Overview

Key Features

The Ohio State University Genetic Counseling program will provide graduate students interested in entering a career in genetic counseling with an excellent integrated medical genetics graduate education at the master’s level. Students will benefit from the Institution’s environment with a culture embodied in its values of altruism, compassion, diversity, education, ethics, honesty, humanism, integrity, lifelong learning, personal and professional growth, professionalism, respect, responsibility and safe spaces. Graduates from our program will have a unique perspective on the integration of emerging genetic and genomic technologies and healthcare.

Fieldwork placement sites

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Adult Medical Genetics
Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center
Cardiovascular Genetic and Genomic Medicine Clinic
Genitourinary Cancer
Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Cancer
Gynecologic Oncology Cancer
Hematologic Malignancies/General Cancer
Molecular Laboratory
Neurogenetics
Ophthalmology
Prenatal

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Cardiogenetics
Developmental Disability Autism Center
General Pediatric Genetics
Hematology/Oncology
Laboratory
Neurogenetics Pediatrics
Specialty Clinics

Akron Children’s Hospital

Dayton Children’s Hospital

Genetic Alliance

Genome Medical

Invitae

Miami Valley Hospital/Premier Health - Prenatal

Mount Carmel

Cancer
Prenatal

Myriad Genetics

OhioHealth Bing Cancer Center

ProMedica

PWNHealth

Programme Structure

Courses Overview

Our program’s curricular goals are to teach our students to:

Demonstrate advanced knowledge in genetics, genomics and psychosocial counseling for use in evidence based practice.
Critically think, evaluate and synthesize information from research, as well as produce their own sound and scientific research related to the genetics profession.
Show respect and empathy to their patients, peers, learners, supervisors and other healthcare professionals.
Achieve positions of leadership within their practice setting, local communities and national organizations and will provide mentorship to developing genetic counselors.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-30 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Columbus, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Bachelor's degree (or higher) in the majors of biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, any of the biological sciences or related areas or a combination of majors. Psychology and other majors will be considered provided they have completed all other requirements.
Shadowing or meeting with a genetic counselor (if feasible, exposure in a clinical setting is highly recommended). Please do not include shadowing experience on your CV. There is a question about shadowing in the application itself, and you can discuss shadowing experience in the personal statement if you feel it is appropriate.
Counseling experience (e.g. advocacy work, paid or volunteer work on a crisis hotline, pregnancy/reproductive counseling service, and other forms of community engagement)
Registration with the NMS

One semester each of genetics, statistics, psychology and biochemistry.
Pre-requisites coursework

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

44310 USD / year

≈ 44310 USD / year
Out-of-State

44310 USD / year

≈ 44310 USD / year
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In-State

14318 USD / year

≈ 14318 USD / year

Living costs

Columbus

United States

940 - 1520 USD / month

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