A student becomes eligible to take the general examination after demonstrating to the graduate advisory committee adequate and professional aptitudes. Each student must pass a comprehensive written examination before he or she is allowed to take the oral general examination. A student must demonstrate the ability to complete a significant program of original research by organizing and preparing a dissertation embodying creative scholarship. Doctoral students in food science may elect to follow an interdisciplinary concentration in toxicology. The student will be required to complete a minimum number of hours in the toxicology curriculum and conduct research in the field of toxicology.
Graduate assistants are exempt from the nonresident fee.
A tuition waiver may be added to these awards. Interim Head - Professor of Food Science and Human Ecology. Associate Professor of Human Ecology and Food Science. Program evaluation, food safety, and legal issues in food science management. Professor of Food Science and Audubon Sugar Institute.