Nutrition and Food Sciences - PhD

Candidates for graduate study in the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences need a background in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, microbiology, and physiology. Prior coursework in food science or nutrition is desirable. Students may be accepted into the NDFS graduate program with deficiencies in these areas; however, their supervisory committee will require that competence equivalent to a BS degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences be obtained as part of their program of study.

Graduate Program Director:  Carrie Durward, carrie.durward@usu.edu
Graduate Program Coordinator:  Tara Black, tara.black@usu.edu

Departmental requirements include the following:

1. A student may enroll into a PhD70 program with a BS degree or into a PhD48 program with an MS or equivalent degree pending meeting the other requirements of the department and graduate school.

2. Before acceptance into the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences, potential PhD graduate students must be accepted by a faculty member who is willing to add them to his or her research team.

3. The department does not require students to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) but faculty may require it before accepting students.  Scores should be at the 40th percentile minimum on the Verbal and Quantitative tests.