Admission

Admission to a graduate program in Hospitality Management and Dietetics  requires a bachelor’s degree for the masters and a masters degree for the doctoral from an accredited institution. Regular admission requires a grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Prerequisite requirements include: management concepts, financial accounting, marketing, food production management, food safety, and 400 hours of industry experience. Students interested in hospitality management also will need prerequisite knowledge of hotel operations. All applicants are required to take the Graduate Record Examination or the Graduate Management Admission Test. International applicants are required to submit results from the Test of English as a Foreign Language. A TOEFL score of 570 (230 CB) is required for admission to M.S. and 600 (250 CB) to Ph.D. programs.

M.S. program

Application materials required include: application form; official transcript of all completed academic work; GRE or GMAT scores and TOEFL scores, if applicable; statement of objectives; resume; and three letters of recommendations. Application materials are reviewed by graduate faculty and recommendations forwarded to the Graduate School.