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 offers wilderness medicine and EMT classes, as well as an intensive Semester in Wilderness Medicine program. 

ECP 102 Wilderness First Aid

1 undergraduate credit. Prepares students to provide first aid and CPR for injured and ill people in remote areas. 

ECP 122 Wilderness First Responder

2 undergraduate credits. Students learn first aid skills for wilderness travel and employment. 

ECP 130 Emergency Medical Technician

5 undergraduate credits. EMT training. This course meets curriculum standards for ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú DOT and has been approved by the ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú Board of Medical Examiners. 

ECP 331 Wilderness EMT

3 undergraduate credits. This 200+ hour EMT course combines traditional EMT Basic curriculum with additional training for extended and improvised care in wilderness settings. 

Semester in Wilderness Medicine Program

Aerie’s Semester program prepares students for careers in medicine and leadership roles in the competitive outdoor field. The Semesters are built around realistic scenarios, interactive lectures, and clinical observations in a variety of settings. It includes the following courses: 

ECP 332 Emergency Medical Technician and Incident Management

5 undergraduate credits. Dept. of Transportation National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician's curriculum with added emphasis on incident management. 

PTRM 355 Wilderness Medicine and Risk Management

5 undergraduate credits. Trains students in injury and illness prevention and treatment, as well as long-term management of medical emergencies in the backcountry. Risk management principles are emphasized. 

PTRM 356 Wilderness Rescue and Survival Skills

5 undergraduate credits. Trains students in backcountry navigation, survival skills, search and rescue techniques, and high/low angle rope rescue appropriate for search and rescue work.

 offers online comprehensive insurance pre-licensing courses. 

MIS 260 Life and Health Insurance 

3 undergraduate credits. This course provides an understanding of the principles of both life and health insurance. Primary attention is directed towards the economic purpose, structure, operation, and performance of the life and health industries. Emphasis is placed on underwriting, pricing, and marketing these insurance policies. 

MIS 261 Life Insurance 

1 undergraduate credit. This course will provide both a broad perspective and a detailed view of the use of life insurance. The primary focus of the life insurance portion of the course will be on the various individual life insurance policies and the individual provisions contained in each policy. 

MIS 262 Health Insurance 

1 undergraduate credit. This course will examine the various methods of providing health insurance coverage in America. The state and federal workers compensation, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid programs provide a platform for adding private insurance coverages. 

MIS 263 Property and Casualty Insurance 

3 undergraduate credits. Course covers the individual commercial property and commercial casualty policies, as well as the personal policies which usually combine property and casualty coverage. 

MIS 264 Property Insurance 

1 undergraduate credit. Course will acquaint an entry-level professional with the basics of both commercial and personal property insurance. 

MIS 265 Casualty Insurance 

1 undergraduate credit. Course will cover the broad array of insurance topics contained in the field of casualty insurance.

The Center for the Advancement of Positive Education offers credit for an online course in psychology of happiness.

COUN 591 Evidence-Based Happiness for Teachers

1 to 3 graduate credits. This course provides a platform through which educators can learn evidence-based happiness interventions they can use with themselves and with their students. 

offers an online course for teachers about Indigenous peoples.  

EDU 555 Native American Studies for Teachers 

3 graduate credits. This online course presents information on American Indian policy, history, culture, and contemporary issues crucial to teachers’ understanding of these topics so they may then create high-quality, informed Indian Education for All teaching units and experiences in their classrooms.

 offers online courses on inclusion of children with disabilities and developmental delays or challenging behavior in early childhood settings. 

EDU 455 Inclusion I: Foundations 

1 undergraduate credit. Distance-based course provides accessible, high-quality information, instructions, and application opportunities to existing early childhood professionals surrounding inclusion of young children with disabilities in typical early childhood programs. 

EDU 455 Inclusion II: Strategies 

2 undergraduate credits. Distance-based course strengthens the ability of early childhood practitioners to include young children with disabilities in all activities and routines in their programs.

 offers online and in-person real estate pre-licensing courses. 

