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  • Accreditation: The UAB Genetic Counseling Program received provisional accreditation in 2009 for the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (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 8 years.

  • American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) Board Exam Pass Rates:
    • All attempts: 71/84=84.52%
    • All first time test takers: 66/74=89.19%
    • First time test takers (2021-2023): 13/15=86.67%

  • Attrition (2021-2023): 2/20 students=10%

  • Graduation Rate (2021-2023): 18/20 students=90%

  • Job Placement (2021-2023): 18/18=100% of graduates employed in the field of genetic counseling