本科的前提条件是美国化学学会规定的最低要求。从ACS认可的学校毕业的学生将满足这些要求。其他人可能需要同时修读本科课程，以满足ACS的要求。建议所有学生使用当前完整的研究生成绩考试（GRE）分数，包括高级化学考试，所有国际学生都需要此分数。拥有ACS认可的化学学位的学生进入MS课程应为该课程的核心课程做好充分的准备。拥有生物学或生物化学等其他科学学位的学生，或在特定本科课程中表现不佳的学生，可能会被要求参加预科课程。该类别中最多六个学期，可申请30小时学位。
Welcome to the Department of Chemistry at the University of Maine. We are proud to be the only university in the State of Maine to offer Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in chemistry. Our faculty and graduate students are actively engaged in research that spans a broad range of chemistry. The smaller size of research groups in our department allows for a high degree of student-faculty interaction. Many groups have interdisciplinary research projects that provide opportunities for collaboration with engineers, materials scientists, biological scientists or disciplinary based education researchers.<br><br>The majority of our graduate students are enrolled in the Ph.D. program and all students are typically supported as teaching assistants in their first year. Research assistantships are also available, usually starting in the second year. All students in good standing are guaranteed financial support through the completion of their degrees.<br>Wood Chemistry<br><br>Wood chemistry is a broad, interdisciplinary field focusing on the chemical and biochemical aspects of trees and products such as pulp and paper that are derived from trees. Extensive use of analytical instrumentation is required to determine the chemical composition of forest products and processes. The wood chemistry program is the only such program in a chemistry department in the United States. We are developing methods to separate the major components of wood so that it can be used more efficiently for high value products and energy production.