Apply for a Master of Public Health in Nutritional Sciences

Your application to the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Michigan Public Health will be reviewed by faculty members on the Nutritional Sciences Admissions Committee. Our approach is both holistic and thorough, and we truly enjoy learning about you as a future graduate student.

Application Process

MPH in Nutritional Sciences with Dietetics subplan:

The Masters of Public Health in Nutritional Sciences with Dietetics subplan program must submit a Dietetics Inclusive Centralized Application Service (DICAS) application. Applying to the program includes: 

  1. DICAS Application – Applicants must apply using the DICAS application. All sections of the DICAS application must be complete.

There is a $50 application fee for all applicants.

Application Timeline

  • August 27: DICAS application opens for interested applicants
  • December 1: Priority deadline for applicants to be considered for scholarships
  • January 15: Final deadline for international applicants
  • March 1: Deadline for applicants to receive their admission decision
  • March 15: Deadline for admitted applicants to accept/decline their offer of admission
  • March 16 to May 15: Application remains open to domestic applicants until program is full
  • May 15: Final deadline for all domestic applicants if space is available in the program 

Applicants not interested in the Dietetics subplan should complete an application through SOPHAS (instructions below), not DICAS. 

MPH in Nutritional Sciences:

The Masters of Public Health in Nutritional Sciences program accepts applications submitted through the School of Public Health Application System (SOPHAS). 

  1. SOPHAS application – Applicants must apply using the SOPHAS application. All sections of the SOPHAS application must be complete.

There is a $150 application fee for all applicants.

Application Timeline

  • September 1: SOPHAS application opens for interested applicants
  • December. 1: Priority deadline for applicants to be considered for scholarships
  • January 15: Final deadline for international applicants
  • April 15: Deadline for admitted applicants to accept/decline their offer of admission
  • May 15: Final deadline for all domestic applicants

The DICAS application is NOT required for applicants to the Master of Public Health in Nutritional Sciences program who are not completing the Dietetics subplan.