BFIN 267 Real Estate Theory and Law 

4 undergraduate credits. This is a 60-hour real estate salesperson pre-licensing class.

, through UM Mansfield Center, offers language and culture courses for Department of Defense military students.

 offers online technical short courses each summer providing training on geodetic data processing techniques and tools. 

GEO 595 Generic Mapping Tools for Geodesy 

1 graduate credit. This course will cover the use of GMT 6 in geodesy using UNIX shell scripting. Lectures and exercises will be given to teach the basic conventions of using GMT, such as plotting grids, images, and vector datea (points, lines, polygons). Labs will include both processing and mapping of various data sets relevant to geodesy. 

GEO 595 GNSS Data Processing with GAMIT/GLOBK 

2 graduate credits. This workshop is designed for intermediate- to advanced-level users of the GNSS processing software suite GAMIT/GLOBK and kinematic module track.  

 GEO 595 InSAR Theory & Processing w/ ISCE 

1 graduate credit. This five-day online course by UNAVCO will cover basic and advanced InSAR theories, InSAR processing with JPL/Caltech InSAR Scientific Computing Environment (ISCE), and time-series InSAR processing with interferometric products generated by different processing centers. 

GEO 595 InSAR Theory & Processing with GMTSAR 

1 graduate credit. This course will cover the theory and application of InSAR processing with GMTSAR. Lectures and exercises will be given to teach the basic theoretical aspects of InSAR. Labs will include software installation, running test data sets for standard interferogram formation as well as more advanced processing for time series with Sentinel-1A TOPS-mode data. 

 offers ecology courses for college/pre-college students and professional development for teachers. 

ENST 291 Environmental Service Learning 

2 or 3 undergraduate credits. Participants enrolled in these courses will learn about ecology and the environment through service learning in a variety or domestic and international locations. 

EDU 455/555 Teaching Science with NGSS 

4 undergraduate or graduate credits. Students will learn teaching strategies and tools for creating and delivering authentic science lessons aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

 offers condensed ecosystem field study courses in Colorado & the Caribbean. 

ENST 391 Caribbean Ecosystem Field Studies 

3 undergraduate credits. This is a hands-on, 21-day field class that provides incredible academic opportunities for experiential investigation of marine ecosystems. Course meets in Xpu-Ha, Mexico. 

ENST 391 Colorado Ecosystem Field Studies 

3 undergraduate credits. This 21-day field course focuses on hands-on, scientific observation and analysis of the Colorado Rocky Mountain ecosystem. Course meets in Colorado.

 offers field-based ecology summer courses on and around Flathead Lake, as well as Seminar/Thesis courses. 

BIOE 342 Field Ecology 

5 undergraduate credits. The course engages major concepts and approaches in modern ecology via immersive field experiences, hands-on sampling, and project-based learning in both aquatic and terrestrial habitats. 

BIOE 400 Aquatic Microbial Ecology 

3 undergraduate or graduate credits. This intensive field course is available to upper-level under-graduate students with interests in environmental microbiology and aquatic ecology and provides a conceptual foundation and experiential field and laboratory training in modern methods in aquatic microbial ecology. 

BIOE 416 Alpine Ecology 

3 undergraduate or graduate credits. Exploration of the distribution, abundance and biotic interactions of plants and animals and their unique eco-physiological adaptations to life in the rigorous environments of high mountains above the timberline, with emphasis on the Crown of the Continent area. 

BIOE 439 Stream Ecology

3 undergraduate or graduate credits. This course focuses on the fundamental concepts of stream/river ecology and the physical, chemical and biological processes that characterize running water ecosystems. 

BIOE 440 Conservation Ecology 

3 undergraduate or graduate credits. This course emphasizes the application of basic biological research to problems in conservation and management with a focus on science, human dimensions, and policy interface. 

BIOE 451 Landscape Ecology 

3 undergraduate or graduate credits. The objective of this course is to understand the physical and ecological processes that shape landscapes, how these biological and physical processes interact, and how they are responding to global change. 

