Applicants with an undergraduate degree from any discipline can apply to the MND program. However, applicants must complete five prerequisites with a minimum final grade of 72% (B) in each course to showcase their foundational knowledge of food, nutrition, and health.

• Two-terms/full-year (6 credits or equivalent) Human Physiology (e.g. FNH 160 & 161, BIOL 155 or BIOL 153, or CAPS 301)
• One-term (half-year) Introductory Biochemistry (e.g. BIOL 201, or BIOC 202)
• One-term (half-year) Statistics (e.g. STAT 200, or LFS 252, or BIOL 300, or EPSE 482, or FRST 231)
• One-term (half-year) Introductory Nutrition (e.g. FNH 250)
• One-term (half-year) Introductory Food Science (e.g. FNH 200)*

*Understanding the difficulty of accessing an equivalent Food Science course to FNH 200, even as part of a nutrition degree in Canada, the MND program allows this course to be in-progress at the time of application. See condition a. below.

Applicants can have multiple attempts at each prerequisite; the higher grade will be used in the GPA calculation. If multiple courses are declared to fulfill one prerequisite, then a simple average of these course grades will be used.

The MND Program will accept either condition a. or b., but not both:

• At the time of applying to the program, an applicant is allowed FNH 200 and a maximum of one other prerequisite course in progress.

For example, having both FNH 200 and biochemistry, or FNH 200 and human physiology in progress are allowed, but an applicant with both biochemistry and physiology in progress will not be considered eligible for admission to the MND

A transcript from the institution needs to display that the course is “registered” or “in-progress”. The deadline for submitting the final grade of all “in-progress” courses is May 3 of the admission year (e.g. for 2026 September intake, all grades should be submitted by May 3, 2026). An applicant with a conditional admission offer who fails the prerequisite course may forfeit their spot in the program.

• Maximum one prerequisite course can be graded as “credit” or “complete” via the official transcript, without a percentage or letter grade. The admissions reviewers will acknowledge completion of the course, but it will not be included in the GPA evaluation. This condition does not substitute any prerequisite with a grade below 72 (B) on the applicant’s transcript.

As part of the required Self-Report Form, all applicants will identify their prerequisite courses.  If required, you will submit additional forms and course syllabi. All applicants should review the prerequisite flowchart carefully, to understand whether their Self-Report Form will require supporting documentation. 

For more information, please visit the program site.