How to apply to Food Science Graduate Program

Method of formally applying to the Graduate School:

1. Electronic Application (requires $45 application fee)
   
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IMPORTANT:  The following documents must be completed in addition to the official graduate school application. Please download the additional documents which may be in PDF (portable document format) .

Official Transcript Request Form
Application for Visa Document (International Applicants Only)

Once you have completed the electronic graduate school application process, follow the instructions below:

1. Mail the following to:

Graduate Enrollment Services
The Pennsylvania State University
114 Kern Building
University Park, PA 16802

• $45 for electronically filed applications. (Applications without fees cannot be processed).

- Make check payable to The Pennsylvania State University.
- International money order or a check must be drawn on a U.S. bank.
- Canceled check serves as your receipt.
- DO NOT SEND CASH.
- Please attach generated Fee Form if you filed your application electronically and you did not pay by credit card.

2. Mail the following to:

Food Science
The Pennsylvania State University
Attention: Sue Kelleher
212 Food Science Building
University Park, PA 16802

• One copy of the graduate school application.
• Two official transcripts from all institutions of higher institutions attended, both undergraduate and graduate.
    -International applicants must submit official or attested university records, with certified translations if the records are not in English.
    -Notarized copies are not sufficient.
    -Click on Transcript Request Form for a transcript request form.
• Standardized test scores.
• Application for Visa Document (International Students Only)
• Food Science Program application. "Student's Background and Interest Form"
• Three letters of recommendation.
• Statement of purpose.
  
  Check the status of your application at http://gradsch.psu.edu/portal/