Instructions to apply to The Graduate School at Penn State.

Step 1

Complete an online Graduate School application (link below). This application will contain questions specific to the Food Science Graduate Program including your faculty preferences and disciplinary/commodity interests. Also, information regarding honors/awards/memberships and research publications/presentations may be added to this portion of the application. You will also be asked to supply contact information for your references.

Step 2

Upload your Statement of Purpose to your Application.

Step 3

Upload copies of your official transcripts to the application.

Step 4

Request your Standardized test scores be sent to Penn State electronically.

  • TOeFL - Institution code: 2660, Department code: 99
  • IELTS - Institution code: 2660

Check the status of your application on the Penn State Graduate School website.