• 40 academic graduate course credits
• 19 credits of fieldwork (1,000 hours) for which tuition is not charged
• A Master’s Thesis in the final year

The program can be completed on a full-time basis in 21 months or part-time in three years. The academic year commences in late August.

A typical full-time program

Year 1:

Fall:
Advanced Human Genetics
Advanced Human Genetics Special Topics Workshop
Human Embryology
Issues in Genetic Counseling I
The Empathic Attitude
Introduction to Clinical Medicine
Fieldwork (laboratory and/or clinical)
Spring:
Reproductive Genetics
Human Physiology
Issues in Genetic Counseling II
Issues in Public Health Genetics
Delivery of Genetic Services
Seminar in Genetic Counseling I
Fieldwork (clinical and/or laboratory)
Master’s Thesis preparation workshops
Summer:
Clinical fieldwork (320 hours, 40 days = either 5 days/week for 8 weeks or
4 days/week for 10 weeks)

Year 2:

Fall:
Medical Genetics Seminar
Biochemical Genetics
Seminar in Genetic Counseling II
Issues in Genetic Counseling III
Genetic Counseling Case Management Practicum
Master’s Thesis preparation
Clinical rotations
Interviewing/resume building workshops
Spring:
Medical Genetics Seminar
Issues in Genetic Counseling IV
Genetic Counseling Case Management Practicum
Clinical rotations
Master’s Thesis completion by mid-March