The University of Montana and Missoula College Dual Enrollment Program is an opportunity for Montana high school and homeschool students to take college courses while they are completing their high school level graduation requirements. Dual Enrollment tuition is 50% of the Resident Missoula College tuition rate, students do not have to pay any mandatory fees except for applicable course fees, books, and supplies. Students have two paths in the program that can be taken separately or simultaneously: Early College or Concurrent Enrollment.

Both Early College and Concurrent Enrollment students are admitted through the Missoula College but are University of Montana students. In our Early College program students can take 100 and 200 level courses online or at any of our local Campuses: Mountain Campus, Bitterroot Campus, Missoula College River Campus, and the Missoula College Industrial Campus. Students must meet any pre-requisites for the course and follow all the same deadlines as our Undergraduate students. Students wishing to enroll in developmental courses (e.g. M 095, WRIT 095) or upper-division courses (300 level and above) will be charged Missoula College tuition and fees.

Our Concurrent Enrollment students complete a college-level course at their high school. These courses are taught by qualified high school instructors and students will get not only high school credit for the course but the equivalent college credit. As the classes take place at the high school students will have different deadlines from online or on-campus students and will only pay the reduced tuition rate, they will not be responsible for any books and there are no course fees.  

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for our programs students must be:

• at least a Junior in high school or between the ages of (16-19), and
• on track to complete their high school diploma or certification within a 4 year time frame.

We do make exceptions for some sophomore level students. Please contact our Dual Enrollment Program Director Jordan Patterson for more information. Please note that graduating Seniors are not eligible for Dual Enrollment beginning the summer they graduate from high school (regardless of when the course begins.

Application Assistance

• Students may access our online pre-application by clicking here. If you are looking to re-enroll (you must fill out a new application every year) or access your existing application please click here.
• Please click “Yes” for “Are you a Montana High School/Home School student seeking to earn college credit through the UM Dual Enrollment Program before you graduate high school?”.
• Personal emails are preferred over school emails.
• After you click “Apply” please check your email for an email titled “University of Montana”.
  • In the email copy your temporary pin and click the link “Login to complete your application”.
• Create a New Password for your University of Montana Application Account.
• Select “Dual Enrollment – 22/23” and then “Open Application”

If you plan to enroll at any of the University of Montana campuses as a college student after high school, you must apply as a regular undergraduate student.  This includes: submission of an undergraduate application, $30 application fee, and a final high school transcript showing graduation or an official HiSET Score report. 

Additional Information

For additional information and to view course options please visit our Dual Enrollment Website.

Various resources and programs are available to our University of Montana Dual Enrollment students, please contact our Dual Enrollment Team if you have additional questions or would like to set up an advising appointment:

Jordan Patterson
Dual Enrollment and Online Learning Program Director
jordan.patterson@mso.umt.edu

Ben Nelson
Dual Enrollment Specialist
benjamin.nelson@mso.umt.edu