The first year of study is devoted to an integrated core curriculum of courses in the basic sciences. The second-year curriculum increases the focus on immunological processes and consists of components in the ontogeny and development of the immune system, immunodeficiency and infectious disease, immunogenetics, immunochemistry, autoimmunity and hypersensitivity diseases, transplantation immunology, tumor immunology, and cellular immunology. The component departments of the graduate program have large, modern, well-equipped facilities. The latest equipment for studies in the genetic, biochemical, and cellular aspects of immunology is used. Currently, students receive nationally competitive stipends plus a health insurance allowance.
Most students receive a waiver of nonresident tuition.
Living and Housing Costs Students find attractive accommodations in the many privately owned apartment complexes, duplexes, and houses that exist nearby and rent at reasonable rates. A recent survey indicates that the cost of living in Dallas is one of the lowest for a major city in the United States. Also on the campus were 809 medical students and 350 students in the Southwestern Allied Health Sciences School. A very active Graduate Student Organization is present on campus, and an International Visitors Network exists to assist students from other countries. There are 303 graduate students and 340 postdoctoral fellows currently in training with the 165 faculty members of the Division of Cell and Molecular Biology.