Genetic Counseling Sample Course Schedule

This is an example of a possible schedule of courses for students who will graduate in 2006.

Semester I (Fall Semester): 12 credits: Medical Genetics 713, 3 credits (16 hrs/wk) — Practicum in Genetic Counseling; Medical Genetics 677, 1 credit — Human Genetics (Medical Genetics 565); Medical Genetics 737, 1 credit — Contemporary Professional Issues in Genetic Counseling; Counseling Psych 650, 3 credits — Theory and Practice in Interviewing; Medical Genetics 739, 2 credits — Literature Search Strategies and Literature Analysis; Medical Genetics 744, 2 credit — Genetic Counseling for Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Semester II (Spring Semester): 8+ credits: Medical Genetics 714, 3 credits (16 hrs/wk) — Practicum in Genetic Counseling; Medical Genetics 737, 1 credit — Contemporary Professional Issues in Genetic Counseling; Medical Genetics 770, 1 credit — GC Risk Calculation; Medical Genetics 677, 2 credits — Cancer Genetics; Medical Genetics 993, 1 credit — Human Genetics Seminar; Elective — not required, director approval needed
Summer session:*: Medical Genetics 742, 1 credit — Human Embryology, Teratology and Abnormal Development
Semester III (Fall Semester): 12 credits: Medical Genetics 813, 4 credits (20 hrs/wk) — Advanced Practicum in Genetic Counseling; Medical Genetics 990, 1 credit — Genetic Counseling Research; Human Development and Family Studies 516, 3 credits — Family Stress and Coping; Medical Genetics 731, 3 credits — Cliical Genetics; Medical Genetics 737, 1 credit — Contemporary Professional Issues in Genetic Counseling
Semester IV (Spring Semester): 9 credits: Medical Genetics 814, 4 credits (20 hrs/wk) — Advanced Practicum in Genetic Counseling; HuMedical Genetics 990, 2 credits — Genetic Counseling Research; Medical Genetics 737, 1 credit — Contemporary Professional Issues in Genetic Counseling; Medical Genetics 562, 2 credits — Human Cytogenetics

* students who TA in the spring do not pay summer school tuition