Graduate

Overview

A graduate catalog is published every year by the Millersville University of Pennsylvania Council of Trustees. This document at www.millersville.edu provides announcements for the 2024-2025 academic year. The catalog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract. The provisions of this catalog are not intended to create any substantive rights beyond those created by the laws and constitutions of the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. They are not intended to create, in and of themselves, any cause of action against the State System of Higher Education, the Board of Governors, the Chancellor, an individual, President or University, or any other officer, agency, agent or employee of the State System of Higher Education.

Information contained herein was current at the time of publication. Courses and programs may be revised; faculty lists and other information are subject to change without notice; course frequency is dependent on faculty availability. Not all courses are necessarily offered each session of each year. Individual departments should be consulted for the most current information. The provisions of this catalog are not to be regarded as an irrevocable contract between the student and Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The University reserves the right to change any provisions or requirements at any time.

Student Body

Enrollment at Millersville University is 7,000 students, 1100 of whom are graduate students. Graduate students come from several states and foreign countries. The placement and employment rate of graduate students is excellent, exceeding 90 percent in most areas. Education and social service departments devote considerable attention to the placement of graduates. The liberal arts and science departments encourage their graduates to pursue doctoral or research programs.

State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA)

Effective January 1, 2017, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania joined the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). Millersville University has been approved by the state of Pennsylvania to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. NC-SARA is a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance education. For more information on NC-SARA, please visit www.nc-sara.org.

In compliance with 34 CFR 668.43(b) Code of Federal Regulation and U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) rules, an institution offering distance education must "provide its students or prospective students with contact information for filing complaints with its accreditor and with its State approval or licensing entity and any other relevant State official or agency that would appropriately handle a student's complaint." This process refers to the student’s available recourse if the distance education student has exhausted all possible avenues for complaints at the institution related to consumer protection and the issue has not been resolved to the student’s satisfaction.

All current, former, and prospective distance education students, regardless of their residency, must first submit any grievances, complaints, or concerns directly to Millersville University in accordance with university policies located in the Catalog. This step must be completed prior to seeking external resolution for an issue. Please note that student complaints about grades or student conduct cannot be addressed through the SARA/distance education complaint process and must be addressed by the university.

A student may appeal to the portal agency of the home state in which the institution is legally domiciled for consumer protection issues. The Pennsylvania Department of Education is the state portal agency and will notify NC-SARA of an appealed complaint in efforts to seek resolution. Complaints can be addressed to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Higher and Career Education, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126, or via email at ra-distanceeducation@pa.gov. Students may also file consumer protection complaints with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or the university’s accreditor, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Communicating With Students

At Millersville, an important way we keep in touch with our graduate students is through email, and we provide all graduate students with a free Millersville University student email account. Because we use email as an official way of communicating with students, you are required to activate your new Millersville University account and use it regularly, even if you possess another account through Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL or other service. Your Marauder Mail account is automatically generated at the time you register for coursework. Your email address is myVilleID@marauder.millersville.edu. To access your account, go to the University’s homepage, click on the myVille link, then click on the Marauder Mail icon. If you need assistance, contact the Help Desk at 717-871-7777.

The Graduate Studies website, available at www.millersville.edu/graduate, is an important resource for graduate students, containing current news and events information, access to the graduate student forms center, contact information for graduate studies staff and department graduate coordinators, financial assistance and research support, and other regularly updated information.

For more information about Graduate programs at Millersville University, please contact the Director of Graduate Admissions: 717-871-4723 or 717-871-7644.