How Core Course Registration Works

All first-year students attending University of Montana or Missoula College are required to complete the Admitted Student Checklist. This is a checklist that guides you through next steps.

Login to portal using the admitted student's personal email address. The email address will be the one that our emails go to.

Course Registration

Your academic advisor will pre-register you in fall semester courses required for your major and other courses based on your responses to course registration-related forms within Bear Tracks. We call this process Core Course Registration.

After advisors build fall semester course schedules for new incoming students, advisors then reach out to students to schedule an appointment and finalize the course schedule. While these advising appointments are not required in order for your fall semester course schedule to be developed, we encourage all students to meet with an advisor prior to coming to campus for New Student Orientation.  During these appointments, students can add General Education and elective courses, and will have the opportunity to make other adjustments to their schedule in consultation with their advisor. Course schedule adjustments can also be made during New Student Orientation

You can contact an advisor for your major anytime by referencing lists of advising contacts by major for both Mountain Campus (four-year) and Missoula College (two-year). If you have questions as you work through Admitted Student Checklist, please use the above directories to contact the advisor of your major for assistance. Advising contacts are also provided for students who major is Undeclared.

Core Course Registration for the Undeclared (General Studies) student

There is no pre-established "core" set of courses for the Undeclared student.  Instead, you will have the opportunity to select from one of seven Exploratory Tracks, each containing a diverse array of courses.  This can be an overwhelming task, so we want you to first watch a short video about the Exploratory Studies Program (ESP) and review additional information and videos about the various Exploratory Tracks.  There is a link to each Exploratory Track at the top of the ESP web page.  

After you complete your Admitted Student Checklist, we will use your responses to register you in classes that will satisfy your General Education requirements while you explore a variety of disciplines.  You will gain a firm foundation in core areas as you narrow your academic focus and decide on a major.