MUS Course Share

Course Share Information & Instructions:

Students are limited to TWO course share classes in a semester. If a science course requires a lab, then the two-course limit will be met.

If adding a course share class will put you above 18 credits, you will need to contact the registrar’s office to increase your credit limit.

• If your GPA is above a 3.0, we can increase your limit to 20.
• If your GPA is below a 3.0, you will need to petition for overload and will be unable to register for course share until your petition is approved.

Students have to sign into the course share website using their UMW credentials. This is not something that an advisor or the registrar’s office can do on their behalf.

1. Navigate to the following website: https://courseshare.mus.edu/

2. Click on “I have a home institution: The University of Montana-Western

3. Select the subject or keyword for the course that you are looking for.

4. Choose the appropriate class

1. **pay attention to the FEES that are marked in the lower right-hand corner. These are added on top of tuition**
2. Pay attention to the course dates. They may differ from UMW’s start and end dates. It is your responsibility to find this information.

5. Tuition and fees, as well as financial aid, will go through UMW as the home institution.

6. Once you click on the course that you want, you will need to “add class” at the bottom of the page:

7. Follow the prompts to enter your personal information.

8. Read and agree to the terms, by clicking the check boxes.

9. Once you are enrolled, you will be asked if you would like to use financial aid. If you say “yes”, additional questions will pop up.

10. A consortium agreement will be sent to your UMW email address, if not received, you can get the form here: https://www.umwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/Consortium-Agreement-Form-Fillable.pdf

1. This MUST be completed and turned into the financial aid office
2. The course(s) must be required for your UMW degree to qualify for financial aid
3. If the course(s) are NOT listed as a requirement on your Degree Works, you will need your Advisor’s signature on the form

11. You will then be registered at UMW (home campus) as well as the institution that you are taking the course through (teaching campus).

12. Instructions for viewing your course share class will also be emailed to your UMW address.

1. Your advisor, as well as the registrar’s office, do not receive this information.
2. It is imperative that you read and save the emailed instructions.  

13. To drop a course share course, students can sign back into the course share and click “drop class” under their schedule.

1. This needs to be done by the published course share drop dates.
2. If a course is needing to be dropped after that time, the student will need to contact the registrar’s office at the teaching institution as well as the home institution (UMW).

14.  At the end of the semester, the teaching school will automatically send your transcript to the UMW registrar’s office. 

1. A C- is required to fulfill degree requirements.
2. A B- is required to fulfill education course requirements (EDU, EDEC, etc.)

15. These courses are treated as transfer credit – the grade will not impact your cumulative GPA at UMW.

Important Dates and Deadlines

Summer 2026

Students can start to search for courses …………………………. March 9th 

Registration opens ……………………………………………………….. April 1st

Last day of Course Share registration ……………………………… May 18th

Last day to drop via Course Share ………………………………….. May 25th

Fall 2026

Students can start to search for courses …………………………. March 9th 

Registration opens ……………………………………………………….. April 1st

Last day of Course Share registration ……………………………… August 17th

Last day to drop via Course Share ………………………………….. Sept 4th