
Loma Linda University
Master Program in Genetic Counseling
Location: Loma Linda, CA
Program Length: 21 months
Mission: To build a nationally recognized program which provides graduates of the program with skills and values to thrive in clinical genetics and genomics with adaptive expertise, to align with Loma Linda University’s mission of comprehensive whole person care through academic rigor, fieldwork rotations, introspection and diversity in didactic and experiential curriculum.
Vision: To train genetic counselors from diverse backgrounds to excel in their professional roles in a variety of settings, with the goal of enabling inclusive and equitable provision of genetic counseling services to all communities locally and nationally, that is valuable to these communities.
- GRE – ❌
- International students – ✅
- GPA requirement = 3.0
- In-state priority – ❌
- Interviews – Virtual
- In-state: $86,275
- Out-of-state: $86,275
- International: $86,275
- Tuition reduction options – ❌
- On-campus work opportunities – Some
- Match and/or Application Waivers – ✅ (for qualifying candidates)
- First cohort will have fieldwork rotations at Loma Linda Health and affiliated hospitals in the area
Loma Linda University is a designated Minority-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education under Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act. The MSGC Program is in the School of Medicine whose Office of Diversity is committed to providing guidance, support, and training to our students, faculty and staff.
The program has a diversity of members on its Advisory Board, curriculum committee and program admissions committee with admission rubrics designed to address unconscious bias.
- Students will be placed in fieldwork rotations within the Loma Linda University Health system which serves 25% of California. One in 3 people who visit LLU Health’s hospitals are insured by publicly funded health insurance (Medi-Cal) making our health system an essential safety-net provider to some of the most vulnerable in our region.
For more information, please contact Subhadra Ramanathan, Program Director: sramanathan@llu.edu or call 909-558-2262.
To request more information about this program, please complete this form.