BIOE 453 Lake Ecology 

3 undergraduate or graduate credits. Physical, chemical and biological characteristics of lake ecosystems with an emphasis on how physical processes of lake circulation and stratification, nutrient loading and cycling, primary and secondary production and food web interactions, and atmospheric and land/watershed use affects water quality. 

BIOE 458 Forest and Fire Ecology 

3 undergraduate or graduate credits. This course examines physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of lake ecosystems with an emphasis on nutrient cycling, food web interactions and water quality.

 offers field-based adventure writing workshops hosted by a variety of writing experts. 

offers credit for Irish language and culture immersion courses.

offers online and field-based training in wildlife chemical immobilization 

WILD 391 The Foundations of Wildlife Chemical Capture 

1 undergraduate credit. This is an online self-paced course designed to provide 16 hours of certificate training in the most current and extensive training in Wildlife Chemical Capture.

 offers teacher-specific workshops relating to ranching and the natural environment.

 offers credit for medical courses. 

AHMS 191 Nursing Assistant (CNA) 

5 undergraduate credits. This course emphasizes the necessary skills to function as an important member of the health care team under the direction and supervision of an LPN or RN. Upon completion of this course, students will be eligible to sit for the State of ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Certification exam. 

AHMS 191 Principles of Phlebotomy 

5 undergraduate credits. This course emphasizes the necessary beginning skills to function as a phlebotomist.

 offers a workshop for teaching about wildland fire science using the FireWorks Educational Program.

 offers a ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú Master Naturalist course that provides an essential foundation of naturalist skills and knowledge. 

EDU 555 Teaching STEM with Osprey Research 

3 graduate credits. The goal of this course is to build STEM capacity for middle school teachers. Teachers work with experts to conduct research and become Osprey experts. 

ENST 391 ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú Master Naturalist 

2 or 3 undergraduate credits. The ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú Master Naturalist Program is designed for adults who want to stoke their curiosity, deepen their knowledge of the natural world, and give back to their communities in new ways.

(ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú Professional Learning Collective) offers an extensive variety of professional development online courses, workshops, and conferences for teachers. Content areas include Educational Leadership, English Language Arts, Gifted & Talented, Improving Instructional Practices, and Indian Education for All. They also offer credit for the annual August Institute conference.

offers workshops on a variety of topics for counselors and counseling students including addictions counseling and counseling specific populations or situations.

COUN 495 Addictions Counseling 

3 undergraduate or graduate credits. This course will provide training in addiction counseling, motivational interviewing, and the application of motivational enhancement techniques in both group and individual treatment modalities. It will examine how to use various therapeutic orientations and tools to address addictions. 

COUN 595 Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Professionals 

1 graduate credit. This course is an overview of psychopharmacology for mental health professionals. There will be information about different classes of medication, their side effects, and best uses, along with case studies.

 offers an online graduate certificate providing students and professionals with training and expertise in the key topics related to protected area management. 

PTRM 525 Foundations of Protected Area Management 

3 graduate credits. This course is about why the concept of nature protection has grown to a global phenomenon and how the idea of protection or preservation has evolved over time. 

PTRM 526 Protected Area Planning in an Era of Turbulence and Complexity 

3 graduate credits. What is planning, and why do we have so much faith in its potential? What principles and concepts underlie the formulation of approaches to planning? How can planning be more effective, efficient and equitable? In this course, we seek to address these questions and others by reviewing the historical roots of planning practice, suggest alternative perspectives, and provide a foundation for participants to engage planning and frame appropriate practice within their own cultural context. 

PTRM 527 Global Ecology, Conservation, and Natural Resource Management in a Changing World 

3 graduate credits. In this course, students will examine the primary concepts and principles within the fields of ecology and conservation biology with application to global protected areas management.  

