Our high-quality curriculum is built on the premise that all students are capable of success. It balances challenging coursework with clinical activities and research that promote attainment of the ABGC Practice Based Competencies. Students engage in the bulk of their courses in the first year of the program and focus on clinical training and their capstone research project in the second year. All courses have been specifically developed for Genetic Counseling Program and course descriptions may be found in the UCSF Course Catalog.
QUARTER 1
FALL
- GENCOUNSEL201: Human & Molecular Genetics
- GENCOUNSEL202: Clinical Cytogenetics
- GENCOUNSEL203: Research Methods for Genetic Counselors I
- GENCOUNSEL204: Principles of Counseling & Lived Exp of Illness
- GENCOUNSEL205: Advanced Medical Genetics I
- GENCOUNSEL207: Clinical Embryology for Genetics Clinicians (online)
QUARTER 2
WINTER
- GENCOUNSEL208: Research Methods for Genetic Counselors I
- GENCOUNSEL209: The GC Session: Theory to Practice
- GENCOUNSEL210: Reproductive Genetics
- GENCOUNSEL211: Advanced Medical Genetics II
- GENCOUNSEL212: Graduate Seminar in Genetics I
- GENCOUNSEL213: Variant Interpretation & Advanced Technologies
- GENCOUNSEL214: Externship I
QUARTER 3
SPRING
- GENCOUNSEL215: Hereditary Cancer Genomics
- GENCOUNSEL216: Social, Ethical and Legal Issues in Genetics
- GENCOUNSEL217: Graduate Seminar in Genetics II
- GENCOUNSEL218: Advanced Medical Genetics III
- GENCOUNSEL219: Foundational Counseling Skills
- GENCOUNSEL232: Reimbursement Fundamentals in Genomic Medicine (mini course)
- GENCOUNSEL220: Externship II
- GENCOUNSEL224: Capstone Research Project
QUARTER 4
SUMMER
- GENCOUNSEL225: Clinical Rotation I
- GENCOUNSEL224: Capstone Research Project
QUARTER 5
FALL
- GENCOUNSEL221: Integral Topics to Genetic Counseling
- GENCOUNSEL229: Process Group I
- GENCOUNSEL226: Clinical Rotation II
- GENCOUNSEL224: Capstone Research Project
QUARTER 6
WINTER
- GENCOUNSEL222: Advanced Genetic Counseling Skills
- GENCOUNSEL227: Clinical Rotation III
- GENCOUNSEL230: Process Group II
- GENCOUNSEL224: Capstone Research Project
QUARTER 7
SPRING
- GENCOUNSEL223: Professional Formation
- GENCOUNSEL228: Clinical Rotation IV
- GENCOUNSEL231: Process Group III
- GENCOUNSEL224: Capstone Research Project