College Profile

Admissions:

Matt Allen
T: 406-683-7451
F: 406-683-7493
E: m_allen@umwestern.edu

Janet Jones
T: 406-683-7331
F: 406-683-7493
E: j_jones@umwestern.edu

BJ Johnson
T: 877-683-7331
F: 406-683-7493
E: b_johnson3@umwestern.edu

Catherine Redhead
T: 877-683-7331
F: 406-683-7493
E: c_redhead@umwestern.edu

Admission Requirements

22 ACT, 1540 SAT, or 2.5 GPA, or rank in the top half of class; AND meet college preparatory requirements: 4 years English, 3 years math, 3 years social studies, 2 years lab science, 2 electives (minimum Math 18 ACT / 440 SAT and 7 ACT writing subscore / 440 SAT writing score required for 4 year programs).

Required Materials

Applications form,
$30 application fee,
High school self report form,
Immunization records (two doses of MMR shots),
ACT or SAT score report,
Final official high school transcript

Admission Application Deadline

Rolling admission deadline; priority deadline: July 1

Financial Aid:

Contact Information
T: 406-683-7511
F: 406-683-7510
E: finaid@umwestern.edu

Financial Aid Requirements

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Priority Financial Aid Deadline

March 1

New Students Receiving Financial Aid (%)

92%

Scholarships:

Contact Information
T: 877-683-7331
F: 406-683-7493
E: admissions@umwestern.edu

Scholarship Requirements

New Student Scholarships (usually ranging from
$300-$2,000) are awarded on the basis of academic merit; however, merit and financial need are criteria for some scholarships. Priority deadline of February 1.

Apply now for New Student Scholarships.

Montana Resident Scholarships

Montana Western awards up to five Chancellors Leadership Scholars Awards each year to Montana residents. These are renewable full tuition scholarships.

Apply now for a Chancellors Leadership Scholarship.

Each academic departments has the ability to award tuition waiver scholarships to first year students based on merit and academic pursuit.

Nonresident Scholarships

Montana Western participates in the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) Scholarship. To be eligible students must be a resident of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington or Wyoming. The priority deadline for the WUE Scholarship is July 1.

Apply now for the WUE.

Activities:

Academics:

Bachelor Degrees

*Bachelor of Science
Business Adminisration
-Equine Management
-Health and Fitness Management
-Information Tech/Network Admin
-Information Technology Management
-Office Systems Technology
-Small Business Management
-Tourism

Natural Horsemanship
-Management
-Psychology
-Science

Early Childhood Education

Elementary Education
-Early Childhood Education

Secondary Education
-Art K-12
-Biology
-Business and Computer Applications
-Earth Science
-English
-General Science
-History
-Mathmatics
-Music
-Physical Education and Health
-Social Science

*Bachelor of Arts
Biology
-Cell and Molecular Biology
-Health and Human Performance
-Biological Mathmatics
-Pre-Professional Health and Sciences
-Veterinary Science
-Wildlife Biology

Enviromental Interpretation
-Biological Naturalist
-Geological Naturalist
-Pre-Professional Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Enviromental Science
-Applied Mathematical Science
-Enviromental Geochemistry
-Geology
-Sustainable Natural Resource Management
-Wildlands Therapy

Literature and Writi

Associate Degrees

*Associate of Applied Science
Business
-Business Management Option
-Office Systems Tech Option

Early Childhood Education

Educational Studies

Equine Studies
-Equine Management Option
-Equine Psychology Option
-Equine Science Option

Natural Horsemanship

Tourism and Recreation

*Associate of Science
-Biology
-Business
-Chemistry
-Computer Science
-Education
-English
-Enviromental Sciences
-Equine Studies
-Geology
-Health and Human Performance
-Mathematics
-Physics

*Associate of Arts
-History, Philosophy and Social Science
-Art
-Business
-Fine Arts
-Education
-English
-Equine Studies
-Music

Certificate Degrees

Computerized Machine Tool Technology
(IT courses at Helena COT)

Early Childhood

Information Technology and Network Administration

Graduate Degrees