Key Request

University Staff/Student Key Process

Plew Building, 6th Avenue and Grant Street

Hours 10:00am-3:30pm, Monday- Friday (Closed on University Staff Holidays)

Email: keyrequest@montana.edu

A MSU Campus Access Request Form must be received and fully signed by all parties before a key(s) can be cut by our locksmiths and distributed by the Key Desk. **Please allow two weeks processing time and wait to receive an email directly from keyrequest@montana.edu before attempting to pick up your key(s).**

Student residence keys continue to be handled by Residence Life.

University staff or students must complete a Campus Key Request form and obtain all required signatures via the Docusign process in order to receive a University Key. Completed forms will automatically be sent to the Key Request Inbox for processing.

Once all signatories have signed the Request Form, please allow up to two weeks for processing. Facilities Services will contact the key requestor when the key is ready for pick up. The key(s) must be picked up, in person, between 10:00am and 3:30pm, Monday through Friday, at the Key Desk located in the Plew building on the corner of 6th Ave. and Grant Street. In order to receive keys the person must bring a valid photo identification and be prepared to sign for all keys being issued to them.  Please arrange to pick up your keys with in thirty days after being informed that they are ready. Key requests may be purged if the key is not picked up in a timely manner, in which case a new key request form will be required. If you need ADA accessibility, please call 406-994-4131 for arrangements.

Key Returns

Keys must  be returned, in person, to the Key Desk in the Plew Building during regular operating hours. Only under extenuating circumstances may keys be returned for another person. If you need ADA accessibility, please call 406-994-4131 for arrangements. 

Contractor/UFM Staff Key Requests

Information on requesting keys for contractors and the Long Term Contractor Key Request form can be found here: Long Term Contractor Key Requests