Montana Dual Credit Incentive Program
The Montana Dual Credit Incentive Program rewards
high school teachers for teaching dual credit courses,
and expands the opportunities for high school
students to get a head start on college.
ﬔis program offered Fall 2014 through Spring 2016
mus.edu/DualCredit
Montana Dual Credit Incentive Program
Dear Montana High School Teacher:
We are excited to introduce this opportunity for you to earn coupons for tuitionfree college education for yourself, your family members, or anyone you choose
when you teach dual credit classes to Montana high school students. These
coupons and their value, described in greater detail below, may be used at any
public or tribal college or university in Montana.
The new Montana Dual Credit Incentive Program is an opportunity in the next
two academic years for teachers in the state's public and private high schools to
earn access to tuition-free courses by helping to expand dual credit in Montana.
As an instructor or potential instructor of dual-credit courses, you serve an important role in helping to make
college opportunities more accessible and affordable for Montana students and families. In appreciation of
the fact that demands and pressures on teachers are ever growing, we enthusiastically support this program
to provide teachers with material incentives to further the expansion of dual credit learning in Montana.
More information about the Montana Dual Credit Incentive Program for teachers is viewable on this web
page: http://mus.edu/DualCredit. Basic information about the program is available on the web page now,
but please check back for updated information around June 15. Further details about contact information and
arrangements for the next school year will be available soon.
Starting this fall and continuing for two years, teachers who are qualified to instruct a concurrent-enrollment
class for dual credit may earn a coupon for tuition-free college enrollment equal in value to the number of
college credits instructed by the high school teacher. For example, a teacher who teaches a three-credit course
with at least four students concurrently enrolled and earning dual credit will receive a coupon for three credits
worth of free tuition to be used by any individual of the teacher's choice at a public or tribal college or university in Montana.
This program will last for the next two consecutive years, beginning Fall Semester 2014 and running through
Spring Semester 2016. Teachers can earn up to 24 credits over the two-year period. Coupons for tuition-free
education can be transferred to family members or friends and must be redeemed by the end of Spring
Semester 2017.
Thank you for your tireless, dedicated commitment to student success! You are moving Montana forward. We
are proud to support teachers in making college dreams more accessible and affordable for Montana families.
Sincerely,
Governor Steve Bullock
Clayton Christian, Commissioner of Higher Education
ﬔis program offered Fall 2014 through Spring 2016
mus.edu/DualCredit