| ACGC released the revised Standards of Accreditation for Graduate Programs in Genetic Counseling, effective October 1, 2019. For more information, please see the Standards of Accreditation page. |
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The following programs have received and are currently maintaining ACGC accreditation. All students entering a program that holds any accreditation status at the time of matriculation may apply to sit the American Board of Genetic Counseling certification examination.
Terminology
Accredited: a program that holds accreditation and has undergone at least one site visit and self-study.
Accredited, New Program: a program that holds accreditation and is within 4 years of having opened. These programs have not yet undergone a site visit and self-study.
Probationary Accreditation: a program that holds accreditation but has been identified by ACGC to have serious, pervasive problems that interfere with student training.
| Genetic Counseling Programs – U.S. | |||
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| State | Program | Accreditation Status | |
| AL | University of Alabama at Birmingham Master of Science in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| AR | University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Master of Science in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| AZ | Arizona State University Genetic Counseling Training Program |
Accredited, New Program | |
| AZ | University of Arizona Genetic Counseling Graduate Program |
Accredited, New Program | |
| CA | University of California, Irvine Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program |
Accredited | |
| CA | University of California, Los Angeles Master of Science in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited, New Program | |
| CA | University of California, San Francisco Genetic Counseling Program |
Accredited, New Program | |
| CA | Keck Graduate Institute Master of Science in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling |
Accredited, New Program | |
| CA | Stanford University Master of Science in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| CO | University of Colorado Denver Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| CT | University of Connecticut Genetic Counseling Professional Science Master’s Degree Program |
Accredited, New Program | |
| FL | University of South Florida Genetic Counseling Training Program |
Accredited | |
| GA | Emory University School of Medicine Master of Medical Science in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| ID | Boise State University Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited, New Program | |
| IL | Northwestern University Medical School Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| IN | Indiana State University Master of Science in Genetic Counseling |
Probationary Accreditation | |
| IN | Indiana University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program |
Accredited | |
| MD | Johns Hopkins University/National Human Genome Research Institute Genetic Counseling Training Program |
Accredited | |
| MD | University of Maryland School of Medicine Master’s Degree in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| MA | Bay Path University Master of Science in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| MA | Boston University School of Medicine Masters in Genetic Counseling Training Program |
Accredited | |
| MA | Brandeis University Master of Science Program in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| MA | MGH Institute of Health Professions Master of Science in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited, New Program | |
| MI | University of Michigan Genetic Counseling Program |
Accredited | |
| MI | Wayne State University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program |
Accredited | |
| MN | University of Minnesota Graduate Program of Study in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| MO | Washington University in St. Louis Program in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited, New Program | |
| NC | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Master of Science Program in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| NC | Wake Forest University Master’s in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited, New Program | |
| NE | University of Nebraska Medical Center Genetic Counseling Education Program |
Accredited, New Program | |
| NJ | Kean University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program |
Accredited, New Program | |
| NJ | Rutgers University Genetic Counseling Master’s Program |
Accredited | |
| NY | Columbia University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program |
Accredited, New Program | |
| NY | Long Island University (LIU) Post Genetic Counseling Graduate Program |
Accredited | |
| NY | Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Master of Science Program in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| NY | Sarah Lawrence College Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics |
Accredited | |
| NY | University of Rochester The Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program |
Accredited, New Program |
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| OH | Case Western Reserve University Genetic Counseling Training Program |
Accredited | |
| OH | Ohio State University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program |
Accredited | |
| OH | University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Genetic Counseling Program |
Accredited | |
| OK | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Master of Science in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| PA | Thomas Jefferson University MS in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| PA | University of Pennsylvania Master of Science in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| PA | University of Pittsburgh Genetic Counseling Program |
Accredited | |
| SC | University of South Carolina Genetic Counseling Program |
Accredited | |
| SD | Augustana University Augustana-Sanford Genetic Counseling Graduate Program |
Accredited | |
| TN | Vanderbilt University Master of Genetic Counseling Program |
Accredited, New Program | |
| TX | Baylor College of Medicine Master of Science in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| TX | University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston Program in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| UT | University of Utah Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited | |
| VA | Virginia Commonwealth University Genetic Counseling Program |
Accredited | |
| WA | University of Washington Genetic Counseling Graduate Program |
Accredited, New Program | |
| WI | University of Wisconsin-Madison Genetic Counseling Master’s Program |
Accredited | |
| WI | Medical College of Wisconsin Master of Science in Genetic Counseling |
Accredited, New Program | |
| Genetic Counselling Programs – Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Province | Program | Accreditation Status | |
| BC | University of British Columbia Master’s Program in Genetic Counselling |
Accredited | |
| MB | University of Manitoba MSc in Genetic Counselling |
Accredited | |
| ON | University of Toronto Master of Science in Genetic Counselling |
Accredited | |
| QC | McGill University MSc in Genetic Counselling |
Accredited | |
| Developing Genetic Counseling Programs* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Institution | Status | Application Review Cycle |
| NY | University of Rochester | Candidate | May 15, 2022 |
| SC | Medical University of South Carolina | Candidate | May 15, 2022 |
*None at this time. These programs are not yet accredited by ACGC, but have demonstrated sufficient development to be invited to submit a New Program Application by achieving Candidacy status. Once a New Program Application is submitted, the average timeline to an accreditation decision is 8-12 months.