Your school district’s partner for supplemental online courses

Created in 2009 by the Montana Legislature, MTDA is the state online program for Montana, supporting instruction for Montana students in partnership with public schools across the state.

Breaking down barriers to a more robust education

MTDA puts no limits on learning. Students can access their classes whenever and wherever they want, eliminating schedule conflicts, and expanding academic options, while helping many students to graduate on time. 

  • Our extensive course catalog expands access to Advanced Placement® and specialized elective courses, especially for our rural schools
  • Courses are offered during fall, spring, and summer terms
  • MTDA exclusively uses Montana public school teachers

Student Spotlight: Ava Arrowsmith of Laurel High School

Student Spotlight:  Ava Arrowsmith of Laurel High School

Ava Arrowsmith Laurel High School, Class of 2023 Ava Arrowsmith discovered MTDA as a freshman at Laurel High School, when the Spanish class she wanted to take didn’t fit into

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Summer 2023 program information is now available

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Offering Original Credit Core and Elective Courses

Over 75 original credit courses, including AP and Dual Credit offered to High School students across Montana. Contact your local school to enroll!

Credit Recovery: Need to make up a required class?

MTDA offers a full range of core credit recovery courses
(Contact your local school to enroll)

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Courses Exclusively taught by Montana Public School Teachers

NEW Courses in Fall 2023

EDEC 247 Child & Adolescent Growth & Development Dual Credit

EDEC 247 Child & Adolescent Growth & Development Dual Credit


Jobs For Montana Graduates

Jobs For Montana Graduates


Dakota & Nakoda Indigenous Languages

Dakota & Nakoda Indigenous Languages


EDU204IA Creative Arts And Lifelong Learning Dual Credit

EDU204IA Creative Arts And Lifelong Learning Dual Credit

Featured MTDA Courses

Crow Indigenous Language

Crow Indigenous Language

This course focuses on building Bíiluuke (Crow) language skills and related cultural knowledge. Students will learn vocabulary, basic greetings, introductions, and simple conversational sentences. Successful students in this course have an intrinsic interest in language and culture. They keep an open mind while learning about cultures that may not be their own. Successful language students also have the courage to record themselves pronouncing the language and receiving feedback to improve their skills.

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EDU101US Introduction to Education Seminar Dual Credit

EDU101US Introduction to Education Seminar Dual Credit

EDU 101 is a discussion-centered course designed to develop our critical understanding of public education and the role of classroom teachers in today’s public schools. We will discuss what it means to know, to learn, and to teach. We will examine how public schools developed and changed over the last 175+ years and how teachers’ roles have evolved accordingly. We will look at challenges facing teachers today and society’s expectations of teachers and public schools through short and longer texts of theory, practice, and teacher narrative. Our responses to texts include writing, both formal and informal, discourse, and presentation. Most importantly, we will begin to see the classroom as a place of work, of community, of inclusion, and of infinite promise. We will explore your current beliefs, values, and attitudes toward teaching and learning based on your prior experiences in order to make you aware of the diverse perspectives of teachers and students and how these dispositions influence the choices teachers make in planning and instruction.

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Montana Digital Academy
Phyllis J. Washington College of Education
The University of Montana
32 Campus Drive – Room 365
Missoula, Montana 59812
Phone: 406-203-1812
Fax: 406-203-1815