First Year Curriculum

The first year curriculum is flexible and depends on the student's undergraduate background. The following represents a sample first-year curriculum. Each student will work with her or his advisor to determine the best course of study.

Students are expected to take all of the NGP Core Courses and several additional required courses, as well as four other additional electives. Electives can be taken after the first year and include the Conjoint series of classes, which form the core curriculum in the other major graduate program at OHSU (the PMCB program).

Key:

(*) Core courses (required; grade of B or better required)
(+) Additional required courses (must pass)

Summer Quarter

• NEUS 601 – Research Rotation (optional)

Fall Quarter

• NEUS 601 – Research Rotation (+)
  
• NEUS 607 – Neuroscience Seminar (+)
• NEUS 624 – Cellular Neurophysiology (*)
  
• NEUS 635 – Topics in Neuroscience Research: Neuroscience Techniques (+)
• CON 650 –    Principles of Scientific Conduct and Practice (or Fall of second year) (+)
• CON 661 –    Structure and Function of Biological Molecules or CON 662 – Genetic Mechanisms (optional)

Winter Quarter

• NEUS 601 – Research Rotation (+)
• NEUS 607 – Neuroscience Seminar (+)
• NEUS 625 – Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (*)
• NEUS 635 – Topics in Neuroscience Research: Introductory Neuroanatomy (+)
• CON 664 –    Molecular Cell Biology (recommended)

Spring Quarter

• NEUS 601 – Research Rotation (+)
• NEUS 607 – Neuroscience Seminar (+)
• NEUS 627 – Systems Neuroscience (*)
• NEUS 628 – Neurobiology of Disease (*)