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How to Apply

to the Food and Business Economics Graduate Program

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Affiliated Programs

  1. 5-year B.S. + M.S. Food and Business Economics Program
  2. Undergraduate Program in Environmental and Business Economics

See Also

  1. Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (DAFRE)
  2. Rutgers’ School of Graduate Studies

All application material is available at gradstudy.rutgers.edu. Our program code is 395: Food and Business Economics. All materials must be sent to the Graduate Admissions office, i.e., please do not send any application material to the program. 

Application Requirements Include

  • Minimum 3.0 GPA or better is required at the time of application
  • All students entering the program are expected to have had courses in intermediate micro economic theory, statistics, and calculus. Students without the necessary background may be admitted provisionally; however, they are required to take courses to make up any deficiencies in these areas. Courses taken to rectify background deficiencies cannot be used as credit towards satisfying degree requirements.
  • Non-native speakers are required to take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
  • Factors used in evaluating applicants are: : undergraduate GPA; grades in economics, business, mathematics, and statistics courses; TOEFL scores (if applicable), letters of recommendation, and the personal statement. We do not require GRE.

Deadlines: Application deadline with financial aid is March 1