Nutrition and Dietetics Option Admissions Requirements

Penn State University Admissions Criteria

The Penn State University Admissions office provides the admissions criteria for acceptance into Penn State University Park  for first-year students and students transferring from other institutions.

Entrance to the Nutritional Sciences Major

Students are eligible for entrance into the Nutritional Sciences major by meeting the following criteria

• Accepted and enrolled at the Penn State University Park campus and College of Health and Human Development.
• Completed a least 29 credit hours
• Have a minimum of a 2.0 cumulative grade-point average (GPA)

To enter the Nutritional Sciences major, students should contact the College of Health and Human Development Student Services Center to talk with an academic advisor. 

Entrance to the Nutrition and Dietetics Option

Students must meet the Nutrition and Dietetics option entrance criteria to be accepted into the option