Master of Science
in Food Science
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Undergraduate Preparation |
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| Teaching/Research Assistantship Information |
The School of Food Science offers a program of study leading to the Master of Science degree in food science. The program shares teaching and research activities with the Department of Food Science and Toxicology at the University of Idaho.
The following policies and procedures have been established as a guide to prospective students and advisors. This document is intended to be a supplement to the Graduate School Policies and Procedures established by the Graduate School at Washington State University. Faculty and prospective students should be familiar with both documents. For more information on policies and procedures, visit Graduate School website.
Undergraduate Preparation:
| A. | Chemistry |
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| B. | Biological Science |
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| C. | Mathematics |
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| D. | Nutrition |
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| E. | Physics |
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Courses listed above that are not taken as part of the studentís undergraduate education will be considered to be deficiencies after admission for graduate education in FSHN. These deficiencies must be corrected early in the graduate program by enrollment for letter grade in the appropriate course(s). While the Graduate School requires a minimum TOEFL score of 550 for non-English speaking applicants, the student may be required by his/her advisor or thesis committee to take additional English courses and/or arrange for tutoring, if needed.
Application Process:
To make application to WSU and Food Science
Step 1 : Apply to Washington State University (WSU) Graduate School, using the electronic application at www.gradsch.wsu.edu/future-students/admission. Make sure to follow ALL directions and supply ALL documentation, transcripts, names of your three references, TOEFL score (see below), and pay the application fee. Of the three names you submit for references on the on-line Graduate School application, include your academic advisor as one of the references. Letters can be addressed to - Chair, School of Food Science.
Step 2 : We will be notified by the Graduate School to download a copy of your application and materials.
Step 3 : Apply to the Dept. of FS by submitting the following materials in one packet (if possible) and mail to: School of Food Science, 106 FSHN Building, PO Box 646376, Pullman, WA 99164-6376, USA:
- Letter of Interest stating specific degree area, future academic goals and/or research interests. If you are applying for a degree in the area of Nutrition and want to complete the requirements to become a Registered Dietitian (RD), please indicate this in your letter.
- Resume
- If applying for an assistantship, complete the Assistantship/Fellowship form, which is included on the Graduate School's website (address listed above).
- Letters of reference are now included with the on-line Graduate application.
- For the GRE, it is only a departmental requirement, and there is no minimum score required. Take the General test and we will accept a copy of your score. It doesn't have to be official from ETS. If you have it sent to the Graduate School, we will just copy it off their system.
• Additional Information:
• For Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) the minimum score is 550 (paper test), 213 (computer test) or 81 (for Internet test). If you received a degree from an English speaking school within two years of your intended enrollment at WSU, the TOEFL is not required. Applicants from the following countries are exempt from this English proficiency requirement: Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Guyana, England, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, New Zealand, Nigeria, Scotland, Trinidad and Tobago.
• Have ETS send your scores to: University code for Washington State University (WSU) is 4705; Departmental code for Nutrition is 0214 and Food Science is 0107.
Both domestic and international graduate student applications for admission to WSU and FSHN MUST meet the deadlines listed below before your file is reviewed:
APPLYING |
FOR FALL SEMESTER |
FOR SPRING SEMESTER |
| All Applicants | January 10th |
July 1st |
Teaching/Research Assistantships Information:
Assistantships in the School of Food Science are available from both grant and state funds. Grant funds are awarded at the discretion of individual faculty members. We award our assistantships on a competitive basis counting heavily on academic performance, the three letters of recommendation, and other information.
As a policy, we do not award state-funded assistantships to students for whom English is a second language during their first year of study. If you are not currently studying in the US, you should be prepared to finance your first year of graduate studies. After your first year at WSU, you can apply for state assistantship support, but this is not guaranteed. To apply for an assistantship, please fill out the yellow application form which you will receive from the Graduate School. Your paperwork MUST be complete and your application paid in full before your file will be reviewed for financial support of any kind.
Departmental review of your application includes the following two stages prior to notification of admission status:
- Graduate Affairs Committee Review (GAC)
- Faculty Review
When your application is complete your file will be circulated to the GAC for review. If you meet the minimum admission standards, your application will proceed to the faculty, where they review your research interests and academic goals in hopes of finding potential advisees. Since it is necessary to find at least one faculty member willing to serve as your graduate advisor, we highly encourage you to contact any faculty of interest to discuss your research interests.
After these two reviews, our school will notify the Graduate School of our recommendation on your application. You will receive notification of your admission status from both the school and the Graduate School, the latter being the official admission notice
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