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M.S. Admissions

Admissions Requirements

Applicants must meet the following requirements for admission to the University of Kentucky Graduate School and the Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences:

  1. A baccalaureate degree from a fully accredited institution of higher learning.
  2. A minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.9 and 3.0 on all graduate work.
  3. An average GRE score on the verbal, quantitative and analytical sections greater than the 30th percentile.
  4. For international applicants, a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based TOEFL (maximum 667) and a minimum score of 213 on the computer-based TOEFL (maximum 300); all applicants must demonstrate proficiency in verbal and written English.
  5. Admission for the M.S. in Nutritional Sciences with Clinical Nutrition Emphasis is limited to those with a B.S. in Dietetics or Nutrition.

Admissions Process

Applicants for the Ph.D. program are required to:

  1. Apply for admission to the Graduate School by completing the Application Form
  2. Apply for admission to the Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences by sending hardcopy versions of the following documents to the Director of Graduate Studies:
    1. A brief essay, no longer than two single-spaced pages, describing long-term career goals and how the M.S. Program in Nutritional Sciences would advance these goals.
    2. Three letters of recommendation.
    3. Curriculum vitae.
    4. Optional: Research Assistantship Application Form (see below).

Research Assistantships

Applicants who have been accepted into the M.S. program and have elected the thesis option (Plan A) also can apply for a Research Assistantship with individual faculty. Interested applicants should submit with their other application materials a completed Research Assistantship Application Form to the Center’s Director of Graduate Studies by the application deadline listed below.

Application Deadlines

Application deadlines for Graduate School admission:

  • Domestic
    • 30 days before the beginning of each semester
  • International
    • February 1 for Fall admission
    • June 15 for Spring admission
    • October 31 for Summer admission

Application deadlines for the Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences:

  • March 15 for Fall admission
  • October 1 for Spring admission

For further information, contact the Director of Graduate Studies gbruckn@uky.edu