Admissions and Registration (cont'd)

Transfer Students

How to Apply

NOTE:  Students making application to attend Montana State University Billings should be aware that Admission Requirements may have changed since the publication of this document.  Please contact the Office of Admissions and Records (406) 657-2158 or 1-800-565-MSUB; or write to the Office of Admissions and Records, Montana State University Billings, 1500 University Drive, Billings, MT 59101-0298.

Applicants who have attempted 12 or more GPA credits at another accredited college or university are considered transfer students.  To be admitted to Montana State University Billings, transfer students must do the following:

1. Complete and submit an application for admission.  Applications for admission may be obtained from college counselors or from the Office of Admissions and Records, Montana State University Billings, 1500 University Drive, Billings, MT 59101-0298.  You may call (406) 657-2158 or 1-800-565-MSUB to have this material sent to you or apply online at www.msubillings.edu.  Applications will be processed only for the term the applicant indicates on the application.

2. Submit a $30.00 nonrefundable application fee (check or money order) with the application for admission.  A $40 nonrefundable fee is assessed to new graduate students.

3. Transfer students must request official and complete transcripts from each college attended or a transcript which indicates that a baccalaureate degree has been earned and transcripts from any colleges attended after the degree was earned.  Transcripts must be sent directly to the Office of Admissions and Records at Montana State University Billings. 

4. Any student born after December 31, 1956, must show proof of immunization that was administered after December 31, 1967.  The immunization dates must also be after your first birthday.  Requirements include proof of two (2) doses of immunization against measles (Rubella) given at least 30 days apart and one (1) proof of Rubella immunization.  Include mo/day/yr.  Any immunizations administered after June 11, 1993, must be an MMR.  The record must be signed by a physician, health agency or school official.

Montana Resident Transfer Students will be admitted upon receipt of an official and complete transcript from each college or university attended.  A resident transfer student applicant must meet the criteria for “good academic standing” as defined by Montana State University Billings.  See page 409 of the General Bulletin.

Non-Montana Resident Transfer Students must meet the in-state student requirements and must also have a 2.00 cumulative grade point average for all college level work before his/her admission is approved.

When to Apply

Transfer applicants should apply for admission as early as possible prior to the term in which enrollment is desired.

Transfer of College-Level Credits

Transfers from Montana University System Units, Montana Community Colleges and Montana Tribal Colleges
By Board of Regents policy, Montana State University Billings is committed to facilitating undergraduate transfer for students transferred to us from units of the Montana University System and the three publicly supported community colleges and the seven tribal colleges in Montana.

Block Transfer
Undergraduate students  who have completed, with a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 (C) on a four-point scale, an approved general education program at one of the institutions noted above, will be deemed to have met the lower division Academic Foundations requirements of Montana State University Billings.

Special attention should be paid to Board of Regents Policy 301.5.3 on Minimum Course Grades which also applies to acceptance of transfer credit.  Before Montana State University Billings will accept the courses as applicable for meeting Academic Foundations, a student will have to earn a grade of “C-” or better in each of the classes.

Depending on the major program the student selects, there may still be additional lower division courses required to meet published major program prerequisites.  A student may be required to take additional coursework at the upper division level that is part of the approved Academic Foundations program at Montana State University Billings.

Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degrees
A student who has completed an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science degree with an approved general education component package at another unit of the Montana University System, has satisfied the requirements of this policy.

NOTE:  Students should be aware that Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degrees ordinarily do not have a designated field of study in their title.

Special attention should be paid to Board of Regents Policy 301.5.3 on Minimum Course Grades which also applies to acceptance of transfer credit.  Before Montana State University Billings will accept the courses as applicable for meeting Academic Foundations, a student will have to earn a grade of “C-” or better in each of the classes.