Food Chemistry and Nutrition (Graduate Diploma)

The department of chemistry offers a Graduate Diploma in Food Chemistry and Nutrition upon the successful completion of 6 courses (18 credit hours). To receive the Graduate Diploma in Food Chemistry, students should complete 6 credit hours of core chemistry courses and 12 credit hours from the food chemistry & nutrition specialization courses. 

Admission

A bachelor’s degree in chemistry or a related discipline with a minimum GPA 3.0 out of 4.0, is required for admission into the program. Admission is also subject to the general university requirements for the graduate program. For those students whose grade records indicate promising ability, but who otherwise did not have an adequate preparation in chemistry, admission may be granted under the requirement that remedial courses will be taken.