The University of Montana is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive environment for pregnant and parenting students. 

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities including academic, educational, extracurricular, athletic, and other programs or activities of schools. This prohibition includes discrimination against pregnant or parenting students. 

Students may request adjustments based on general pregnancy or parenting needs or accommodations based on a pregnancy or parenting-related condition. See below for more information on each process. 

What types of adjustments may I request?

Students seeking a pregnancy or parenting adjustment are to complete a Pregnancy & Parenting Adjustment Request Form noting the requested reasonable adjustment.  Specific adjustments will be handled on a case by case basis and will depend on medical need and academic requirements. Some examples include:   

• Allowing for frequent trips to the restroom
• Deadline extensions
• Alternatives to make up missed work
• Leniency in attendance/participation for medically necessary absences (including doctor’s appointments, labor, and recovery)
• Priority registration
• Virtual/at home instruction options (if available to non-pregnant students)

How do I request adjustments?

Adjustment requests should be submitted through the Pregnancy and Parenting Adjustment Request form or by contacting the Equal Opportunity & Title IX Office (contact information listed below). An Equal Opportunity & Title IX staff member will discuss the pregnant individual’s needs, and may ask for documentation that supports the requested adjustments.

Grievance Process

If you have experienced discrimination, harassment, or retaliation on the basis of pregnancy or parenting, including denial of reasonable pregnancy or parenting adjustments/accommodations, you are strongly encouraged to make a report to the Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX. Retaliation against any person for making a report or participating in an investigation is strictly prohibited. You have the right to report without further participation in an investigation.

Phone: (406) 243-5710 

Email: conflict@mso.umt.edu 

Visit our office: 004 University Hall 

Mail: Equal Opportunity & Title IX 

        004 University Hall 

        Missoula, MT 59812