Application Process

Complete the Online Application

Apply through The University of Texas at Austin’s online graduate application. Once your account is created, please select the semester you are applying to begin your graduate studies and select ‘Nutritional Sciences (Online) - Option III.’  Please note that applications can take up to 72 hours to load to the University of Texas at Austin system after submission of the application form. 

Complete a U.S. Graduate Application if you are a: 

• U.S. citizen 
• Permanent resident 
• Former student of UT Austin 

Complete an International Graduate Application if you are a: 

• Non-U.S. citizen 
• Non-permanent resident of the United States 

 Monitor MyStatus: 

After you have submitted your application, you will receive an email that contains a link to the Status Check through MyStatus which offers applicants secure, individualized information from initial application submission to the final admission decision and beyond. Use it to track the receipt of submitted application materials, to upload required supporting documents (such as transcripts, personal statements, and resumes), to confirm that your application file is complete, and to get your decision. 

**Use it often—it’s the only way you’ll know if items are missing from your application file.

Pay the Application Fee

Pay your non-refundable application fee by credit card (Visa and MasterCard accepted) when you complete the application OR through the What I Owe link on UT Direct (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and electronic checks are accepted). 

 **You will be unable to upload any documents to MyStatus until your fee is waived or paid. 

 Application Fees: 

• U.S. Graduate: $65 
• International Graduate: $90 

Fee Waiver: 

If you can’t afford the application fee and are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident applying to pursue your first graduate degree, you may be eligible for a fee waiver (not available for the MBA or MPA programs). Fee waivers are not available for international citizens. 

If you intend to seek a waiver, do not pay the application fee when prompted. Instead, submit your application and indicate you will pay later. Demonstrate your need for an application fee waiver by providing a copy of one of the following: 

• A fee waiver granted by GRE or GMAT; or 
• If you are currently enrolled at an institution, your financial aid awards for the previous two semesters showing the source(s) of your funding; or 
• If you are not currently enrolled, your tax returns for the last two years. 

Wait until you receive the email with a link to your MyStatus page, redact your Social Security number from any documentation you plan to send, then email it to shannon.neuse@austin.utexas.edu. Make sure you include your UT EID in the email; without this information, your request cannot be processed. Please note that it will take 24 to 48 hours from when you submit the application before you receive the status check email – do not send your request prior to receiving that email.

Submit Documentation

After satisfying the application fee, you can upload documents to your MyStatus page.

Transcripts

You must provide an official transcript from every senior college you have attended. Even if courses taken at one institution are recorded on another college's transcript, transcripts must be submitted from the institution at which the courses were taken. Failure to list all colleges on the application and provide those transcripts will be considered an intentional omission and may lead to the cancellation of your application for admission or withdrawal of your offer of admission. Official transcripts bear the facsimile signature of the registrar and the seal of the issuing institution. Transcripts from U.S. colleges or universities must have been produced within the last calendar year and should include the award of degree printed on the transcript unless coursework is still in progress. Transcripts written in a language other than English must be accompanied by a translation. We do not accept outside evaluations of foreign transcripts. Each transcript (mark sheet) should contain a complete record of studies at the institution from which it is issued (i.e., the subjects taken and grades [marks] earned in each subject). Below are acceptable submission methods:

• Parchment
• SPEEDE
• Upload: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/adm/docupld/

Ordering transcripts as a former UT student:

Applicants who have previously attended the university will be automatically billed $20 for transcripts, payable via What I Owe. Do not order transcripts directly from the university registrar, as doing so will only slow processing.

Letters of Recommendation/Resume/Statement of Purpose

The following documents will be uploaded to the MyStatus page as well:

• 3 Letters of recommendation – Recommendations regarding academic and professional capabilities
• Professional Resume – Current representation
• Personal Statement – Describe your reasons for pursuing graduate study and your academic and professional interests and goals.

You will be given the opportunity to list the name, position, organization and email address for three recommenders when you complete the application. After you submit your application, emails will be sent to your recommenders directing them to a website where they may upload their letters. MyStatus offers a self-service feature you can use to resend the request email to your recommenders, if necessary. Use it to supply an alternate email address if your recommender’s spam filter blocks the original request or has removed the link. You can also add a new recommender or revise your right-to-view status from “retained” to “waived.” If your recommender is unable to submit an electronic letter of recommendation, contact our program coordinator.

Test Scores

International applicants must take TOEFL or IELTS. Send official TOEFL or IELTS scores using the UT Austin code 6882. Scores must be sent from ETS. If you hold bachelor’s degree from a U.S. institution or from an institution in another English-only country, you will receive a waiver of the TOEFL. For more information see Admissions for International Students regarding TOEFL scores and international graduate student admission.

** No GRE or MCAT is required for admission to this program. These are optional uploads.

Contacts/General Information

If an applicant has specific questions, they can email one of the addresses below (but they are not to send the same email to multiple email addresses). Include name and UT EID in all correspondence.

• Transcripts: gradtranscript@austin.utexas.edu (Please do not send transcripts to this address)
• Uploading Documents: gradupload@austin.utexas.edu (Please use the email below if your question is about providing test scores)
• Test Scores: giatest@austin.utexas.edu
• Letters of Recommendation: gradref@austin.utexas.edu
• Residency: residency@austin.utexas.edu

If there is a general inquiry that does not fall into one of the categories above, please use one of the general addresses below (do not send the same email to multiple email addresses):

• International Applicants: intladm@austin.utexas.edu
• US Applicants: gradus@austin.utexas.edu

 

OGA Office Location:
Graduate and International Admissions Center
UT Administration Building
1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 4.202
Austin, Texas 78701

 OGA Office Mailing Address:
Graduate and International Admissions Center 
P.O. Box 7608
Austin, Texas 78713-7608

Phone:
512-475-7391

Fax:
512-475-7395