Montana State University
PA-8: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.39 / 4.00 |
Paul
Edlund Project Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
As a land-grant university, Montana State University is committed to ensuring that education is available to students from all backgrounds. MSU works to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students through various programs and policies that reduce tuition and fee costs and provide financial guidance to low-income and first generation college students. In addition to MSU policies and programs, academic departments may also offer scholarships and need-based assistance to their students.
A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
Policy for pregnant and parenting students:
MSU will not apply any rule concerning a student's actual or potential parental, family, or marital status which treats students differently on the basis of sex. MSU will not discriminate against any student, or exclude any student from its education program or
activity, including any class or extracurricular activity, on the basis of such student's pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy or recovery therefrom, unless the student requests voluntarily to participate in a separate portion of the program or activity. MSU will not require such a student to obtain the certification of a physician that the student is physically and emotionally able to continue participation unless such a certification is required of all students for other physical or emotional conditions requiring the attention of a physician. MSU shall treat pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy and recovery therefrom in the same manner and under the same policies as any other temporary disability with respect to any medical or hospital benefit, service, plan or policy which MSU administers, operates,
offers, or participates in with respect to students admitted to MSU's educational program or activity. MSU shall treat pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy and recovery therefrom as a justification for a leave of absence for so long a period of time as is deemed medically necessary by the student's physician, at the conclusion of which the student shall be reinstated to the status which she held when the leave began. http://www.montana.edu/equity/documents/titleix/Title%20IX%20-%20pregnant%20and%20parenting%20students.pdf
Family Advocate:
MSU's Family Advocate position was established in 2009 with support from the President's Office, the Provost's Office, and the Women's Faculty Caucus. First titled "Parent Advocate", the name changed in 2011 to better reflect the diversity of family issues experienced by faculty, students and staff across the lifespan.
The role of the Family Advocate is to:
Help parents and other family members navigate the University System and learn about MSU's policies and programs available to meet their individual and family needs.
Serve as a "first stop" for faculty, students, and staff to receive information regarding who to contact with questions about current programs such as:
Family and medical leave across the lifespan
Child-birth and adoption
Breastfeeding
The Family Care Room
Child Care on Campus
https://www.montana.edu/provost/family-advocates/index.html
Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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