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Degree requirements
To earn your degree in the University of Washington Genetic Counseling Graduate Program (UW GCGP), 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.
View all the courses you will take quarter by quarter below and read descriptions for all these courses in the UW Course Catalog.
Year One
The number of credits appears in parentheses after the course name.
Autumn Quarter: 15 credits
- GCNSL 511: Genetic Counseling Theory & Practice I (3)
- GCNSL 512: Financial, Ethical, Legal & Social Issues in Genetics (3)
- GCNSL 513: Clinical Skills I (2)
- GCNSL 515: Principles of Human & Medical Genetics (5)
- GCNSL 526: Clinical Embryology (2)
Winter Quarter: 13 credits
- GCNSL 521: Genetic Counseling Theory & Practice II (3)
- GCNSL 522: Reproductive Genetics (3)
- GCNSL 523: Clinical Skills II (2)
- GCNSL 524: Biostatistics in Genetic Counseling (2)
- GCNSL 525: Pediatric & Biochemical Genetics (3)
Spring Quarter: 13 credits
- GCNSL 531: Genetic Counseling Theory & Practice III (3)
- GCNSL 532: Cancer Genetics & Genomics (2)
- GCNSL 533: Clinical Practicum I (1)
- GCNSL 534: Research Methods & Design in Genetic Counseling (2)
- GCNSL 535: Adult Genetics & Common Diseases (3)
- GCNSL 536: Applied Clinical & Laboratory Genetics (2)
Summer Quarter: 5 credits
- GCNSL 543: Clinical Practicum II (5)
Year Two
The number of credits appears in parentheses after the course name.
Autumn Quarter: 10 credits
- GCNSL 551: Professional Issues in Genetic Counseling (3)
- GCNSL 553: Clinical Practicum III (4)
- GCNSL 554: Capstone Project in Genetic Counseling I (3)
Winter Quarter: 10 credits
- GCNSL 561: Advanced Concepts in Genetic Counseling (3)
- GCNSL 563: Clinical Practicum IV (4)
- GCNSL 564: Capstone Project in Genetic Counseling II (3)