DATE	TOPIC	CLASS STUDY GUIDE	OPTIONAL TEXT AIDS: The Biological Basis
9/8	Course Policy and Overview. "Wraparound" Seminar Instructors.
	Introduction to HIV/AIDS and the natural history of HIV disease	Chapter 1	Chp 1
9/15	Basic Microbiology	Chapter 2
	Infectious Disease and Epidemiology	Chapter 3	Chp 5
9/22	Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Profile of HIV/AIDS	Chapter 4	Chp 4
	Natural Defenses against Disease	Chapter 5
9/29	Search TOPIC-DATEBASE-REFERENCES		Chp 3
	Library Databases, eJournals, Web search - CAC IML
10/6	The Immune System	Chapter 6
	Review for First Exam
10/13	**HOURLY EXAM I (Chapters 1-6 and Take-home questions)
10/20	The Cells of the Immune System	Chapter 7	Chp 3
	The Immune Response	Chapter 8	Chp 3
10/27	Coordination of the Immune Response	Chapter 9
	TOPIC-DATEBASE-REFERENCES DUE IN CLASS
11/3	Allergies and Diseases of the Immune System	Chapter 10
	Introduction to Viruses and HIV	Chapter 11	Chp 2
11/10	The Virus’ "Hostile Takeover" of the Cell	Chapter 12	Chp 2
	HIV Infection, New Theories of HIV Disease	Chapter 13
11/17	*HOURLY EXAM II (Chapters 7-13)
	THIRD EXTRA-CREDIT ASSIGNMENT DUE IN CLASS
11/24	Thanksgiving Holiday- No Classes
12/1	HIV Disease Continuum and Opportunistic Infection	Chapter 14
	Detection and Diagnosis of HIV Infection WRITING ASSIGNMENT COLLECTED IN CLASS	Chapter 15	Chp 7
12/8	Prevention, Treatment, Strategies for the Future	Chapter 16	Chp 6, 8, 9
	Review for Final Exam - Come with Questions!  FORTH EXTRA-CREDIT ASSIGNMENT DUE IN CLASS
12/15	*FINAL EXAM _15_ DECEMBER   9:00 - 11:40 PM

*Bring your own #2 pencils, erasers and sharpeners to all exams. No supplies will be provided.

(Every attempt will be made to adhere to this Schedule, exam dates and assignment due dates will not change.)