PTRM 528 Tourism and Protected Area Management: Striving for Sustainability 

3 graduate credits. This course will explore ideas of development and sustainability as they pertain to tourism in the context of protected areas. We will critically assess, through case studies and other readings, the opportunities and challenges for implementing sustainable tourism in a protected area context from an economic, social and environmental perspective. 

PTRM 529 Applied Principles and Concepts in Protected Area Management 

3 graduate credits. This is intended to be a capstone course for the Protected Area Distance Education Program. As such, the course will be the last in the sequence and will draw from the principles and concepts introduced in the previous courses. 

 offers an online graduate certificate providing students and professionals with training and expertise in the key topics related to protected area management. 

PTRM 525 Foundations of Protected Area Management 

3 graduate credits. This course is about why the concept of nature protection has grown to a global phenomenon and how the idea of protection or preservation has evolved over time. 

PTRM 526 Protected Area Planning in an Era of Turbulence and Complexity 

3 graduate credits. What is planning, and why do we have so much faith in its potential? What principles and concepts underlie the formulation of approaches to planning? How can planning be more effective, efficient and equitable? In this course, we seek to address these questions and others by reviewing the historical roots of planning practice, suggest alternative perspectives, and provide a foundation for participants to engage planning and frame appropriate practice within their own cultural context. 

PTRM 527 Global Ecology, Conservation, and Natural Resource Management in a Changing World 

3 graduate credits. In this course, students will examine the primary concepts and principles within the fields of ecology and conservation biology with application to global protected areas management.  

PTRM 528 Tourism and Protected Area Management: Striving for Sustainability 

3 graduate credits. This course will explore ideas of development and sustainability as they pertain to tourism in the context of protected areas. We will critically assess, through case studies and other readings, the opportunities and challenges for implementing sustainable tourism in a protected area context from an economic, social and environmental perspective. 

PTRM 529 Applied Principles and Concepts in Protected Area Management 

3 graduate credits. This is intended to be a capstone course for the Protected Area Distance Education Program. As such, the course will be the last in the sequence and will draw from the principles and concepts introduced in the previous courses.

offers credit for their annual professional development workshop. 

MUSI 491 Orff Music Workshops Series 

1 undergraduate or graduate credit. Music education workshops are designed for in-service music teachers, but music education and education students are welcome. 

 offers interdisciplinary short courses and semester-long field programs that teach the complex relationship between ecological processes and human behavior. 

Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons and Cultures (Semester Program) 

Students on this 15-credit program will gain an academic and experience-based understanding of the issues faced by the cultures and landscapes of the Colorado Plateau.  

ENST 395 Environment and Culture of the Colorado Plateau 

3 undergraduate credits. The course will give students an understanding of the historical context and current issues relating to social/environmental issues on the Colorado Plateau. 

ENST 395 Public Lands Issues of the Colorado Plateau 

3 undergraduate credits. Students will develop an understanding of public lands issues, laws, policies as applied on the Colorado Plateau. 

GPHY 348 Geography of the Colorado Plateau 

3 undergraduate credits. Students will develop an experiential and academic understanding of the geography of the Colorado Plateau; its resources, people, and climate. 

NASX 391 Indians of the American Southwest: Relationships with the Land 

3 undergraduate credits. The course is designed to give students a grounded and contextual understanding of Indian peoples' traditional relationships with the land in the American Southwest. 

NRSM 311 Natural History of the Colorado Plateau 

3 undergraduate credits. Students will learn the natural history of the region, understand basic principles of ecology, and be able to apply these to the Colorado plateau. 

Southwest Climate Studio Art 

Students on this 6-credit program will gain an academic and experience-based understanding of community climate resilience in the American Southwest, especially in Northern and Western New Mexico. Students will also engage in a daily practice of creating artwork in response to climate change and community resilience. 

ARTZ 391 Cultural Climate Expression in the American Southwest 

3 undergraduate credits. This course provides an opportunity for students to consider the variety of traditional and contemporary expressive forms of the American Southwest, such as ceramics, textiles, drawings, paintings, sculpture, dance, music, graffiti, and architecture. 

