Prospective Student Events

Open Houses & Webinars

We host several virtual admissions events each year, between June and November.  Dates are announced on the website and through Facebook and Instagram in advance of each session. 

Spotlight on Fieldwork!

Please join us on Zoom on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 7 PM Eastern, for a virtual event for prospective students.  Associate Program Director Lisa Kessler will lead a discussion about clinical education in the UPenn MSGC program. Lisa, who has been directing clinical education in the program for more than a decade, works with 120+ clinical supervisors to provide outstanding opportunities and mentorship to our students.  
We hope to see you there.  Register at https://hosting.med.upenn.edu/forms/zulu/view.php?id=629716. 

Video Overview

For an overview of the program and admissions information, please view the video of the slides and audio from this October 2022 admissions event.

Summer Internships

In summer 2025 we are again offering full-time, paid, six-week long (40 hours/week @ $17/hour = $3,600) summer internships for undergraduate students from populations/groups that are under-represented in genetic counseling. Lasting six-weeks (from mid-June to the end of July), this experience provides students interested in a career in genetic counseling with exposure to a broad range of clinical genetics specialties, research and laboratory work, shadowing in multiple clinical settings, and opportunities for one-on-one interviews with genetic counselors and current students.

Click here for detailed information on the internships and how to apply.