MS in Genetic Counseling at Boston University

Programme overview

An ACGC-accredited programme educating students in the core concepts of human genetics and counseling through coursework, clinical training, research preparation, case conferences, grand rounds and journal clubs. Optional dual degrees are available with an MPH or, for Genetics & Genomics PhD students, a PhD/MS.

Faculty: Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | Department: Graduate Medical Sciences | Duration: Two academic years full-time plus the intervening summer; minimum 48 unit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Courses include Professional Issues, Embryology, Teratology and Prenatal Genetics, Clinical Applications in Human Genetics, Cancer Genetic Counseling, Genetic Diagnosis and Laboratory Methods, Advanced Genetic Counseling and Research Methods, with four fieldwork rotations (prenatal, pediatric/general, cancer, nonclinical), an external summer rotation and a capstone research project with manuscript.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate Medical Sciences general eligibility: applicants must have completed all requirements for a baccalaureate degree; applicants may apply to up to two GMS programmes and must meet the GMS Technical Standards.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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