Food Systems, Nutrition, & Health
School of Public Health
Food Systems, Nutrition and Health provides students with a foundation of knowledge in nutritional sciences, food systems, food studies and population health. Through an examination of food and nutrition policies and practices that affect sustainable diets and long-term health, students will gain a multidisciplinary perspective of the food environment, including the interplay of food and nutrition, human behavior, business, culture and the environment.
Major category: Minimum requirements
Topic(s): Health, Natural and environmental sciences, Social sciences
websiteDegree requirements
Applicant type
First-year students can apply to the UW to begin autumn quarter or winter quarter (U.S. applicants only)
Read more about applying to the UW as a first-year student, including details for programs that provide high school students with college credit (like Running Start).
Quarters of general admission to UW: autumn / winter (U.S. applicants only) / spring / summer
Preparation for the major is a factor in transfer admission.
- Use the information below to help you prepare for this degree
- Visit MyPlan to run a degree audit.
- Use the UW Equivalency Guide to find out how courses taken at a Washington state community or technical college will transfer to the UW.
- UW college and school graduation requirements
Department admission information
Please contact the department for details about the application process.
Read more about applying to the UW as a transfer student.
Courses REQUIRED for admission:
Upon completion of the following students may declare the major every quarter:
- NUTR 200 NSc – Nutrition for Today or equivalent
- English composition (5 credits) with minimum 2.0 grade
- Minimum 45 college credits required
- Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA required
- See department website for more information.
Entering transfer information:
Total undergraduates: 195
Total from Washington community colleges: 41
Entering transfer GPA (from WA community colleges):
3.75 – 4.00: 5
3.50 – 3.74: 13
3.25 – 3.49: 7
3.00 – 3.24: 6
2.75 – 2.99: 8
2.50 – 2.74: <5
2.49 and below: <5