Professional Master of Science in Food Safety Degree Program

Note: Applications, including all transcripts and required documents, must be received by the following deadlines:

The requirements for Admission to the Online Master of Science in Food Safety Program:

The applicant must have completed a bachelor’s degree, professional degree, or equivalent degree from an accredited and recognized college or university.
The applicant must have completed at least six credits of college-level biological sciences, three of which are in microbiology. Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 system, submit a professional letter of intent, and two letters of recommendation (three for international applicants).
Applicants must also have proven or demonstrated proficiency in written and spoken English.
Experience in the workplace with food safety as a component is heavily weighed in meeting requirements for admissions.

Applicants not possessing all of the requirements may be admitted to the program provisionally and permitted to make up deficiencies base upon review and approval of the program director and program curriculum committee.

For more information on applying to a graduate degree program at Michigan State University, please visit The Graduate School to apply.

The Major Name is "Food Safety," and the Major Code is "4914"

Please note that there are different requirements for domestic and international applications.
Original, official transcripts, letters of recommendation and professional letter of intent should be sent directly to: