Welcome to the Department of Chemistry at Millersville University. Our American Chemical Society approved programs of study offer students the opportunity for a basic and comprehensive study in the field of chemistry.

Students benefit from a common core of courses that provide basic theory and skills vital for all degree programs leading to the bachelor’s degree in chemistry. The recommended course sequence during the first year is identical for all three programs and differs only slightly through the junior year; thus any change in career emphasis in chemistry need not delay graduation.

All chemistry lectures, recitations and laboratories are taught by eleven experienced faculty, all of whom hold Ph.D. degrees. Chemistry majors are each assigned an advisor within the department who advises them on course work, research projects, graduate school selection and careers. The department's well-equipped laboratories give our students ‘hands-on’ training in the application and use of our equipment.

• All course prerequisites must be satisfied to be eligible to register for a course.
• Registration for CHEM 110 or CHEM 111 requires a Chemistry Placement Test score (CPT).
• Entering freshmen and transfer students who want to register for CHEM 111 at MU must take the Chemistry Placement Test. Students who have successfully (C- or better) transferred a college chemistry course do not need to take the CPT test.
• For information on pre-2005 CPT scores, contact the Chemistry Department Office at (717) 872-3411 or the Department Chair at (717) 872-3423.
• For those students currently enrolled at Millersville, the Chemistry Placment Test will be administered prior to scheduled registration for the next semester.

Testing Times and Locations

Laura Ruiz was selected as one of five winners nationally of the Merck Index Women in Chemistry Scholarship.She will attend the 238th ACS National Meeting and Exposition August 16 - 20 in Washington DC, where she will receive her award and will present the research she carried out under the direction of Dr. Steven Bonser.  Awards will be presented at the Women in Industry Breakfast on August 17.  As part of her award she will receive several prizes including:

• A check from Merck & Co. for $5000
• A personalized imprinted copy of The Merck Index 
• A stipend toward travel expenses
• An invitation to the Merck Index Women in Chemistry dinner on Sunday, August 16

An article in The Exchange describing Laura's accomplishment in greater detail can be found here.

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