The doctoral thesis involves completion of original research in an area relevant to nutrition, under the guidance of a faculty member. The thesis is presented in a public seminar, defended orally to a committee consisting of members of the Nutritional Sciences Graduate Program, and submitted to the Graduate School prior to the award of the Ph.D. degree. Typical time for completion of all doctoral work is five years. For Graduate Students Financial assistance in the form of research and teaching assistantships and individual fellowships is available for most of our Ph.D. students. Since the number of assistantships varies, students requesting financial aid are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible.
Most students receive support by the second year of graduate school.
Although we cannot guarantee full financial aid, all of our current continuing graduate students receive support.