Curriculum Requirements - MS in Genetic Counseling
A total of 66 credits is required to complete this degree.
Fall 1
| GC 601 | Introduction to the Genetic Counseling Profession | 2 |
| GC 610 | Embryology & Teratology | 1 |
| GC 611 | Preconception & Prenatal Genetic Counseling | 3 |
| GC 612 | Laboratory Methods | 3 |
| GC 621 | Introduction to the Research Process/Capstone I | 2 |
| GC 631 | Genetic Counseling Seminar I | 1 |
| GC 661 | Fieldwork I | 2 |
| HP 818 | IMPACT 1: Interprofessional Practice | 1 |
| HP 001 | Power, Privilege, & Positionality | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring 1
| GC 602 | Introduction to Counseling Techniques | 2 |
| GC 603 | Pediatric & Adult Genetic Counseling | 4 |
| GC 604 | Cancer Genetic Counseling | 4 |
| GC 632 | Genetic Counseling Seminar II | 1 |
| GC 662 | Fieldwork II | 2 |
| GC 691 | Capstone II | 2 |
| HP 819 | IMPACT 2: Interprofessional Project | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Summer 1
Note: GC-664, Fieldwork IV, can be taken in this semester.
| GC 613 | Metabolism | 2 |
| GC 663 | Fieldwork III | 3 |
| HP 821 | IMPACT 3: Interprofessional Ethics | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Fall 2
Note: GC-664, Fieldwork IV, can be taken in Summer 1 instead.
Note: GC-766, Fieldwork VI, can be taken in in this semester.
| GC 664 | Fieldwork IV | 3 |
| GC 701 | Justice, Culture, and ELSI in Genetic Counseling | 3 |
| GC 705 | Advanced Counseling Techniques | 2 |
| GC 713 | Advanced Clinical & Medical Genetics | 3 |
| GC 733 | Genetic Counseling Seminar III | 1 |
| GC 751 | Processing Group I | 1 |
| GC 765 | Fieldwork V | 3 |
| GC 792 | Capstone III | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Spring 2
Note: GC-766, Fieldwork VI, can be taken in Fall 2 instead.
| GC 706 | Advanced Genetic Counseling Profession | 2 |
| GC 734 | Genetic Counseling Seminar IV | 1 |
| GC 752 | Processing Group II | 1 |
| GC 766 | Fieldwork VI | 3 |
| GC 767 | Fieldwork VII | 3 |
| GC 793 | Capstone IV | 2 |
| HP 999 | Interprofessional Seminar | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |