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The Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences program focuses on studying how food, drinks, and dietary supplements influence growth, biological functions, health maintenance, and disease treatment.
Students without basic computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, and data management should take CIS1200 Introduction to Computing early in their studies.
Hosted by the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, this program offers comprehensive training in nutrition biology, physiology, disease processes, pharmacology, and nutraceuticals. Address nutritional challenges in food, pharmaceutical, and natural health sectors by learning how nutrients, plant compounds, toxins, and food processing byproducts impact human health.
The secondary school graduation certificate which would admit a student to an internationally recognized university in his or her home country is normally acceptable for admission to the University of Guelph.
English Proficiency Requirements
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6
Cambridge English: C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency - Minimum overall score of 176 with no band less than 169.
Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) - Minimum overall band score of 70
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-based: minimum total score of 89 with no individual scaled score less than 21; Computer-based: minimum score of 250; Paper-based: minimum score of 600
Duolingo English Test - Minimum overall score of 110. Individual subscores may be considered.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) - Minimum score of 60 and no score less than 60 for any individual component
Advanced Level of the English Language Certificate Program - Successful completion of the University of Guelph, Open Learning Advanced Level of the English Language Certificate Program (Levels 9 and 10).