Genetic Counseling Undergraduate Minor

Program Requirements

  • Minimum of 24 credit hours. 
Required6
Introduction to Clinical Genetics
Select one course from the following:
DNA and the Countless Ways Genetics Influence Your Daily Life
The Best Career You Never Heard Of: How to Think Like a Genetic Counselor
Biology3
Genetics
Chemistry3
Chemical Principles of Biochemistry
Biochemistry I
Psychology/Counseling3
General Psychology
Statistics3
Select one course from the following:
Elementary Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Fundamental Concepts of Statistics
Statistics in Behavioral Science Research
Electives6-8
Select 6-8 credits from the following:
Human Anatomy
and Human Anatomy Laboratory
Human Physiology
and Human Physiology Laboratory
Cell Biology
Advanced Topics in Genetics
Advanced Topics in Neurobiology
Cell Cycle and Cancer
Stress Management
Helping Skills
Introduction to Interprofessional Education and Practice
Seminar in Interprofessional Education and Practice
Healthcare Policy
Culturally Relevant Healthcare
Human Development Across the Life Span
Infant and Child Development
Adolescent Development: From Puberty to Young Adulthood
Adult Development
Issues in Parenting
Medical Terminology for Public Health Professionals
Personal Health
Global Health
Community Health
Race, Ethnicity, and Health
Clinical Human Anatomy
Biological Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Theories of Personality
Ethnicity, Development, and Psychopathology
Psychology of Aging
Health Psychology and Culture