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Montana University System Program User Guide

This guide provides you with documentation, reference guides, and direct links that answer common admissions questions about the Montana University System Applicant Portal, Configuration Portal, Liaison Outcomes, and WebAdMIT. It also contains resources that may help you work more efficiently throughout your admissions process. If you have additional questions or need further assistance, please contact a member of your account team.

Cycle Timeframes

Applicant Portal

The Applicant Portal opens in late June and closes in late June. You can view the specific cycle dates, including final processing dates (e.g., last date to submit transcripts, last date to request letters of recommendation, etc.), on the Montana University System Application Cycle Dates page.

Configuration Portal

Between mid-March and early June, configurations are entered into the prelaunch environment. The account team and Montana University System review submitted configurations in June.

Liaison Outcomes and WebAdMIT

You can view new applicants shortly after the new cycle opens in late June. 

Program Participation Requirements

Montana University System requires all programs to designate two contacts at your institution who will receive all communication from Montana University System, including the configuration, application, and WebAdMIT launch notifications.

Applicant Portal

The first three sections of the Montana University System application (i.e., Personal Information, Academic History, and Supporting Information) compose the core application. They contain questions that are commonly asked of applicants across all participating programs, such as an applicant's biographic information, standardized test scores, and experiences. The fourth section of the application is Program Materials, which is customized by you through the Configuration Portal (discussed in the next section).

You can access the Montana University System application and Montana University System Applicant Help Center to review the applicant experience. You can also create a test application in the Applicant Portal; we recommend creating a new account and adding "test" to your name (e.g., TestJohn TestDoe).

For a general overview of the applicant experience, review the following documents:

You can direct any applicant inquiries related to the application to Montana University System Customer Service.

Configuration Portal

Use the Configuration Portal Quick Start Guide to make sure you configure your program(s) efficiently and completely in the prelaunch environment. Be sure to check out your CAS's configuration options and review the best practices found throughout. If any optional sections of the application are required for your program (e.g., experiences, test scores, etc.), you'll want to note this on your program home page.

Once you've configured your program, you'll need to have it approved by the account team and Montana University System before it is available to applicants. If your program is reviewed after the cycle launches, Montana University System will approve it.

WebAdMIT

Review the WebAdMIT Manual for any questions related to working in WebAdMIT. The Reference Guides and WebAdMIT Training and Support sections are additional resources as you configure WebAdMIT for your needs. Documents commonly requested include:

The Release Notes feature new enhancements in the Applicant Portal, Applicant Gateway, Configuration Portal, Letters by Liaison, and WebAdMIT, in addition to upcoming training opportunities.

For any questions, contact the Client Support Specialist Team.

Liaison Outcomes

Review the Liaison Outcomes Help Center for any questions related to working in Liaison Outcomes.

  • Working with the Dashboard: the Dashboard in Liaison Outcomes is the landing page where you arrive after logging in.
  • Navigating Marketing: using the Marketing tools, you can set up automated, personalized communications to any contact or application.
  • Working with Campaigns: Campaigns are Communication Plans for interacting with a specific audience or purpose.

The Release Notes feature new enhancements in Liaison Outcomes, in addition to upcoming training opportunities.

For any questions, contact the Client Support Specialist Team.

Cycle Enhancements

2023-2024

The table below contains enhancements for Montana University System for the cycle timeframes noted at the top of this page. Note that some sections have multiple enhancements. If an action is required by participating programs to use the enhancement, click the links under Enhancement Details to learn more. Additional enhancements may have been automatically released; review the Release Notes to learn more.

Portal

Section

Enhancement Details

Implementation

Availability

Applicant Portal

Dashboard

A new notification banner is available for the application dashboard. CASs can share best tips and tricks with applicants as they complete their applications.

No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

Applicant Portal

Account Information

The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information of individuals within the European Union.

The GDPR question explains the information we collect and how we use their information. Users located in a European Union country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland must opt into our policies when creating an account.

No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

Applicant Portal

Extended Profile

The Are you a current high school student applying for Dual Enrollment? question was removed. 

No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

Applicant Portal

Personal Information – Biographic Information

The second alternative name question (Alternate Name (cont)) was removed. 

No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

Applicant Portal

Personal Information – Other Information

The Safety and Security and Academic Dismissal questions were reordered. 

No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

Applicant Portal

Personal Information – Montana Residency Information

The instructional text and questions were updated. 

No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

2022-2023

The table below contains enhancements for Montana University System for the cycle timeframes noted at the top of this page. Note that some sections have multiple enhancements. If an action is required by participating programs to use the enhancement, click the links under Enhancement Details to learn more. Additional enhancements may have been automatically released; review the Release Notes to learn more.

Portal

Section

Enhancement Details

Implementation

Availability

Applicant Portal

Academic History – Colleges Attended

If an applicant selects Unlisted French Speaking Canadian or Other Foreign Institution, they must complete a new required field for the college’s country.

If you created exports to pull a college's country data, you must edit and select the new college country fields. Review the Country Field for Manually Entered Foreign Institutions release note for more information.

No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

Applicant Portal

Academic History – High School Information

The High School GPA questions were updated. Applicants can now enter their high school GPA and high school GPA scale.

No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

Applicant Portal

Cycle Dates

The Montana University System cycle is now 12 months long from July 1 to June 30. Previously the cycle was 21 months long from early July to late April.

No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

Applicant Portal

Personal Information – Citizenship Information

A new Citizenship Information section is available to applicants who identify that they are international applicants (i.e., neither US citizens nor permanent residents) in the Extended Profile section.

No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

Applicant Portal

Personal Information – Contact Information

The instructions text is updated to better assist applicants.

No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

Applicant Portal

Personal Information – Montana Residency Information

A new What is your state of residency? question was added. If an applicant is not a resident of Montana, they can now select their current state of residency.

No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

Applicant Portal

Personal Information – Parent/Guardian Information

The Parent Education questions were removed. 

No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

Applicant Portal

Academic History – GPA Entries

The GPA Entries section will no longer be available to applicants who indicate their college credit is Dual Enrollment in the Extended Profile section. 

No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

WebAdMIT

Clipboard

You can now add multiple applicants to your Clipboard by uploading a CSV file of their CAS IDs. Review the Using the Clipboard page for more information.

Action required by participating programs choosing to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

WebAdMIT

PDF Manager

If you create a list that searches for applicants based on any field in the Designations field grouping (e.g., Designation, Application Status, etc.), you can now extract the full application PDFs that adhere to your list's criteria. For more information, see the PDF Manager page.

Action required by participating programs choosing to use this enhancement.

Available at cycle launch

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