Genetic Counseling Minor

Exposing students to the area of genetic counseling and provides some of the coursework required for admission to a genetic counseling graduate program. Genetic counselors occupy a niche working with families of children with serious genetic diseases.  Gain knowledge in “personalized medicine,” in which genetic information is used to determine an individualized treatment.

Required Courses

• PHI 220 Ethics
• Choose One:
  
  • BIO 304 Genetics and Society AND BIO 314 Genetics and Society Lab
  • BIO 230 Genetics with Lab
• Choose One:
  
  • PSY 204 Psychology of the Infant and Toddler
  • PSY 207 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • PSY 325 Health Psychology
• Choose One:
  
  • PSY 430 Human Neuropsychology
  • MAT 216 Statistical Data Analysis
  • MAT 315 Applied Probability and Statistic
  • CSC 314 Bioinformatics
  • BIO 378 Biological Research and Data Analysis
  • PSY 227 Behavioral Science Statistics

Minor Electives

• Choose One:
  • BIO 202 Human Biology
  • CHE 200 Introductory Chemistry with Lab
  • CHE 205 Chemistry of Life with Lab
  • CHE 210/212 General Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab
  • CHE 316 Biochemistry I
  • PSY 204 Psychology of the Infant and Toddler
  • PSY 207 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • PSY 325 Health Psychology
  • PSY 430 Human Neuropsychology
  • PSY 450 Counseling and Clinical Psychology