Admission
The Graduate Admissions Committee reviews applications after October 1 and March 1 each year. The application can be found at http://www.applyweb.com/apply/uomont/menu.html. Submit the application, and pay the $51 fee online. Then submit the following materials to the address found below.
- Letter of intent with academic and professional goals
- Narrative statement (250 words) of teaching philosophy
- Résumé
- One official copy of transcript(s) of all previous college work
- Three letters of recommendation (form only available during online application procedures)
- Scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Masters: combined verbal and quantitative of 900 or higher; International students whose first language is not English and who are not graduates of an English-speaking university must submit TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery) scores. If the TOEFL score is below 580 (paper-based test), 237 (computer-based test) or 92 (internet-based test), the IELTS score is below 7.0 or the MELAB score is below 82, applicants may be admitted provisionally into a graduate program or as a graduate nondegree student and be required to complete English as a Second Language course(s) before they can take courses in their major; contact Helen at (406) 243-6257 for GRE testing information.
- All licensure applicants must (a) complete form 2003-5, (b) complete a fingerprint/background check, (c) include a written description of previous experiences with children, and (d) write a 350 - 500 word essay, 12-pt times font, double-spaced, one-inch margins and title in response to the prompt: “Select and describe one significant learning experience from your life. Identify what you learned and explain how it will contribute to your work as a teacher.” Please contact the department office or graduate coordinator for the appropriate background check forms.
David Erickson, Graduate Coordinator
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
The University of Montana
32 Campus Drive
Missoula MT 59812-6346
Email:
Voice: (406) 243-5318
FAX: (406) 243-4908