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Attach Credit to your Professional Development Event 

Are you an instructor or facilitator looking to add value to your course or workshop and encourage attendance? Submit a proposal for credit approval for your event. Professional development events may include a workshop, conference, seminar, book or study group, online courses, or Professional Learning Communities. 

A professional development event is a concentrated training or sustained collaborative learning event that focuses on a topic or theme and consists of a minimum of 15 instructional hours. 

Montana Western School of Outreach works with instructors, administrators, and facilitators to submit, review and provide credit for locally designed and delivered professional learning opportunities.

• One undergraduate semester credit is awarded for every 15 hours of instructional time. Meals, breaks, exhibits, and other non-instructional activities are not counted toward credit. Click here to view credit hour definition.

• Grading can be letter grade or pass/fail. 

• Approved courses follow the Montana Western academic calendar and will be listed within a fall, spring, or summer semester. Click here to view academic calendar.

• Montana Western’s Learning Management System is Canvas.

• Submit your application a minimum of 6 weeks prior to the start of your event. 

• You will receive notification of your proposal review within 2 weeks of submission. 

• If approved for credit, UMW will provide a secure online registration form where participants can register and pay for credit. 

• Montana Western’s professional development tuition starts at $135 for first semester credit. Additional credit fee is dependent upon instructor pay, please call for details. 


Please contact our office at 406-683-7537 or [email protected] if you have any questions.