CCS 395 Community-Based Resilience to Climate Change

3 undergraduate credits. This course is designed to introduce students to community-centric practices that build resilience in a changing climate. 

Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries (Semester Program)

The regions explored in this course are characterized by scenic mountain landscapes and a nearly complete assemblage of native wildlife. These conditions have helped draw a rapidly growing human population, with attendant development impacts on landscapes and wildlife.  Students on this 12-credit program will gain an academic and experience-based understanding of the issues faced by the rural communities and landscapes in this spectacular and evolving region. 

ENST 395 Community & Conservation in the Northern Rockies 

3 undergraduate credits. For students to gain direct knowledge of the ecosystems, conservation biology practices, cultures, political structures, and economic systems in the Northern Rockies and to apply this understanding to an array of environmental and community issues in the region. 

GPHY 348 Field Studies: Environmental Geography of the Northern Rockies 

3 undergraduate credits. The course will give students direct experience in the geography of the Northern Rockies ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú, Alberta, and British Columbia; and provide perspectives on how human societies interact with the landscapes of this region. 

NASX 351 Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the Northern Rockies 

3 undergraduate credits. This course explores the traditional ecological perspectives of the Salish, Kootenai, Blackfeet and Tlingit peoples. 

NRSM 311 Conservation Biology in the Northern Rockies 

3 undergraduate credits. Students will study the principles of conservation biology and the ecological importance of interconnected networks of wildlands. We will outline and practice the tools of conservation biology--from basic fieldwork and reserve design exercises to restoration ecology techniques. 

Cycle the Rockies: Energy and Climate Change 

This course takes place on a bicycle tour of ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú, beginning in the ranchlands and coalfields near Billings, through various energy production facilities on the central plains, to the center of energy policy debates at the state capitol in Helena, and finally over the Divide to Glacier National Park. Students on this 6-credit program will explore the ecological, social, and economic issues associated with energy production and use, and global climate change. 

ENST 395 Field Studies of Climate Change in ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú 

3 undergraduate credits. This course is a bike powered tour of ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú geared to study energy issues and alternative energy systems in the Rocky Mountain West. 

NRSM 321 Field Studies of Energy Systems in ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú 

3 undergraduate credits. This course is a bike powered tour of ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú geared to study energy issues and alternative energy systems in the Rocky Mountain West. 

Restoration Ecology in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem 

Students on this course receive an introduction to the principles of restoration ecology and natural history, followed by the unique opportunity to immediately apply what they have learned through hands-on participation in important ongoing restoration projects in the area. 

NRSM 311 Field Studies: Restoration Ecology in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem 

3 undergraduate credits. Students will study restoration ecology in the context of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Through experience, observation, reading, discussion and restoration work, students will examine how human uses of the land affect ecological systems. 

Environmental Ethics 

Students will receive an introduction to contemporary approaches to environmental ethics that have developed from the primary ethical traditions of western thought and examine the political, social, economic and cultural changes required to effectively address climate change and sustainability. 

PHL 323 Ethics of Climate Change 

3 undergraduate credits. This course gives students an introduction to contemporary approaches to environmental ethics that have developed from the primary ethical traditions of western thought, with examples and applications to current issues of climate change. 

ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú Afoot and Afloat: Human/Land Relations (Semester Program) 

Students on this course will gain an integrated understanding of future, past, and present relationships between the human communities and landscapes that characterize ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú’s rich and diverse geography and is designed to give students the experiences and academic background to formulate a personal land ethic – that is, a vision of a wise and beneficial way to relate to the land. 

ENST 395 Field Studies: Environmental Ethics and Industrial Society 

3 undergraduate credits. This course is designed to give students a greater understanding of industrial civilization's relationship with the natural world; to explore the ethical dimensions of that relationship; and to explore alternative land ethics. 

ENST 395 Field Studies: Public Lands Issues and Policy in ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú 

3 undergraduate credits. This course is designed to help students develop an informed and contextually relevant position on public lands issues and policy in ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú and the American West. 

