»Master of Science in Food Science

Today, food science represents one of the healthiest industries in the world, with the various food industries – from processing to sales – contributing close to $42.2 billion to our national economy. Locally, more than 1,500 food-processing companies are located within a 90-mile radius of our Orange campus. Most of our students obtain work experience via internships and our job placement rate is close to 100%.  Some of the companies graduates are employed by include, but are not limited to:

Baskin-Robbins Bloomfield Bakers Cheesecake Factory Con-Agra Contessa Foods Dean Foods Dole Dr Pepper/Seven-Up Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc. Fresh Express Golden Cheese Company Hain Celestial Jamba Juice

Kellogg's Kraft Masterfoods USA Mastertaste Nestle, USA Nutrilite Ready Pac Royal Crown Company, Inc. Sunkist Growers, Inc. Senomyx Taco Bell Unilever Ventura Foods

Graduate students also readily gain admission into graduate programs of their choice, including medical school. The program is also beneficial for students who are about to attain medical or dental degrees, as they can complete the food science coursework in the same year that they are applying to medical school and taking exams.

Prerequisites:

Recently admitted applicants hold degrees in chemistry, biology, pharmacy, business, chemical and mechanical engineering as well as food science and nutrition. We encourage applicants from a broad range of disciplinary interests. If you hold an undergraduate degree in anything other than food science, you must provide evidence of satisfactory coursework in the following areas:

• General Chemistry with Laboratory (two semesters)
• Organic Chemistry with Laboratory (two semesters or one semester organic and one semester biochemistry)
• Microbiology with Laboratory (one semester)
• Statistics (one semester)
• Human Nutrition (one semester)

All prerequisites must be met by the end of the first academic year.

Admission Requirements

• Online application for admission (including $60 non-refundable application fee)
• Official transcript from degree granting institution
• Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores are required (GMAT scores may be accepted in lieu of GRE); Applicants must achieve the following minimum GRE scores which are listed as previous version test scores and new version comparative test scores, respectively:
  
                               Verbal:
                               Quantitative:  550/146
                               Analytical Writing: 3.5/3.5
  
  
• Letters of recommendation; two letters of recommendation are required which describe your professional and academic abilities
• Statement of Intent; an essay addressing your reasons for wishing to attend Chapman University and the M.S. Food Science program
• Resume; a resume or curriculum vitae is required
• TOEFL (International Students Only) – applicants who have completed their undergraduate degree outside of the United States are required to achieve an acceptable score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), minimum 550 (paper-based), or 80 (internet-based)
• Financial Certification Form (International Students Only)