Genetic Counseling Programs

Genetic Counseling Programs

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Genetic Counseling Training Programs Accredited by the ABGC - over two dozen masters level genetic counseling programs have either Full or Provisional Program Status. Programs with either type of accreditation meet the rigorous accreditation criteria established by the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC).

Other Programs: International programs and lists

United States - Programs with Full Accreditation:

Arcadia University (Beaver College before 7/16/01), Glenside, PA
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
California State University, Stanislaus, CA
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Howard University, Washington, DC
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
Johns Hopkins Univ. / National Center for Human Genome Research, Bethesda, MD
Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA
University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences, Cincinnati, OH
University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
University of Pittsburgh, PA
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX
University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Canada - Programs with Full Accreditation

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

United States - Programs with Provisional Accreditation Status

Long Island University - CW Post, Brookville, NY

Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

University of Alabama, Bimingham, AL

United States- Program with Probation Status

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR

International Programs:

International Genetic Counseling Programs (Australia, Canada, China, Cuba, France, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom)

Australia

Master in Health Sciences (Genetic Counselling) at the Murdoch Institute, University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne, Australia and Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville Victoria 3052, Phone +61 3 8341 6200; Fax +61 3 9348 1391, e-mail: sahharm@cryptic.rch.unimelb.edu.au
Masters of Science in Genetic Counselling & Graduate Diploma in Genetic Counselling, Hunter Genetics, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Both accredited by the Board of Censors for Genetic Counselling through the Human Genetics Society of Australasia
University of Newcastle, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Genetic Counseling, International Students Office, University Drive
Newcastle, NSW 2308 Australia, io@newcastle.edu, Phone: 011+61-49-216-595, Fax: 011+61-49-601-766, Graduate Diploma
Charles Sturt University
Griffith University

China

Peking University

Cuba

National Center for Medical Sciences - Cuba

France

University of Marseille

Israel

Haddasah Hebrew University

Japan

The Netherlands

University of Groningen

Norway

University of Bergen

Saudi Arabia

King Faisal Hospital and Research Center

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

Uppsala University

Taiwan

National Taiwan University

United Kingdom (England, Wales, other)

University of Manchester, St. Mary's Hospital, Department of Medical Genetics, M.Sc., Genetic Counselling, phone 011+44-161-275-2060, fax: 011+44-161-275-2058, rona.mayall@man.ac.uk

Master’s Degree in Genetic Counselling, Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales

New Programs

(accreditation application newly submitted)

Lists of genetic counseling graduate programs

List of Genetic Counseling Programs outside the United States, gradschools.com
Graduate School List, United States, gradschools.com
Genetic Counseling, Graduate Schools Outside the United States, www.gradschools.com
California State University list
National Society of Genetic Counselors, national and international lists

See also:

Information about Genetic Counseling
Accreditation of Genetic Counseling Programs, American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC)
Certification of Genetic Counselors, American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC)
Careers in Human Genetics
Genetic Counsellors Job advertisement page, Association of Genetic Nurses and Counsellors, United Kingdom
Genetic Counselor's Toolbox, perinatology.com
Who should have a genetics consultation, GeneReviews

List of International Genetic Professional Societies and Associations

Former Programs

University of Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson, AZ (closed 2005)
University of California, Berkeley, CA (closed about 2004)
California State University, Northridge, CA
Genetic Counselling, School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, phone: 011+07- 3875 5109, Graduate Diploma of Genetic Counselling, Griffith University Program, Australia, program withdrawn Sept 1, 2002
Royal Children's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia, Phone:011-07-3253 1686, e-mail: krombergj@health.qld.gov.au
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, M.Sc. Molecular Genetics with Counselling, Imperial College Genetics and Genomics Research Institute, London, phone: 011+44-171-589-5111, fax: 011+44-171-5948002

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