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Master of Science in Food Science

Admissions Requirements

The M.S. in Food Science program’s approach to graduate study is quantitative; therefore, applicants are expected to demonstrate competency in the coursework or its equivalent listed in the following table. The graduate committee evaluates each applicant’s transcripts at the time of application. In some cases, courses listed as prerequisites may be taken as corequisites during the first year of graduate study if deemed appropriate by the graduate admissions committee.

• general chemistry: one year
• organic chemistry: two terms or semesters
• biochemistry: one or two terms or semesters
• general biology: two courses to include genetics
• microbiology: one course
• mathematics: one year to include calculus
• statistics: one course
• physics: two terms or semester

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