February 12th, 2018

*This program is eligible for the STEM OPT Extension.

Admission criteria

Fall deadline: April 30
Spring deadline: October 31
Summer deadline: January 31

• Minimum GPA: 3.0 in last 60 hours of baccalaureate work
• BS in food science or food technology, hospitality management, business management, or agricultural technology or management from an accredited University
• Only complete applications will be reviewed, no conditional acceptance is given

Minimum Language Requirements

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Minimum GRE Scores

Test Type	Verbal+Quantitative**	Analytical
GRE*	297	3.0

*Note: The exam must have been taken no longer than 5 years prior.
**Note: Neither the verbal nor quantitative section can be below 143.

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed Graduate School online application
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Food and Hospitality Systems Program

Please upload the following application materials into the Graduate School online application:

• Unofficial transcripts: all applicants selected for admission will be required to submit official transcripts.
• Personal statement: elaborating the reason for applicant’s interest in Food and Hospitality Systems
• Resume
• 3 letters of recommendation filled out through the Graduate School application: all 3 letters of recommendation must be from academic sources (professor of a course, faculty advisor, faculty graduate committee member) and must address the applicant’s academic abilities and potential as a graduate student.
• GRE scores (no longer than five years prior)
• TOEFL or IELTS score (International applicants only)