Continuing Education

Western's Continuing Education programs go beyond the university's traditional course offerings to provide students and community members with more choices. Courses for credit and non-credit are offered during evenings, weekends, and Summer Sessions. Western also offers coursework at numerous communities throughout Montana, as well as online. A schedule of upcoming course offerings, locations, and times may be viewed by clicking on the Bulletin cover. Visit our Course Catalog listings to view current and past bulletins. Some Continuing Education courses, such as weekend Education workshops, are not listed in our Bulletins. To view these, go to our Summer School or Fall & Spring Schedules listings.


Program Partners:

Caspari Montessori Institute - Montessori is an internationally known approach to education developed by Dr. Maria Montessori who transformed early education by following principles based on scientific observation, respect and the child’s need to learn by doing. UM-Western has collaborated with Caspari Montessori Institute to offer university credit for the Montessori early childhood courses.

Virtual Education Software - Computer-based programs covering a variety of subject areas including behavior management, attention deficit disorder, violence in schools, learning disabilities, inclusion and more. *See Internet/Computer-based Courses for more details.

Note: CD-ROM courses for educators are developed by Virtual Education Software (link: http://www.virtualeduc.com).  To view a course syllabus, please visit: http://www.virtualeduc.com/umw/

Gatlin Online Career Training Courses - Online certificate programs in medical transcription, administrative medical specialist with medical billing and coding, advanced coding for the physician's office, human resources for healthcare providers, pharmacy technician, freight broker/agent, project management, records management and travel agent training.

Certified Instruction Services - E-mail based courses in basic Internet skills, Microsoft PowerPoint, web page development, windows, databases, and word processing.

*See Internet/Computer-based Courses for more details.


Call the School of Outreach to register or request additional information at (406)683-7537 or 1-866-799-9140.