Wednesday, July 14, 2010

School Profile

The University of North Carolina Greensboro

Image Source:www.uncg.edu


Location: Greensboro, North Carolina

Tuition: Instate-about $3000
Out of state-about $10,000 per semester
(financial aid available)

Length of Program: 55 semester hours, 2 years including summers

Admission Requirements: Transcript, GRE Scores, 3 Recommendations Letters

Classes: Genetics, Biochemistry, Statistics

Recommended Activities: Shadowing Genetic Counselor, Social Services/Crisis Prevention Experience

Deadline for Admission: December 1

About The Program: The first class graduated in 2002. The have clinical rotations at hospitals, clinics, and schools such as Duke University Medical Center, Fullerton Genetics Clinic, and Wake Forest School of Medicine. The course load is about 13 credits a semester with classes that include Human Molecular Genetics, Genetics Journal Club, and Research in Methods in Clinical Psychology. In addition to classes and clinical rotations each student must do a research project approved by the program director and guided by the research program committee. The student must write a report and present research to their teacher and classmates. For more information about the genetic counseling program at North Carolina Greensboro, please visit http://www.uncg.edu/gen/

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