A Director’s Welcome

Hello and welcome! My name is Maria and I am the Director of UConn’s Genetic Counseling Program. As Program Director, I want to give you some insight into my background, values, and teaching philosophy. I remember the nervousness, excitement, and hard work that accompanies applying to genetic counseling programs. By following a guided path of […]

Advisory Board

The UConn Genetic Counseling Program has an external advisory board comprised of genetic counselors, advocates, clinicians, and leaders 1 Todd Arnold, PhD Biotechnology leader, team builder, and advocate for STEM programs 2 Jaclyn Bierne, MD  Medical Geneticist, UConn Health and CT Children’s Hospital 3 Pamela Chudzik, MA Associate Executive Director, CT Chapter Cystic Fibrosis Foundation […]

Increasing Diversity in the Genetic Counseling Profession

The program recognizes the critical need to increase diversity and access within the field of genetic counseling and we are committed to expanding access to the profession. We believe that the admissions process could be particularly impactful in these efforts. Therefore, we have designed a more holistic admissions process aimed at capturing the intersectionality of […]

Policies and Procedures

Programmatic Remediation For students experiencing academic difficulty, the use of remediation actions prior to the initiation of probation or dismissal will be enacted in collaboration with program leadership. The Program Director may meet with you and/or the faculty member to discuss the difficulty and explore options to assist you. Options may include writing center referrals, […]

Genetic Counseling Program Standards and Milestones

Semester 1: Introductory Meeting with Major Advisor Each student in a graduate degree program must have a major advisor. A major advisor must be appointed to the Graduate Faculty at the appropriate level by the Dean of The Graduate School, by authorization of the President of the University, to advise students at that level in […]

Program Fees

The application and programmatic fees are listed in this section titled “For All Students”.  Breakdown of by-credit based tuition and fees is provided in pages below for  in-state, out-of-state, or New England Regional tuition and fees. Item Notes Costs UConn Grad School Application Fee Before Dec 15 of application year  $75 Professional Library Texts text […]

Fieldwork Internship Rotations are 10 weeks

Section MenuHome PageFieldwork Starts Semester 1Fieldwork Internship Rotations are 10 weeksFieldwork Rotation SitesEnrichment RotationsSupplemental ActivitiesThere are six (6) 10-week fieldwork internship rotations in prenatal, pediatric/general, cancer, cardiovascular, laboratory, and research genetic specialties toward meeting the accreditation standard of 50 core cases. The students will commence the first rotation in January of Year 1 and from […]

Fieldwork Rotation Sites

  Cancer | Pediatrics | Prenatal | Adult   Cancer | Prenatal | Adult   Cancer | Cardiac   Cardiac   Laboratory   Cancer   Cancer   Pediatrics | Metabolic   Pediatrics | Adult

Curricular Design

Section MenuHome PageCurricular DesignUConn GC Plan of StudyClass DescriptionsProgram GoalsOur Genetic Counseling Program’s online classes, clinical experiences, research requirements, and supplementary activities are coordinated and integrated to create a curriculum designed to support student attainment of the skills described in the four domains of a Genetic Counselor’s Practice-Based Competencies. UConn’s Genetic Counseling Program educational philosophy […]

Class Descriptions

UConn Genetic Counseling Plan of Study Course Numbers and Descriptions  Course Number Course Name Credits Description ISG 5100 Foundations of Genetic and Genomic Medicine 3 Foundational concepts and application of genetics and genomics in the context of human disease ISG 5102 Clinical Applications of Genetic and Genomic Technologies 3 Principles, clinical applications, and interpretation of […]