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Course Proposal Information

Thank you for your interest in offering a course for credit through Extended Learning Services. After reading the information below, please contact Janie Spencer to begin the Course Proposal Process. She can be reached at 406.243.2705 or janie.spencer@umontana.edu. (If you need to drop materials off, we are located in the James Todd Building on the UM campus. Click here to see a campus map and driving directions.)

Course Proposal Process

As an instructor or sponsoring agency, you'll be asked to complete a Course Proposal Form detailing information about your course, prepare a syllabus to describe the course content, and provide an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae for the instructor of record. When your course proposal packet has been received and reviewed by Extended Learning Services, we'll forward it to the appropriate academic department for the necessary signature approvals.

After your course has been fully approved, you'll receive a registration packet and instructions to help students register to receive academic credit. We will process academic credit registrations and provide you with a grade roster to assign grades.

We'll provide all the forms you'll need, definitions, guidelines, information on how to prepare a syllabus and we'll consult with you throughout the process.

Important Information about Proposing a Course for Academic Credit

  • A minimum of 15 hours of instruction over a 2-3 day period is required for each academic credit offered.
  • Instructors must possess a master's degree to teach undergraduate credit or a combination of undergraduate and graduate credit, or a doctorate or other terminal degree to teach a course for graduate credit only.
  • A minimum of six to eight weeks is required between the submission of the Course Proposal packet and the course start date. This allows time for academic review and signature approval.
  • Courses may not be advertised for academic credit until signature approvals have been obtained.
  • Students will be charged a flat $135 credit recording fee for up to 5 credits for each course in addition to the fee charged by your agency.

School of Extended & Lifelong Learning

406.243.6898

sell@umontana.edu