Curriculum

The following is a list of the courses needed to satisfy the requirements of the IPIBS. You should discuss course requirements with the graduate program director for your department so that you can plan how to best fit departmental and IPIBS requirements.

Fall, Year One	Details	Credit Hours
Biochemistry I	description	3 credits
Required Elective*		2-6 credits
Methods		3 credits
Rotations		2 credits (1 per quarter)
Seminar		1 credit

Spring, Year One	Details	Credit Hours
Cell Biology		3 credits
Required Elective*		2-6 credits; if not completed in Fall semester
Methods		3 credits; if not completed in Fall semester
Rotations		2 credits; if not completed in Fall semester
Seminar		1 credit

Summer, Year 1	Details	Credit Hours
Research Credits		6 credits or complete rotations

*Menu of Required Electives	Details	Minimum of One in the First Year
Microbiology Introductory Course		3 (Fall)
Biochemistry II	description	3 (Spring)
Immunology		2 (Spring)
Neuroanatomy	description	3 (Fall)
Neural Systems	description	4 (Spring)
Physiology I		3 (Fall)
Physiology II		3 (Spring)
Principles of Drug Action		2 (to be arranged)
Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Action		2 (to be arranged)