Timeline

Admissions Timeline for Autumn 2026 Enrollment

• September 1, 2025: Projected open date for UW Graduate School, SOPHAS, and DICAS applications
• December 1, 2025: Application deadline (see below for full deadline policy)
  • UW Graduate School application must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. PT
  • SOPHAS application must be submitted by 8:59 p.m. PT (11:59 p.m. ET)
  • DICAS application must be submitted by 8:59 p.m. PT (11:59 p.m. ET)
• Mid-January 2026: Select applicants invited to participate in interviews
• Late January 2026: Interviews conducted via Zoom with members of the admissions committee
• Early February 2026: All decisions (admit, waitlist, deny) conveyed via email
• Early March 2026: Visit events for admitted students held on UW Seattle campus and online
• April 15, 2026: Reply deadline for initial round of degree offers (Note: Admitted GCPD applicants may have a different reply deadline)
• September 30, 2026: Autumn quarter begins

2026-27 UW Academic Calendar Summary

Deadline Policy

The application deadline for autumn 2026 entry is December 1, 2025. The UW Graduate School application deadline is at 11:59 p.m. PT and the SOPHAS and DICAS application deadline is 8:59 p.m. PT (11:59 p.m. ET).

• Master of Science (MS) applicants must submit a UW Graduate School application.
• Master of Public Health (MPH) applicants must submit both UW Graduate School and SOPHAS applications.
• Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics (GCPD) applicants must submit a DICAS application in addition to their chosen degree application(s).

For guaranteed consideration, your application(s) and all affiliated materials must be submitted by the posted deadline(s). The application portals will close at the times listed above. Materials not directly submitted by the applicant (recommendations and official test scores) that arrive after the deadline will be date-stamped.

Review and/or consideration of incomplete applications or late materials is at the discretion of the Food System, Nutrition, and Health Program admissions committee. If application materials are missing due to circumstances beyond an applicant’s control, the committee will take that into consideration and make its judgment based on the information available.

Review Process

Applications for graduate study, whether combined with the GCPD or not, are reviewed holistically and assessed by a faculty admissions committee. The committee considers each applicant’s academic record and skills, relevant professional work and/or volunteer experience, how they may have overcome adversity or disadvantage in achieving educational goals, and their motivation towards and fit within the Food System, Nutrition, and Health Program.

Admission to the Food System, Nutrition, and Health Program and the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics (RDN training) is competitive.