Current-cycle decision support
Turn confirmed information into a first practice
Clinic appointment access and fairness
Practise making a fair decision when access is limited. Review whether you identify missing information, weigh both patients' needs, and explain the next step clearly; then record the scenario again with one improvement.
Quick facts
- Cycle: Fall 2027; AMCAS is due November 1, 2026 and the complete file is due December 1. Deadlines
- MCAT: January 2023–September 2026 scores are accepted for August 2027 entry. Requirements
- Secondary: $90; all Louisiana residents receive it, while nonresidents are pre-screened. Requirements
- Residency: Louisiana applicants are central to the public mission; admitted nonresidents pay out-of-state tuition. International applications are not accepted. Selection criteria
- Interview season: September 2026 through March 2027; current format and modality are not published. Deadlines
- Identity: LSU Health New Orleans is distinct from LSU Health Shreveport. Admissions
Admission requirements
Applicants need 90 acceptable credit hours by matriculation, with C or better in eight hours general chemistry with lab, eight hours organic chemistry with lab, eight hours physics with lab, three hours biochemistry, eight hours biology with lab, six hours English and three hours statistics. Lecture-based online courses are accepted when the accredited U.S. or Canadian school applies them to a degree; labs should be in person. Science AP credit is case by case. Requirements
The MCAT is required. For August 2027 entrance, accepted test dates are January 2023 through September 2026. A committee or pre-med composite recommendation is strongly advised; otherwise three didactic science/math professor letters are required, with work-based alternatives described for applicants out of school more than two years. Requirements
All applicants submit the secondary. Louisiana residents receive the link; nonresident applicants are pre-screened. The secondary costs $90 and the complete file includes AMCAS, secondary and required recommendations. International applications are not accepted. Requirements Selection criteria
Important dates
The 2027 timetable opens the application period June 1, 2026. Regular AMCAS is due November 1 and the complete-file deadline is December 1. Interviews run September 2026 through March 2027, and first regular acceptance notices begin October 15, 2026. Deadlines
Plan to Enroll is April 30, 2027 and Commit to Enroll is July 1. The class begins in July 2027; the exact orientation and class-start dates are not published. Deadlines
How selection works
The Admissions Committee evaluates humanitarian qualities, overall excellence and experience. Published factors include recent grades and tests, recommendations, interview impressions, employment, leadership, community service, extracurricular work, honors and personal attributes. The committee includes faculty, fourth-year students, administrators and community members and meets about every three weeks. Selection criteria
After interview, the committee may accept, reject or defer a final decision. Offers continue until the entering class fills in spring. LSU's public mission centers Louisiana applicants, although qualified nonresidents can be admitted. Selection criteria
The school does not publish numerical weights, interview scoring anchors, voting thresholds or wait-list rank rules.
Interview details
Confirmed
Interviews for the 2027 first-year class run from September 2026 through March 2027. Interview impressions become part of the holistic committee review. Deadlines Selection criteria
Not published
The current 2027 official pages do not publish interview modality, location, format, number or duration, interviewer roles, file access, questions, scoring anchors or numerical weight. Do not import the school's old COVID-era virtual-interview documents.
Who this program may suit
LSU Health New Orleans emphasizes educating competent, humanistic physicians and serving Louisiana across its geographic communities. Applicants should connect service and leadership to a concrete Louisiana or community health need and show the humanity, judgment and experience the committee names. Selection criteria
This is the New Orleans School of Medicine. A Baton Rouge clinical assignment for some third- and fourth-year students is part of the shared curriculum, not another admissions identity. LSU Health Shreveport remains a separate school. Curriculum
Practice and next step
Record a 90-second answer about one experience that shows both humanitarian concern and sound judgment. