PhD Nutrition at North Carolina State University

Programme overview

The Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutrition consists of faculty from multiple departments, including: Animal Science; Agricultural and Human Sciences; Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences; Horticultural Science; Molecular and Structural Biochemistry; and The Prestage Department of Poultry Science. M.S. and Ph.D. students conduct research under the direction of a mutually-agreed upon faculty advisor housed in one of these departments.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Department: Nutrition | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall, Spring, Summer | Location: Raleigh, NC, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 72 credit hours. Courses listed in the plan include: NTR 701 Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism; NTR 706 Vitamin Metabolism; NTR 708 Energy Metabolism; NTR 775 Mineral Metabolism; NTR 801 Doctoral Seminar.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To be considered for admission, a student must have: B.A., B.S. or M.S. degree, preferably in a science-related area; A minimum total undergraduate GPA of 3.0; and Successfully completed at least one graduate or undergraduate course in biology and at least one in organic chemistry. Regardless of application strength, applicants to the M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Nutrition will not be recommended for admission until they have secured a research faculty advisor at NC State and the Director of the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutrition receives a written endorsement from that research faculty advisor. Applicants are responsible for directly contacting faculty in their research area of interest to discuss joining that faculty member's research program. Application deadlines: Fall: June 25 (US); March 1 (Intl) Spring: November 25 (US); July 15 (Intl) Summer 1: March 25 (US); December 15 (Intl) Summer 2: May 10 (US); December 15 (Intl)

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and Summer 2, subject to individual programme availability.

Graduate School priority deadlines: US citizens Fall June 25, Spring November 25, Summer 1 March 25, Summer 2 May 10; international applicants Fall March 1, Spring July 15, Summer 1 and Summer 2 December 15. Programme deadlines may be earlier and apply if so.

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply

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