Dual Enrollment for Local High Schoolers

Our Dual Enrollment Program offers so many advantages every high school junior and senior should sign up.

Not only does this program help jump start your collegiate career and tune your muscles for the rigors of undergrad studies, it will save you money. Huge money.

Students are able to knock out at least one semester of college while participating in the program, which means even more savings on all the other costs that come with college.

If you're a high school student in Missoula, Ravalli, Lake, Mineral or Lewis and Clark County, we've got good news for you. 

Due to your close proximity to UM campuses in Missoula and the Bitterroot Valley and the collaborative efforts between your high school and UM, your options abound. Take classes on campus, online or in your high school classroom. 

Even better, you're going to get your first two courses tuition-free. Read on for more details.

As a local student, you have the option of enrolling in either of the two tracks available through the Dual Enrollment Program. 

The Dual Credit Program is offered at a number of high schools in Missoula, Ravalli, Mineral, Lake and Lewis and Clark County. Depending on what your high school chooses to offer, Dual Credit classes range from Precalculus to Montana Ecosystems to Intro to Game Programming. These classes are taught by high school teachers during your normal school day.

The Early College Program is for high school students in any location who can take courses online or attend in-person at our UM, Missoula College or Bitterroot campuses. You can take any 100 or 200 level classes offered online or on these campus during fall, spring or summer semesters and you'll follow the same course deadlines as all undergraduate students also in the course.

Pick the option that's best for you and start earning college credit before you graduate from high school!

As deals go, it doesn’t get much better than this. At UM we believe so much in the value of jumpstarting your college experience, we offer local high school students their first two Dual Enrollment courses tuition free. As in, no tuition. As in, what are you waiting for?

But wait. There's more. Local high school students also get half off tuition for the rest of their courses until they graduate high school. Yup. Half off.

The first step in starting your life as a college student is to fill out our short online application form. Then, we’ll send you an email from BeAGriz@umontana.edu with your application login details.

Follow these easy steps to apply:

1) Create an account password (write it down in case you forget like we do) and then under “Your Applications'' click on “Dual Enrollment.”

2) Open the application, complete the seven sections (if you are under 18 your parents will need to fill out information under "Add Additional Reference") and then press “Submit Application.”

3) You’ll be sent a Course Selection Form to pick the classes we’ll register you for.

4) Let the fun begin!