Courses & Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

To earn your degree in the UW Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, you'll complete 23 courses, including four quarters of practicum (fieldwork) and a capstone project, for a total of 66 credits. All courses are required, and you’ll take them in a fixed sequence with your cohort. 

Course Sequence

The number of credits appears in parentheses after the course name.

Year One

Autumn Quarter
Genetic Counseling Theory & Practice I (3)
Financial, Ethical, Legal & Social Issues in Genetics (3)
Clinical Skills I (2)
Principles of Human & Medical Genetics (5)
Clinical Embryology (2)

Winter Quarter
Genetic Counseling Theory & Practice II (3)
Reproductive Genetics (3)
Clinical Skills II (2)
Biostatistics in Genetic Counseling (2)
Pediatric & Biochemical Genetics (3)

Spring Quarter
Genetic Counseling Theory & Practice III (3)
Cancer Genetics & Genomics (2)
Clinical Practicum I (2)
Research Methods & Design in Genetic Counseling (2)
Adult Genetics & Common Diseases (3)
Applied Clinical & Laboratory Genetics (2)

Summer Quarter
Clinical Practicum II (4)

Year Two

Autumn Quarter
Professional Issues in Genetic Counseling (3)
Clinical Practicum III (4)
Capstone Project in Genetic Counseling I (3)

Winter Quarter
Advanced Concepts in Genetic Counseling (3)
Clinical Practicum IV (4)
Capstone Project in Genetic Counseling II (3)