Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences

M.S. Application

Admission Requirements:

Applicants must meet the following requirements for admission to the University of Kentucky 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 on undergraduate coursework and a 3.0 on all graduate work.
3. An average Graduate Record Examination (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 Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which has a maximum score of 667; score of 213 on the computer-based TOEFL (maximum 300), or 79 on the internet-based TOEFL.  The minimum International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) score is a 6.5.  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.

Process

1. Transcripts from all higher education institutions attended.  The Graduate School requires an overall
   undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 and a 3.00 on all graduate work.
2. GRE scores are required for admission.  GRE scores should be sent directly from Educational Testing
    Service (ETS); the Institutional Code for the GRE for the UK Graduate School is R1837.
3. TOEFL or IELTS scores are required for all applicants whose native language is not English. 
    a.  TOEFL scores should be sent directly from Educational Testing Service (ETS); the Institutional
          Code for the TOEFL for the UK Graduate School is R1837.
     b.  IELTS scores should be sent directly from the International English Language Testing Service,
          specifying the University of Kentucky Graduate School, Lexington KY as the recipient institution.
4.  Curriculum vitae.
5.  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.
6.  Three letters of recommendation.
7.   Research Assistantship Application Form.

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

Domestic

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

International

• February 1 for Fall admission
• August 1 for Spring admission