Fingerprint & Background Check Information

The College of Education at Montana State University Billings (MSUB) requires that a national criminal history background check, including fingerprinting, to be completed for all candidates enrolled in Educator Preparation, ABA, or School Counseling Programs. Candidates cannot be admitted to the programs until this process has been completed.

Submit fingerprint card, fees, and documents to the Field Experience & Licensure Office. This office is located in the College of Education Rooms 262 & 263.

All mailed fingerprint cards should be addressed to Nicole Bookheimer, Field Experiences & Licensure Office, COE, 1500 University Drive, Billings, MT 59101. 

Questions? Please contact Nicole Bookheimer, Field Experiences & Licensure Technician, at nicolebookheimer@msubillings.edu or (406) 657-2293 or Traci Sgrignoli, Director of Field Experiences & Licensure, at traci.sgrignoli@msubillings.edu or (406) 657-1670. 

Fingerprint/Background Check Process Information

Sample Fingerprint Card

When obtaining fingerprint cards you may let the fingerprinting agent know that we will provide the information for the Employer and Address, Reason Fingerprinted, ORI, and OCA sections of the fingerprint card prior to sending to the Montana Department of Justice for your report. If you or the person completing your card are unsure of what should be printed in these areas please leave them blank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Need your MSUB Criminal Background Report to be sent to another to another school?

We can redisseminate your background report Determination Sheet to another Montana Public School District for the purpose of field experiences only. This request should be made through the institution requesting the determination sheet following their policies and procedures. Please note that we do not keep full background reports and will never share those with another institution. Also note that due to Federal Laws reports  cannot be sent out-of-state, to private schools or to other agents. If you have any questions on this process please contact the Field Experiences and Licensure Office.

Campus Fingerprinting Services

MSUB University Police Department

1^st Floor of the Poly Drive Parking Garage

Cash or Check Only
$10.00 1^st card, $5.00 per additional card

By appointment only; schedule through University Police

**A government issued ID is always required for fingerprinting services, and you must know social security  number.**

Outside the Billings area…..contact your local police or sheriff’s department for information on fingerprinting services

PLEASE NOTE: Additional documents plus check or money order to MT Department of Justice for $25.00 will be needed to obtain a background report. See information in the Background Check Process Information Handout linked above.