Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC) is the accreditation board for graduate programs in genetic counseling. ACGC advances quality in genetic counseling education by developing and maintaining standards for educational and clinical training of genetic counseling students and implementing a peer-review process to evaluate programs.

What We Do

Accreditation is a process of external peer review in which a private, nongovernmental agency or association grants public recognition to an institution or specialized program of study that meets certain established qualifications and educational standards, as determined through initial and subsequent periodic evaluations. The Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC) is the specialized program accreditation board for educational training programs granting master’s degrees or higher in genetic counseling.
Acknowledgement of Our Volunteers

Thank you to our many volunteers from this past year – we couldn’t do it without you! Click here to view our 2020 volunteers.

Accreditation of Educational Programs

The Board of Directors establishes the Standards of Accreditation ​and evaluates programs against those standards to determine accreditation status. Interested in establishing a new program?  Read More

Volunteer Opportunities

ACGC relies on its volunteers to complete a number of organizational activities critical to its mission. There are a number of ways in which you can become involved if interested in volunteering.  Read More

News & Events

ACGC Practice Based Competency (PBC) Revision – Public Comment Now Open

The Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC) invites the public …
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Article published in Journal of Genetic Counseling

ACGC has published an article in the Journal of Genetic …
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ACGC Guidance Related to Compliance with the Standards in Time of COVID-19 View Here