Frequently Asked Questions

  • $30.00 application fee
  • High School/Tribal College transcripts with a cumulative 2.5 GPA or HiSET scores with testing date
  • Proof of tribal enrollment/dependency or Certification of Indian Blood (CIB)
    • need for the MUS American Indian Tuition Waiver
  • ACT and SAT scores
    • NOT Required for admission, but some scholarships and programs may require scores
  • Immunization records
    • to date from IJS or other healthcare providers

Check Status of FASFA and Determine Student Aid Package

Questions When You Arrive? 

For Students Who Have Declared a Major

  • Set up a meeting with your college/department advisor to get your classes scheduled

For Students Who Have Not Declared a Major

Scholarship Information For Native Students

Physical/Learning Disability

First-Generation College Students or Low Income

Trio Student Support Services

  • Tutoring, Peer mentoring, Study Skills, Academic Coaching, Advising

The Branch Center

  • A space dedicated to celebrating and promoting diversity and inclusion
  • Pacific Islanders Club, Black Student Union, Latinx Student Union, LAMBDA Alliance

Student Advocacy Resource Center (SARC)

  • Free confidential advocacy and counseling, support for students who experienced discrimination, sexual assault, relations abuse, and stalking

Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX

  • Report and investigate occurrences of discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct

Experiential Learning Center Success

  • Career Assessment, resume/cover letter help, student employment
  • Handshake Account

  • UM application and Financial aid (FASFA) support
  • Student Advocacy
  • Connects students to campus and Missoula-based resources
  • School supplies and additional resources
  • One-on-one advising and scheduled tutoring services
  • Food Pantry and smudge space
  • Student-centered scheduled events, activities, and programming support

  • Get involved in Kyiyo, AISES, and AIBL to plan events and go places to represent UM
  • Ask for help as soon as you need it
  • Seek experience for yourself through internships, study abroad, and undergraduate research
  • Build your community of support with campus points of contact and utilize AISS, TRIO, or other programs to assist you
  • Fulfill your maximum potential by setting your sights beyond your two-year and four-year degree
  • Give back to your community in ways that link your learning to making your community a better place

For students who have holds on their account, they will be notified in Cyberbear or in Navigate. Holds tend to be related to non-payment, use/non-return of equipment, non-return of library resources, and other University requirements. Go to https://www.umt.edu/holds/ where you can find hold descriptions and websites to connect you to satisfying all student holds.

Smudging Policy and Procedure 

The University of Montana has collaborated with UM Housing, the Payne Family Native American Center, and the Branch Center to reinforce the rights of Native students to smudge in their dorm/housing units and other designated spaces on campus. 

As our Native students (Past, Present, Future), navigate UM, it is important to recognize that these spaces serve an important role in supporting them. With past traumas and recent civil unrest, our Native students consistently need to use these cultural tools/practices to heal themselves and gain the mental clarity to accomplish collegiate expectations, leverage relationships, and maintain connections to their home/culture.

UM students and visitors can go to the Payne Family Native American Center and the Branch Center to smudge from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. 

If you want to smudge and live in the UM dorms/housing units, please fill out the Smudging Request Form.

Sweat Lodges 

The University of Montana recognizes the time-honored Indigenous tradition of purification through the use of sweat lodges and provides a designated place on university property for this activity. Please contact UM Natural Areas and American Indian Student Services for more information.