Application Process

Students must apply for admission to both the UW Graduate School and to the Nutritional Sciences Graduate Program. Complete instructions for application may be found linked to this page, as well as the applications themselves. If you are unable to access the forms, an application packet can be mailed per request from the Nutritional Sciences Program. 

The Autumn 2009 admissions deadline for MS, MPH and PhD is February 1st, 2009.  The deadline for international applicants is November 1st, 2008 (also for MS, MPH and PhD). The admissions process has finished for starting in Autumn 2008.

Checklist of Nutritional Sciences Program Application Materials:

• Graduate School Application (Online submission to Graduate School, 1 copy to Nutritional Sciences Program)


• Nutritional Sciences Application


• Official copy of all transcripts (one copy to Nutritional Sciences; International students must also submit one copy to the Graduate School).


• Official copy of GRE scores


• 3 letters of reference, total (no specific format required or provided)


• Official TOEFL or TOEFLC scores (if international student)

Please submit application materials all at once, in one complete packet. This reduces the risk of materials getting lost in the mail.

Thank you for your interest in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences.

If you have any questions about the application, please e-mail us at nutr@u.washington.edu.