Application & Admission

LETTER OF SUPPORT

Obtain a letter from NUIP faculty mentor expressing a willingness to support the candidate's research and stipend. Once letter is collected, uploaded in the "Additional Materials" section of the FutureU portal. If your application is missing this letter of support, your application will not be reviewed. 

CURRICULUM VITAE or RESUME

Ensure all professional memberships, professional publications and conference paper presentations, internship experiences, and civic/volunteer activities are included on your CV

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

(less than 1000 words) about research experience, interests, and long-term career goals.

THREE (3) ACADEMIC LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION (LoR)

Requirements:

• Official Institution letterhead
• Handwritten signature 

Add recommendation providers at the beginning of your application process, to provide an ample amount of time for submission. Each online recommender is given an access code that is valid for 180 days. LoR(s) are due by the application deadline of December 1st.

PREREQUISITES AND COURSES SECTION

List all required and recommended courses completed prior to the beginning of the program. Also, enter prerequisite equivalency with any additional details, and the specific prerequisite course requirement this fulfills. 

Equivalent courses from accredited institutions are accepted. Contact Thunder Jalili, Nutrition & Integrative Physiology Director of Graduate Studies, at thunder.jalili@utah.edu for a transcript review to confirm course equivalency. 

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST SCORES (TOEFL or IELTS)

Test of Spoken English (TSE), is required only for those whose native language is not English. Test dates must fall within two years of submitting your application and paying your application fee to be valid. The Admission Office cannot use expired test scores to evaluate the English proficiency requirement.

• TOEFL: 80 or higher
• IELTS: 6.5 or higher

Enter your scores in the "Test Scores" application section. Your scores are verified by international admission when they receive the official scores

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam - arrange for your most recent scores to be sent electronically to the University of Utah (School code: 4853). A department code is not necessary. The TOEFL score is preferred, but we also accept the IELTS test scores. IELTS scores must be sent to your testing center to the University of Utah, Admission Office electronically.

Find out more on how applicants can demonstrate English proficiency

TRANSCRIPTS 

A copy of all post-secondary transcripts must be uploaded to the application. These transcripts will be used as working copies during the admissions evaluation process. Applicants must report and upload an individual, up-to-date transcript for every college they have attended (including courses taken as concurrent enrollment or transferred into another university).

A complete record of your student credentials must be present within your application to provide a clear picture of your academic history. Applications are checked against National Student Clearinghouse which provides a record for each institution that reports a student has attended their institution. The evaluation team reaches out to students by email for missing materials. Please note that missing materials can cause further delay in processing your application and it cannot move forward until what is requested is received.

To be evaluated, a transcript must include:

• The student’s name
• The name of the institution
• Any degrees that have been conferred along with the date (if not posted on the transcript, upload a copy of your diploma or degree certificate)
• A copy of both the original transcript and an English-language translation if the transcript is in a different language

Once admitted and before starting classes at the University of Utah, students must submit an official copy of all postsecondary school transcripts and proof of graduation directly to the Office of Admissions. Transcripts submitted by a student are not considered official. To be considered official, transcripts must be sent from the awarding institution directly to the University of Utah.

HOW TO SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS TO THE ADMISSION OFFICE:

Official printed transcripts can be dropped off in a closed envelope sealed with adhesive at the International Admissions service window in the Student Services Building (SSB) or mailed to:

The University of Utah
Office of Admissions
201 South 1460 East, Room 250S
Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA

Accepted electronic transcript services:

• Credentials Solutions/Parchment/Naviance
• National Student Clearing House
• eScrip-Safe
• Scoir
• ScribOnline
• My eQuals
• MyCreds
• Digitary (see “How does Digitary work?” section)
• Vitnemalsportalen Diploma Registry
• University of Mumbai Online Attestation

!!When requesting your transcripts using any of these services, please use the email admisstranscripts@sa.utah.edu. (DO NOT send official transcripts via email or fax, as they will not be accepted)!!

If you are an international student, please visit the International Admissions Office website.

For other questions about sending transcripts to the University of Utah and to determine if your transcript has been received, contact our graduate admissions team at graduate@utah.edu or 801-581-8761.

•    Admission Office (801) 581-8761 admissions@utah.edu
•    University of Utah Admissions Office, 201 S. 1460 E. RM 250-S, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9057

HOW TO UPLOAD TRANSCRIPTS TO THE APPLICATION PORTAL:

In the "Academic History" section, click on "Add Institution" and fill in all the information in the pop-up box, then select "Choose File" to upload a PDF or Scanned Pages of your transcripts (unofficial or official are accepted). All transcripts submitted with your application are considered unofficial and are used for the department's initial review. It is a separate process from the transcripts that you sent directly to the Admissions Office. 

For more information on international application documents, visit the International Admissions Office website.

APPLICATION FEE

The non-refundable graduate application fee is $55 for domestic applicants and $65 for international applicants. The application fee must be paid in order to consider your application complete.

The Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology may provide a code to waive the application fee for applicants who provide us with a letter of support from an identified mentor explicitly expressing a willingness to support your research and stipend. Upload the letter to the "Additional Materials" section in the FutureU portal and email nutrition@health.utah.edu to receive the waiver code.