer a make-up examination to a student who is unable to take
the final examination on the scheduled date. No instructor, however, is authorized to administer a final examination
before the scheduled date. The instructor, the appropriate department head, the student’s academic
dean and the dean of the college in which the course is taught must approve any petition for an exception
to this rule.
Grades
Butler is on the standard 4.00 grading system. Upon completing a course, a student is assigned one of
the following grades, with the corresponding grade points:
A 4.00 grade points per hour of credit
A- 3.67 grade points per hour of credit
B+ 3.33 grade points per hour of credit
B 3.00 grade points per hour of credit
B- 2.67 grade points per hour of credit
C+ 2.33 grade points per hour of credit
C 2.00 grade points per hour of credit
C- 1.67 grade points per hour of credit
D+ 1.33 grade points per hour of credit
D 1.00 grade points per hour of credit
D- 0.67 grade points per hour of credit
F 0.00 grade points per hour of credit
W Official withdrawal.
Withdrawal is permitted until the 10th week of a regular 14-week semester (with some exceptions) or
the fourth week of a regular six-week summer session. Students should contact the office of registration and
records regarding withdrawal dates for short session courses. The instructor’s signature is required.
P - Passed (for courses taken under pass/fail option). Semester hours are counted as hours passed but
not for computing grade point average.
NC - Enrollment in a course on a non-credit basis. The student may change from credit to non-credit
until the 10th week of the regular semester, the fifth week of a regular summer session or the second week of
the May session. The instructor’s signature is required.
I - Incomplete. This grade may be assigned by an instructor when exceptional circumstances, such as illness,
prevent a student from finishing all work required in a course. The incomplete must be removed
within the next regular session of the student’s enrollment or within two years if the student is not enrolled
during that time. If the I is not removed within the stated time, the I will be changed to X.
X - Unredeemed incomplete, indicating no credit earned, no hours attempted and no grade points.
A cumulative GPA below 2.00 places a student on academic probation.
Grade Point Average
A significant aspect of any student’s record is the cumulative grade point average. It is a low GPA that results
in probation or ineligibility and a high GPA that leads to the dean’s list or other scholastic awards.
The GPA is computed by totaling all the grade points received for courses graded A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+,
C, C-, D+, D, D- or F and dividing that sum by the total number of academic hours carried by those
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