GPHY 348 Field Studies: Environmental Geography of Central ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú 

3 undergraduate credits. This course is designed to help students understand the climate, vegetation, wildlife and human use patterns in central ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú. Emphasis is placed on exploring the mutually interacting effects of human activities and landscape dynamics. 

GPHY 348 Field Studies: Sustainability and Resilience in ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú 

3 undergraduate credits. This course is designed to give students an understanding of the concept of sustainability and resilience, and their application to a variety of issues specific to the geography of ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú, including: wilderness, agriculture, mining, energy production, green building principles, transportation, and climate change. 

NASX 352 ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú's Indians: Relationships with the Land 

3 undergraduate credits. This course explores several ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú Tribes' traditional and contemporary relationships with the land.

offers credit for their programs and subsidiaries, such as Sotheby’s Institute of Art.

offers credit for experiential learning courses focusing on regenerative cultures.

 offers credit for Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish language courses.

 offers credit for a variety of gap year experiences.

and  offers credit for international volunteer and internship experiences.

 offers credit for Arabic language courses.

 offers credit for Spanish language and culture classes taught in Seville, Spain.

 offers credit for language and culture courses.

Courses begin all throughout the year. The actual length of courses varies according to subject matter, and courses can last from just two or three days to the full semester.

Courses meet in a variety of locations.  While some courses meet on the UM campus in Missoula, most meet in diverse locations throughout ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú, as well as around the world. Some are online so that you can login and complete lessons on your own schedule, from your own location.

For academic credit courses, final grades are typically available a few weeks after the course end date. UM does not notify students after course grades have been posted. Final grades may be accessed in GrizPortal by viewing an unofficial transcript. Grades and credits earned become part of your permanent UM transcript.

Students may order official transcripts through the . Email, phone or fax requests cannot be accepted.

Standard tuition and fees are not charged on these courses. Instead, students register with and pay a course fee directly to the sponsoring agency. The course fee varies widely depending on the type of course. Students then complete UM Credit Registration (online or PDF form) and pay a credit recording fee (typically $155/course) to UM.

UM accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and personal checks. Students who are using UM financial aid may need to complete additional financial aid paperwork, which varies depending on the course you are taking.

Students using AmeriCorps Education Awards should log on to the and request an educational expense payment be sent to the ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú (UM) for the amount equal to course fees and educational materials.

Please contact onlinelearningsupport@umontana.edu for questions about AmeriCorps Education Awards. 

Some types of financial aid can be used, including federal financial aid, PELL grants, loans, some scholarships, AmeriCorps Education Awards, and consortium agreements from another university. Students must meet all standard aid eligibility requirements and complete all regular aid procedures.

Tuition waivers and fee waivers may NOT be used. UM’s Academic Achievement Scholarship functions as a tuition waiver, so any courses listed in the Extended Credit semester do not count toward the requirements for the UMAAS.

Veteran’s Education Benefits may NOT be used through UM. Some partner organizations have been approved independently by the VA.

529 Tuition Savings Plans could potentially be used, but there is an additional administrative fee charged by UM.

Degree-seeking ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú students taking one or more Extended Credit courses must complete the Extended Term Agreement with Financial Aid. This form helps UM Financial Aid Office count the credits and non-standard costs to your aid package for the appropriate semester.

If you have specific questions about using financial aid, please email onlinelearningsupport@umontana.edu for more information.

Academic credit courses through Extended Credit have been approved for regular university credit, so it is possible to gain credits for recertification.

For specific questions related to teacher certification, please contact the College of Education & Human Sciences at 406-243-2032.

Extended Courses are open to everyone. No formal admission to the ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú is required, and non-residents pay the same fees as residents. UM students are welcome to attend courses, although the fees for the course do not apply to the tuition "flat spot" or the minimum credits for student services such as health insurance or the campus recreation center.

Registration is completed through the outside organization, not GrizPortal, unless otherwise noted.