Steps to getting a LM endorsement added to your MT teaching license

Once you have finished the courses necessary for a Library Media endorsement,

1. Order official transcripts from both The University of Montana-Missoula and University of Montana Western. Send them to the lead school Licensure Specialist:

University of Montana-Missoula Students University of Montana-Western Students

Kristi Murphy Tracy Grazley

Licensure Specialist Licensure Specialist

School of Education University of Montana-Western

The University of Montana 710 S Atlantic St

32 Campus Drive Dillon, MT 59725

Missoula, MT 59812 Office: (406) 683-7049

Office: (406)243-2032 Fax: (406)-683-7809

Fax: (406)243-4908

Kristine.murphy@umontana.edu t_grazley@umwestern.edu

2. Follow this link http://www.opi.mt.gov/PDF/Cert/InstEvalRecc.pdf to complete Section I of the “Class 1 or 2 Institutional Evaluation and Recommendation” form.  Then either fax or mail this form to Brenda Hanson or Tracy. 

3. Once Brenda or Tracy receives your transcripts and the IE&R form, she will complete the recommendation form and send everything off to OPI. OPI will add the LM endorsement to the applicant’s teaching license within a week or two.

How to order an official transcript from The University of Montana-Missoula

Send the following information to the registrar’s office:

• Student Identification Number
• Name used at U of M or previous names
• Date of Birth
• Signature
• Last Term of Attendance
• Number of Copies
• Your Current Telephone Number
• Complete Address of Where Transcript will be Sent
• Your Complete Mailing Address

(Transcripts are withheld if the student owes a debt to the University)

Payment Information

• $3.00 fee for an Official Transcript
• Faxed copies are Unofficial and Cost $15 per fax When Sent Out
• Federal Express or Overnight Mail - $15, and $3 Transcript Fee

Send Transcript Request Order To:

Registrar's Office
The University of Montana
Lommasson Center 201
Missoula, MT 59812

How to order an official transcript from The University of Montana-Western

A Printable Transcript Request Form is available at the university web site at:

http://www.umwestern.edu/registrar/forms/transcript_request.pdf

Please print it, fill it out, and include your signature and payment, then

1. Mail your written request for transcript services to:

UM-Western Registrar
710 South Atlantic
Dillon, MT 59725-3598

OR

2. FAX your request for transcript services to:

The UM-Western Registrar
UM-Western FAX Number: (406) 683-7493

OR

3. E-mail a request for transcript services to:

reg_office@umwestern.edu

If the printable form is NOT used for the request or you e-mail your request, please include the following information in your written request to the registrar’s office:

• name; include all other names under which the student might have been enrolled (maiden/married names, etc.);
• social security number or student ID;
• date of birth;
• current mailing address and phone number;
• dates of attendance at UM-Western;
• number of transcripts needed/requested;
• complete name and address of agency/organization/person to whom the transcript should be sent or number to which the transcript should be FAXed;
• special instructions ('hold until date', rush service, FAX service w/FAX number, for example);
• a check payable to "UM-Western" for the cost of the service requested or a valid credit card number including the type of card, issuing bank/agency, card expiration date, and the name of the person to whom the card is issued - payment must accompany the request!
• SIGN AND DATE THE REQUEST LETTER BEFORE MAILING OR FAXING TO THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE AT WESTERN.

Payment Information

• $3.00 fee for an Official Transcript
• Faxed copies are Unofficial and Cost $1 per page an $3 transcript fee when sent out
• Rush services are available contact the Registrar’s Office for specific cost at 406-683-7371 or reg_office@umwestern.edu