NSGC Prospective Genetic Counselor Student Fair Schedule

September 24, 2026

  • 11:00 – 11:45 am CT:  Welcome & General Information Session presented by the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) and Genetic Counselor Educators Association (GCEA)
  • 11:45 am – 12:00 pm CT:  Break
  • 12:00 – 12:45 pm CT:  Student Experience Panel hosted in partnership with the NSGC Student/New Grad SIG
  • 12:45 – 1:00 pm CT:  Break
  • 1:00 – 3:00 pm CT:  Visit with participating Genetic Counseling Training Program Rooms

Genetic Counseling Training Programs in North America

Learn about each of the genetic counseling training programs and national professional organizations participating in this year’s NSGC Prospective Genetic Counselor Student Fair, listed by region below. Unless a specific agenda is noted, each program’s Zoom room will provide information about their respective program and allow for Q&A. Each program or organization’s Zoom Room will be linked below for you to join and meet with their representative/s during the fair to learn more, ask questions, and network!

MIDWEST REGION

Augustana-Sanford Genetic Counseling Graduate Program

Case Western Reserve University

Cincinnati Genetic Counseling Graduate Program

Indiana University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program

Northwestern University

The Ohio State University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program

The University of Chicago

University of Kansas

University of Michigan Genetic Counseling Program (UMGCP)

  • Zoom Link: https://smithbucklin.zoom.us/j/96265959409
  • At 1:30 pm and 2:15 pm CT UMGCP will provide a brief (approximately 10-minute) overview of the program.
  • Between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm CT UMGCP students will join to share their perspective.

University of Minnesota

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Washington University

  • Zoom Link: https://smithbucklin.zoom.us/j/93793628197
  • Program directors and current second year students will be available to answer questions about the program’s curriculum, fieldwork, and research project as well as provide guidance about admissions, scholarships and other student support, and opportunities after graduation.

Wayne State University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program

  • Zoom Link: https://smithbucklin.zoom.us/j/98305216997
  • Meet with program leaders and students to learn more about the Wayne State University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program and ways to develop a strong application.

Genetic Counseling MS Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Madison

NORTHEAST REGION

Bay Path University

 

Boston University Master’s Program in Genetic Counseling

 

Columbia University

 

Geisinger College of Health Sciences

 

Kean University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program

 

Long Island University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program

 

Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions

 

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: Master’s in Genetic Counseling

 

Rutgers University Genetic Counseling Master’s Program

 

Sarah Lawrence College Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics

 

Thomas Jefferson University

  • Zoom Link: https://smithbucklin.zoom.us/j/93821702449
  • 1:00 – 1:30 pm CT – Program overview and Q&A with Program Director
  • 1:30 – 2:00 pm CT – Current student Q&A (open forum) 
  • 2:00 – 2:30 pm CT – Program overview and Q&A with Program Director 
  • 2:30 – 3:00 pm CT – Current student Q&A (open forum) 

 

University at Buffalo

 

University of Connecticut

 

University of Maryland

 

University of Pennsylvania Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program

 

University of Pittsburgh

 

University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

  • Zoom Link: https://smithbucklin.zoom.us/j/97829128751
  • 1:00 – 2:00 pm CT – Meet with program leadership 
  • 2:00 – 2:30 pm CT – Meeting with current students (Class of 2027)
  • 2:30 – 3:00 pm CT – Meet with program leadership

 

Weill Cornell Medicine

 

 

PACIFIC REGION

Genetic Counseling Program at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

 

Keck Graduate Institute

 

Loma Linda University, Master of Science in Genetic Counseling

 

Stanford MS in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling

 

Southern California University of Health Sciences

 

University of California Irvine Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling

 

University of California Los Angeles

 

University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Genetic Counseling Program

  • Zoom Link: https://smithbucklin.zoom.us/j/91783645856
  • 1:00 – 2:00 pm CT – Open format Q&A with the leadership team.
  • 2:00 – 3:00 pm CT – Meet some of the UCSF second-year students for an open-format Q&A in a separate breakout room. Leadership team will remain available for Q&A as well.

 

University of Washington, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program

 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION

  Boise State University

 

  University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus

 

  University of Utah Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling

 

SOUTHEAST REGION

University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

 

Emory University Genetic Counseling Training Program

 

University of North Carolina (UNC) Greensboro

 

University of South Carolina

 

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

 

University of South Florida (USF) Genetic Counseling Program

 

Vanderbilt University Master of Genetic Counseling

 

Virginia Commonwealth University

 

Wake Forest University

 

Xavier University of Louisiana

 

SOUTHWEST REGION

Arizona State University

 

University of Arizona Genetic Counseling Graduate Program

 

Baylor College of Medicine

 

UT Southwestern Genetic Counseling Program 

 

University of Texas Genetic Counseling Program (UTGCP)

 

CANADIAN PROGRAMS

Join program leadership of the four Canadian Genetic Counseling Programs for Q&A:

University of British Columbia 

University of Manitoba 

McGill University

University of Toronto 

 

 

NATIONAL GENETIC COUNSELOR ORGANIZATIONS

American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC)

 

Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC)

 

Genetic Counselor Educators Association (GCEA)

  • For questions related to Genetic Counseling Admissions Match, please contact info@educategc.org

 

National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC)