Admission Requirements

  1. Bachelor's degree (4-year or equivalent) from an accredited institution
  2. GRE score of 1000 (verbal plus quantitative, Old GRE) or 295 (verbal plus quantitative) with a verbal of 146 (New GRE)
    • MCAT scores may be substituted for GRE scores.
  3. In rare cases, students with a GRE score of 290-294 (920-990 old scale) might be admitted provisionally, especially if they have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and/or relevent research, teaching, or work experience.
  4. Intermediate level nutrition course, Human Nutrition (HN 400) or its equivalent
  5. Intermediate level food science course, Science of Food (HN 413) or its equivalent

Provisional admission may be granted to exceptional applicants with unique abilities and aspirations who have subject deficiencies in undergraduate preparation or if there is uncertainty in evaluating the transcript.