ITP Sample Curriculum

Semester Course Title Credit Hours
 Year 1 Fall  CBIO 455*  Molecular Biology I  4
 Year 1 Fall  BSTP 400^  Research Rotations  1
 Year 1 Fall    Immunology Journal Club (optional this semester)  
 Year 1 Fall  Total    9
 Year 1 Spring  Path 510  Basic Pathol Mech  4
 Year 1 Spring  Path 416  Fundamental Immunol  4
 Year 1 Spring  IBMS 500  Being a Prof Scient  0
 Year 1 Spring  Path 512  Exp Path Seminar II  1
 Year 1 Spring    Immunology Journal Club (optional this semester)  
 Year 1 Spring  Total    9
 Year 1 Summer  RSCH 750  Summer Rsch-PhD  0
 Year 1 Summer  Total    0
Thesis committee chosen; preproposal committee meeting scheduled
 Year 2 Fall  Path 511  Exp Path Seminar I  1
 Year 2 Fall  Path 465  Advanced Immunology  4
 Year 2 Fall    Electives (Core, ITP Track or Other)**  3
 Year 2 Fall  Path 601  Special Problems  1
 Year 2 Fall    Immunology Journal Club (required this semester)  
 Year 2 Fall  Total    9
Thesis proposal defense and advancement to candidacy within next 9 months (note: petition to convert 601 credits to 701 credits for semester in which advancement occurs)
 Year 2 Spring  Path 512  Exp Path Seminar II  Participate without registering
 Year 2 Spring    Electives (Core, ITP Track or Other)**  4-6
 Year 2 Spring  Path 601 or 701  Special Problems or Dissertation PhD  3-5
     Immunology Journal Club (required this semester)  
 Year 2 Spring  Total    9
 Year 2 Summer  RSCH 750#  Summer Rsch-PhD  0
 Year 2 Summer  Total    0
 Thesis proposal defense and advancement to candidacy must be completed (note: petition to convert 601 credits to 701 credits for semester in which advancement occurs)
 Year 3 Fall  Path 511  Exp Path Seminar I  Participate without registering
 Year 3 Fall  Path 701***  Dissertation PhD  9
 Year 3 Fall    Immunology Journal Club (required this semester)  
 Year 3 Fall  Total    9
 Year 3 Spring  Path 512  Exp Path Seminar II  Participate without registering
 Year 3 Spring  Path 701***  Dissertation PhD  9 (but no more than required to total 18 all semesters combined)
 Year 3 Spring    Immunology Journal Club (required this semester)  
 Year 3 Spring  Total    9
 Year 3 Summer  RSCH 750#  Summer Rsch-PhD  0
 Year 3 Summer  Total    0
 Year 4 Fall  Path 511  Exp Path Seminar I  Participate without registering
 Year 4 Fall  Path 701***  Dissertation PhD  1
 Year 4 Fall    Immunology Journal Club (required this semester)  
 Year 4 Fall  Total    1
 Year 4 Spring  Path 512  Exp Path Seminar II  Participate without registering
 Year 4 Spring  Path 701***  Dissertation PhD  1
 Year 4 Spring    Immunology Journal Club (required this semester)  
 Year 4 Spring  Total    1
 Year 4 Summer  RSCH 750#  Summer Rsch-PhD  0
 Year 4 Summer  Total    0
 Year 5 Fall  Path 511  Exp Path Seminar I  Participate without registering
 Year 5 Fall  Path 701***  Dissertation PhD  1
 Year 5 Fall    Immunology Journal Club (required this semester)  
 Year 5 Fall  Total    1