Graduate Admission Information
Entering students are expected to have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. Admission to graduate study at Kansas University is granted on three bases: full standing, provisional, or probational. Recommendations concerning an applicant's qualifications and admission are made to the dean of the Graduate School by the department. The final decision regarding admission of an applicant is made by the Dean of the Graduate School.
Admissions in full standing requires a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B average) in the last two years of undergraduate work in an institution whose requirements for the bachelor's degree are equivalent to those of Kansas State University. Applicants with grade point averages below 3.0 will be considered for graduate work. Provisional admission may be granted to applicants who have subject deficiencies in undergraduate preparation or if there is uncentainty in evaluating the transcript. Normally, deficiencies will be made up by enrolling in courses for undergraduate credit. Entering students should have had college algebra, biology, organic chemistry, Science of Food, and Human Nutrition courses or must take those courses for undergraduate credit. Graduate School requires a TOEFL score of 600 (new scoring system is 250) for international applicants. A GRE score of 1000 (verbal plus quantitative) for all applicants are required. Applicants with a TOEFL less than 600 may be admitted on a conditional basis and must pass an English profiency test administered by Kansas State University.
Applications are evaluated by the admissions committee. If the minimum requirements for admission are met applications are reviewed by graduate faculty.
A faculty member must agree to be an applicant's advisor before a recommendation can be made to the Graduate school that the applicant be admitted. The files of all applicants will be considered for institutional or departmental awards and graduate assistantships.
A limited number of time teaching (GTA) and research (GRA) assistantships are available. In addition, Nina Browning Fellowships of up to $15,000 annually are awarded to outstanding students, as well as awards of lesser amounts to other students each year.
GTAs are appointed for nine months and GRAs for 9 to 12 months. Graduate assistants may enroll in 12 credit hours per semester and 6 credit hours per summer session. International students will be considered for assistantships after they have successfully completed onr or two semesters of graduate work at KSU. Applications for admittance will be considered for fall and spring semesters and the summer session.
If an applicant is awarded a fellowship, a temporary advisor is assigned until a permanent advisor is chosen by the student during the first semester in residence. Fellowship awardees are expected to participate in research or teaching during the term of the fellowship.
Funds for graduate students who are not on fellowships are primarily from ongoing research projects. The principal investigator [faculty member responsible] for each project selects graduate research assistants best suited for the specific project.