Program Outcomes
Board Exam Pass Rates
- All attempts: 80/96 (83.33%)
- All first time test takers: 74/85 (87.06%)
- First time test takers (2022-2024): 17/21 (80.95%)
Attrition
2022-2024: 2/23 students (8.7%)
Graduation Rate
2022-2024:21/23 students (91.3%)
Job Placement
2022-2024: 21/21 (100%) of graduates employed in the field of genetic counseling
Program Accreditation
The Genetic Counseling program at UAB is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC). The UAB Genetic Counseling Program received provisional accreditation in 2009 for the ACGC and admitted its first class in 2010. UAB received full, new program accreditation in 2013 and was re-accredited in 2019 for the maximum period of eight years.