MONTANA BOARD OF REGENTS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION
Policy and Procedures Manual
SUBJECT: ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS
Policy 301.2 - Admission Requirements; Out-of-State Undergraduates
Effective May 20, 2005;
Issued June 14, 2005
I.
Board Policy:
A. The
campuses of the Montana University System are authorized to control the number
of out-of-state first-time and transfer students.
B. An
out-of-state graduate of an out-of-state high school which is accredited by the
state accrediting agency may enter any four-year campus of the Montana
University System as a first-time, full-time undergraduate student, provided the
graduate meets the College Preparatory Program outlined in Board Policy
301.7 and at least one of the following requirements:
1.
(a) has obtained a
score of at least 20 on the Enhanced (Composite) American College Testing (ACT)
test or a score of at least 1440 on the total mathematics/critical
reading/writing exam of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), for admission to
Montana State University-Northern and The University of Montana Western,
(b) has
obtained a score of at least 22 on the Enhanced (Composite) American College
Testing (ACT) test or a score of at least 1540 on the total mathematics/critical
reading/writing exam of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), for admission to
Montana State University-Billings, Montana Tech of The University of Montana,
Montana State University-Bozeman, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
The campuses identified in B.1(a) above may request permission from the Board of
Regents to raise the Enhanced (Composite) American College Testing (ACT) test
score or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) total mathematics/critical
reading/writing exam score to those specified for The University of
Montana-Missoula, Montana State University-Bozeman, Montana Tech of The
University of Montana, and Montana State University-Billings; or
2. has obtained at least
a 2.5 high school grade point average (GPA); or
3.
ranks in the upper half of the school's graduating class.
C.
In addition to the admissions requirements set out in paragraph B above,
any student seeking admission to a four-year program at one of the four-year
institutions of the Montana University System must also satisfy the mathematics
proficiency standard set out in Board Policy
301.15.
D. The
following categories of students are exempt from the requirements in paragraph B
and C above:
1. non-traditional
students (those who do not enter college for a period of at least three years
from the date of high school graduation or from the date when they would have
graduated from high school),
2. summer
only students, and
3. part-time
students taking seven or fewer college-level semester credits.
E. Institutions
are authorized to exempt up to 15% of first-time, full-time undergraduates from
the requirements of paragraphs B and C above for students with special talents,
minorities and others who demonstrate special needs.
F. After
an out-of-state student has been admitted to a campus of the Montana University
System, there shall be no differentiation between in-state and out-of-state
students as far as enrollment in courses and programs is concerned.
G. Out-of-state
transfer applicants must present at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average
(i.e., equivalent to a "C" on a 4.0 scale), based on transferable
credits carried from all colleges or universities previously attended to be
eligible for consideration.
H. In
addition to satisfying the above requirements, campuses shall require applicants
from foreign countries (excluding Canadian citizens) to present evidence of
proficiency in the use of the English language. Campuses may impose
additional requirements on applicants from foreign countries.
II. Definitions:
A. An
out-of-state transfer applicant is one who has completed 12 or more GPA or Pass
credits in college-level courses at another college or university, who is
entering a new institution for the first time, and whose credits at the previous
institution have been accepted by the receiving institution.
B. For
the purpose of this section, GPA and Pass credits mean those
college-level credits for which grade points apply toward graduation.
C. For
the purpose of this section, college-level work means those courses that
are applicable toward an associate of arts, associate of science or
baccalaureate degree at their respective institution. Such courses shall
include neither remedial nor developmental courses.
III. Cross
Reference:
See Board Policy
301.7, College Preparatory Program, Board Policy
301.15, Mathematics Proficiency Admissions Standards.
IV.
History:
Item 183-004, State Board of
Education ex officio Regents of University of Montana, August 13, 1963
(Rescinded); Item 18-004-R1077, Admission Requirements: Out-of-State
Undergraduates; Montana University System, October 28, 1977; (Board of Regents
Minutes) May 5-6, 1988, as amended May 5, 1989, September 14, 1989, March 22,
1990, May 3, 1993, May 4, 1995, and November 18, 1999 (Item 104-103-R0999); Item
109-1602-R1100, Authorization for Institutional Name Change from
Western Montana College of The University of Montana to The University of
Montana-Western, approved by the Board of Regents January 18, 2001, with an
effective date of July 1, 2001; editorial changes made July 14, 2004.
Revised May 20, 2005 (Item
127-113-R0505),
adjusted SAT scores,
format change.