Biennium I Electives

Students are required to complete six weeks of electives before the end of Year 2. The electives available are not intended to duplicate nor replace the core or required courses, but to supplement and complement the required curriculum. Content varies widely among electives. Some electives expand the basic science offering; others offer early exposure to clinical medicine; still others address psychosocial or value issues.

Biennium I students are required to take and receive a passing grade for six weeks of elective time. The grading system employed for B-I electives will consist of Pass/No Record.

Biennium I Electives

Biennium I Electives are listed in the B-I electives catalog. Students rank order their preferences for electives.

• Each student is given a random numerical assignment by computer scrambling, and priority for elective enrollment is determined accordingly.
  
  
• Students may design their own electives to meet specific needs or special opportunities. Student Initiated Elective proposals must be submitted to the Biennium I Subcommittee of the Faculty Curriculum Committee for approval. See the deadline dates in the B-I Electives Catalog.

During the first Biennium, a student may enroll for elective credit in courses occurring during core time if he or she has:

• a course percent average of 75 percent,
  
  
• a satisfactory remediation record, and
  
  
• no schedule conflict between the course taken for elective credit and the schedule of core courses.

Student Initiated Biennium I Electives

A student may design his or her own elective experiences around a special medical interest, subject to departmental sponsorship and the routine approval process. Please consult the B-I Electives Catalog before preparing a proposal. A written proposal must be made to the Subcommittee using the format below. (See deadline dates in the B-I electives catalog.)

Before granting final approval of student-initiated electives, the subcommittee must receive forms from the faculty preceptor and from the chair of an appropriate department indicating approval and commitment. Students will be notified of approved Student Initiated Electives. Off campus electives in which the preceptor/evaluator is a relative of the student will not be approved.