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The Department of Computer Science maintains a rigorous, state-of-the-art program in Computer Science and Information Technology with eight full-time faculty and more than 250 majors.

We offer research and advanced undergraduate elective courses in computer graphics, artificial intelligence, networks, software engineering, databases, human-computer interaction, game programming, and parallel processing. The hardware and software in our laboratories are continually updated to support our student and faculty needs. By pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree, you can prepare for a rewarding, challenging career in business, industry, or government, or establish a solid foundation for graduate studies and research.

Millersville University began teaching programming courses in 1963. The Computer Science B.S. degree was approved in 1975, and Information Technology B.S. degree with a Health Care Analytics Option was approved in 2020, and the MDST in Data Science was approved in 2020. The Department has graduated over 1,500 majors who have become active, contributing members of the computing profession.

MEET THE DEPARTMENT!

From left to right: Dr. Zhongxiu Yang, Dr. Nazli Hardy, Mrs. Tonya Pyles, Dr. Gary Zoppetti, Dr. Chad Hogg, Dr. Stephanie Schwartz, and Dr. Jingnan Xie

Learn more about Computer Science

At MU, you are more than just a number. Learn how faculty care for their students and prepare them for their careers.

Tutoring FALL 2025

The Department of Computer Science is offering group tutoring both in person and digitally. When tutoring is held, the tutor will be in Roddy 136, helping students on a first-come, first-serve basis. They will also be available through Zoom, Meeting ID: 959-6169-3862 and Discord.

Zoom Tutoring

By Course:

Course	Days
140	Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
161	Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
162	Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
330	Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
362	Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
366	Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
380	Thursday

By Day:

Day (Time)	Courses
Monday (5PM-8PM)
Tuesday (5PM-8PM)
Wednesday (5PM-8PM)
Thursday (5PM-8PM)

Introducing the CS Department Discord Community!

The Department of Computer Science has a Discord Community which all students enrolled in Computer Science or Information Technology courses are encouraged to join. Discord is a social platform where people can collaborate and socialize together in text and/or voice channels.

We have premade channels for all courses, social activities, troubleshooting, and more. You can download Discord to your computer, phone, and/or tablet through your device's respective App Store or from https://www.discord.com

To join the Computer Science Department Discord Server, click this button:

JOIN THE DISCORD

Setting Up Development Environments

Trying to get your computer set up for your Computer Science class? We have guides to help you!

Setting Up Development Environments

MU@PACISE 2025

Emily Riley-PACISE

Congratulations to our programming teams on a great performance at the PACISE competition on Saturday, April 5th! The Miller team of Marshall Feng, Evan Magill, and John Hershey won first place out of 19 teams and we think the S'Ville team of Lincoln Craddock, Zac Tawfick, and Tristan Rush came in 4th.

And our very own Dr. Xie won the Best Faculty Paper Award! Emily Riley and Dr. Yang also gave great paper presentations.

Congratulations to all!

CCSC Eastern's 40th Annual Regional Conference

Congratulations to Zacaria Tawfick, Lincoln Craddock and Tristan Rush!

Among the 8 states, 20 universities and 31 teams our team received 2nd place in the programming competition at the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC).

The 2024 icpc mid-atlantic usa regional contest

Marshal Feng, John Hershey, Evan Magill, Tristan Rush, Lincoln Craddock, and Zacaria Tawfick represented Millersville at the 2024 edition of the International Collegiate Programmig Competition. The team of Marshall, John, and Evan won first place at our competition site.