Required prerequisites for admission (to be completed before enrollment)

• General biology
• Human embryology or vertebrate developmental biology
• Genetics (Mendelian)
• Molecular genetics or cell biology
• Basic chemistry
• Probability and statistics
• Exposure to and/or shadowing of genetic counseling
• Experience in a counseling-based agency (e.g., Planned Parenthood, crisis hotline, HIV counseling facility, etc.)
• Computer literacy

Recommended prerequisites

• Biochemistry
• Physiology
• Abnormal psychology
• Psychology of personality
• Organic chemistry
• Fluency in a foreign language, particularly Spanish
• Philosophy
• Bioethics