Required for admission:
A faculty member who agrees to serve as your graduate advisor. Advisors are selected after your application is submitted and complete. Applicants should carefully choose an advisor as they are not admitted unless a faculty member has agreed to be their advisor. Before choosing an advisor, be sure that their interests match your interests by reading their biographical information.
Preference for admission includes:
- Effective beginning the Spring 2024 admission cycle, GRE scores are no longer required. However, we do encourage students to take the exam and submit scores.
- Degree in Nutritional Sciences/dietetics, food science, biology, zoology, biochemistry, chemistry, nursing, public health, or other closely related health science.
- The following undergraduate courses with grades of "B" or better on your transcript: 2 semesters of inorganic (general) chemistry, 1 semester of organic chemistry, 1 semester of biochemistry, and 1 semester of physiology.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Work or volunteer experience in at least one of the following: laboratory research, clinical research, food industry, nutrition education, health promotion, or other areas related to health, nutrition or food science.
- Statement of purpose that details why you are pursuing a degree in Nutritional Sciences with UGA.
- Resume/CV
Please note that these are preferences, not requirements. Although these are highly preferred, we ask that you please address any preference deficiencies in your statement of purpose.
You can complete the UGA Graduate School application online. Once the department has received your completed application, the graduate committee will perform an initial screening. If the application passes the initial screening, it will be circulated to faculty to determine if a faculty member agrees to serve as your major professor. At least one faculty member must agree to serve as the major professor before the applicant is accepted for admission by the department.
International Applicants
Applicants who have received degrees from non-U.S. accredited institutions in countries where English is not the primary/official language are required to demonstrate English proficiency. Applicants must submit scores on the TOEFL (minimum overall score of 80 with at least 20 on speaking and writing) or IELTS (minimum overall band-width of 6.5, with no single band score below 6.0), or complete Level 6 of the UGA Intensive English Program. The UGA Graduate School website has additional International Application Information.