Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or its international equivalent from an accredited institution. Admission is open to students from a wide range of academic backgrounds; however, all applicants must demonstrate satisfactory completion (grade of C- or higher) of undergraduate coursework in the following areas prior to beginning the program:

General Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Biology with lab
Physics with lab
Calculus

All applicants are required to submit the following:

Personal Statement (see prompt on application form)
Diversity Statement (see prompt on application form)
Resume/CV
Two Recommender Evaluation Forms (submitted in place of traditional letters—form found at z.umn.edu/RecommenderEvaluationForm)

The preferred GPA for admission consideration is 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

The GRE is not required and will not be considered.

Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the University of Minnesota’s English Language Proficiency requirements, found at z.umn.edu/EnglishLanguageProficiency.

Application review begins after the posted deadline, regardless of when materials are submitted.

Applications are reviewed in multiple rounds. Applicants selected to advance past the first round may be invited to participate in faculty review and advising conversations. Admission is contingent upon securing a faculty advisor during this phase of the process. Applicants are strongly discouraged from contacting faculty directly prior to this stage.

Food Science Ph.D.

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