In 1975, the Montana Board of Regents charged the Commissioner of Higher Education with reviewing the five Ph.D. programs in the state that are offered at more than one campus: microbiology, botany, zoology, chemistry, and mathematics. Teams from other universities reviewed the programs and submitted reports, with recommendations. The recommendations are that (1) both programs in microbiology be maintained; (2) both programs in botany be maintained, with major improvements required at one institution; (3) zoologists be given access to Ph.D. program in biology at each of two campuses, consolidating several existing life science programs; (4) both programs in chemistry be maintained, with no major changes; and (5) both mathematics programs be maintained, with major improvements desirable in each. The universities concerned are Montana State University and the University of Montana. The reviewers' reports are included. (Author/MSE)