International

You are an international student if you are coming to Montana Western from outside of the United States of America and are not a U.S. citizen. Montana Western welcomes true freshmen, transfer and non-traditional international students.

To apply for international admission:

1. Submit a completed UMW Application for Admission.
2. Submit a $30 non-refundable application fee. This fee must be paid in U.S. currency.
3. Submit a completed supplemental international student application (click for a printable application).
4. If you are a citizen of a country OTHER than Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland or Wales, you are required to certify your English speaking proficiency by providing an official score report of a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Your score must show either a 61 iBT (173CBT/500PBT), or applicants may submit official score reports with a 440 on the SAT Writing Section or an 18 on the Combined English/Writing section of the ACT.
5. International student applicants must send to UMW a certified, translated copy of secondary school transcripts or the equivalent. Any college or upper-level transcripts should also be sent. International students who have attended institutions outside the U.S. or Canada must request an evaluation of Academic Credentials from Educational Credential Evaluators. There is a fee associated with this evaluation. Evaluations of credit may not reflect actual college credits accepted by Montana Western. Allow eight to 12 weeks for organizations to complete the evaluation process.
6. All international applicants must submit a Certification of Finances from a bank or sponsor verifying that adequate financial resources are available to pay the estimated expenses for the first year of school. Click here for the printable form.
7. International students must provide a physician-validated record showing immunization for diphtheria, tetanus and polio as well as two doses of measles, mumps and rubella, and a recent skin test for tuberculosis.

Non-Traditional

You are a non-traditional student if you have not attended any college or university before, are 21 years of age or older or have graduated from high school more than three years prior to the date you wish to start at Montana Western.

Non-traditional applicants must submit all of the following:

1. UMW Application for Admission.

2. Submit the $30 application fee.

3. Provide official proof of high school graduation or GED.

4. Students born after 1956 are required to send documentation of their Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccinations (two doses).

Transfer

You are a transfer student if you have attempted 12 or more semester credits at another regionally accredited college or university.

If you wish to transfer to Montana Western, you must be eligible to return to any/all institutions previously attended. You must also provide official transcripts verifying your academic record is in good standing at your previous college or university.

Transfer students who recently attended a Montana University System school may request a file transmittal be sent from that institution to Montana Western. This form can be used in lieu of a new application. The fee for a file transmittal is $8 paid to the school sending the file.

To apply, transfer students must submit all of the following:

1. UMW Application for Admission.

2. $30 non-refundable application fee.

3. Official transcripts from all colleges previously attended. A transcript is not considered “official” unless it is of current date, has no in-progress work listed, and is received directly from the issuing institution.

4. Immunization records (two doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella).

After receiving your application and transcripts, we will assess your transfer of credits, provide documentation of non-transferable credits, and advise you in course choices.

Freshman

You are a freshman if you have received a high school diploma or GED in the last three years, are under 21 years of age and have never attended another college or university. Prospective freshmen must first satisfy one of the following conditions for admittance:

1. ACT composite test score of 22 with proof of additional writing test score or SAT score of 1540.
2. 2.5 cumulative high school GPA.
3. Rank in top half of graduating high school class.

Freshman applicants must also submit all of the following:

1. UMW Application for Admission (click for printable application).
2. $30 non-refundable application fee.
3. Official high school transcript (after graduation).
4. High School Self Report form (click for printable form).
5. Immunization records (two doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella).
6. Official ACT or SAT scores.

Freshman must also meet the following academic requirements: