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Graduate Nondegree Status

Graduate nondegree status allows students, who have not been formally admitted to a graduate degree program, to receive graduate credit for courses.

Up to nine semester nondegree graduate credits (or the credits earned during a single semester, whichever is greater) may be applied toward a subsequent degree program, with the approval of the student’s program chair and the graduate dean. Acceptance as a graduate nondegree student does not imply future admission to a degree program

Graduate nondegree students may take courses for either graduate or undergraduate credit, as defined by the university catalog. Graduate credits will be assigned automatically unless a request for undergraduate credit is submitted to the Graduate School by the fifth week of the semester.

Applicants admitted as graduate nondegree students are NOT ELIGIBLE for financial aid. Graduate nondegree students are assessed the graduate level tuituion and fees at the master’s level rate for all credits taken.

Applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree (or higher degree) from a regionally accredited college or university prior to enrollment in the graduate nondegree status.

Applicants seeking graduate nondegree status must apply online at www.umt.edu/grad and pay a $51 non-refundable application fee. Deadline for submitting graduate nondegree applications is prior to the first day of the semester.

Graduate Nondegree Readmission

Students who previously attended The University of Montana in a graduate nondegree status and have not been enrolled for two years, 24 months or more, use the graduate nondegree readmission from to reapply for the same status.

Graduate nondegree readmission forms can be downloaded from the http://ordway.umt.edu/aa/grad/index.cfm/name/gradnondegree.Or you may contact the Graduate School at the Lommasson Center, Rm 224, Missoula, MT 59812 or by phone at 406-243-2572 or by e-mail at grad.school@umontana.edu. Former graduate nondegree students applying for readmission pay a $20 non-refundable application fee.

Graduate Degree

¬Graduate degree admission is for candidates seeking to complete a master’s or doctoral program at UM. Program information and deadlines are listed at http://ordway.umt.edu/aa/grad/index.cfm/name/programs1. The academic department you are applying to conducts the initial evaluation of a complete application packet and submits your packet and a recommendation to the Graduate School for the final decision regarding admission.

Applicants seeking graduate status must apply online at the www.umt.edu/grad and pay a $51 non-refundable application fee.