Bachelor's in Nutrition and Food Science at University of Maryland, College Park

Programme overview

department offers three areas of concentration: dietetics, food science, and nutritional science. Each concentration provides for competencies in several areas of work; however, each concentration is designed specifically for certain professional careers. The dietetics concentration develops an understanding and competency in food, nutrition, dietetics management, clinical nutritional care, community nutrition, counseling and education.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Department: Nutrition and Food Science | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Park, MD, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Elements of Nutrition, Food: Science and Technology, Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Principles Biology Laboratory, Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology Laboratory, General Microbiology.

Career pathways

Each concentration provides for competencies in several areas of work; however, each concentration is designed specifically for certain professional careers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme admission (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources): The major in Nutrition and Food Science is not a Limited Enrollment Program (LEP). Students may either declare the major at the time of application or transfer into the major at any time thereafter. If interested in transferring into the NFSC major, please contact the departmental office and ask to speak with an advisor.

Domestic applicants: USD 11,015 a year (2026-27). Full-time undergraduate tuition for Maryland residents, fall and spring semesters; one university-wide undergraduate rate that applies to all bachelor's programmes. Excludes mandatory fees ($1,820), room and board. Juniors and seniors majoring in Business Source

International applicants: USD 42,266 a year (2026-27). Full-time undergraduate tuition for residents of the District of Columbia, other states and other countries, fall and spring semesters; one university-wide undergraduate rate that applies to all bachelor's programmes. Excludes mandatory fees ($1,820), roo Source

Fall enrollment begins in late August and Spring enrollment in late January. Freshmen who apply for Fall are automatically considered for Spring admission.

Fall entry, U.S. and international freshmen: Early Action deadline November 1 (decision by February 1; non-binding), Regular deadline January 20 (decision by April 1); enrollment confirmation by May 1. Applications after the regular deadline are considered on a rolling, space-available basis.

Fall entry, U.S. and international transfers: Early Action deadline March 1 (decision by late April), Regular deadline June 1 (decision by mid-July); enrollment confirmation within 30 days of admission.

Spring entry: international freshmen and transfers must apply by August 1; U.S. freshmen Early Action deadline December 1; U.S. transfers Early Action August 1 and Regular November 15.

The undergraduate application fee is $80 (non-refundable). Admitted students pay a $400 non-refundable enrollment confirmation deposit, credited to tuition. Standardized test scores (SAT/ACT) are optional through the Spring and Fall 2027 application cycles.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.umd.edu/apply

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