Genetics Program
University of Connecticut
Diagnostic Genetic Sciences
Diagnostic Genetic Sciences
Why DGS?
- Educational and training program preparing highly skilled professionals for the expanding genetics and genomics workforce
- DGS = Cytogenetics+Molecular diagnostics for evaluation of chromosomes & DNA for genetic disease risk prediction, diagnosis & prognosis
- Graduates are competitive applicants to genetic counseling, life sciences and medical graduate programs
- Program well known and highly respected across the country
- Students have been recipients of many professional research and scholarship awards
- Faculty provide students with personalized career advisement
- Lab classes have 16 or fewer students with an average class size of 14
- Curriculum includes full-time 6-month internship
- High pass rate on the American Society for Clinical Pathology certification exam
- Graduates in high demand in a job market that has remained plentiful, even in rough economic times
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