About PhD Program,
The Ph.D. in Nutrition is a research degree program designed to provide students with expertise in the fundamental principles of nutrition science. Students are trained for teaching and research positions in the academic, government, and private sectors. Students have the opportunity to conduct dissertation research that will contribute to the body of knowledge in nutrition.
Interested students should view the research pages to find out more about our faculty’s ongoing research and find potential supervisors.
PhD Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,
- he Ph.D. is a research degree program designed to prepare students for teaching and research positions in the academic, government, and private sectors.
- Our alumni are working in academia, federal agencies, private and public health organizations such as the American Heart Association.
PhD Funding Coverage,
Initial offers of support are made to the best-qualified applicants at, or shortly after, an offer of admission is extended. If you are not offered support prior to enrollment, it is unlikely that you will be offered departmental support during your degree program. Support from the department is as a 9-month appointment as teaching/research assistants (graduate assistantships; GAs). In this case the student is obligated to work 10 hours per week for the research mentor and 10 hours per week as a teaching assistant to one of the NTR undergraduate courses.
Stipends are usually available to M.S. thesis students (beginning at $9,500/9 mo) for a period of two years, to Ph.D. students (beginning at $16,150/9 mo) for three years if the student already has a M.S. thesis degree, or for four years if the student is entering the program with a B.S. M.S. non-thesis students may be offered support but this is on a year-to-year basis. Additional funds are also available from individual faculty. These funds are usually offered to students to work as a research assistant on a specific research project.
Application Requirement,
- GRE is notrequired
- All students entering the doctoral degree program must have background-supporting courses in basic nutrition, general and organic chemistry, general biology, biochemistry, and human physiology.
- A completed on-line application form and payment of the application fee;
- Three letters of recommendation;
- A letter of intent that includes research and professional goals and indicates the applicant’s general area of research interest (indicate basic or applied research or no preference);
- And official transcripts of all previous college course work.
- Submit TOEFL or IELTS scores and
- Detailed NACES (course-by-course) evaluations of transcripts.
All application materials must be sent to the Graduate School. Once complete, application materials are then forwarded to the Department of Nutrition for review.
Application Deadline,
Feb 01, 2025
Application Fee,
$65 nonrefundable application processing fee.
