School of Graduate Studies General Graduation Guidelines:

Degree Verification

A bachelor’s degree from an accredit US college or university or similarly recognized international university is required for admission to and completion of a graduate program.

Overall Graduate GPA

At least 3.0 and no grades of C- or lower. Graduate students are required to maintain at least a 3.0 GPA for degree program courses. Grade of C- or lower will not be accepted for a graduate degree.

Course Number Acceptability

Program of Study for a PhD degree may include 12 credits of 5000 level courses, all other courses must be 6000 level or higher.

Matriculation Start Semester

A doctorate must be completed within 8 years of entering the degree program.

Coursework Validity

Coursework over eight years old at the time of degree completion may not be used for a graduate degree unless it is revalidated.

Minimum Course Requirements for MS/PhD Students in Nutrition and Food Sciences

Total Credits Required

For the PhD degree, 70 total credits are required from bachelor’s degree (PhD70) and 48 total credits from master’s degree (PhD48).

Required Orientation Courses:

https://www.usu.edu/equity/trainings/student-prevention

https://www.usu.edu/equity/trainings/employee-prevention

https://research.usu.edu/compliance/responsible-conduct-of-research/

https://research.usu.edu/ehs/lab-safety

CEUS 7901 and/or 7902

Nutrition and Food Sciences - PhD

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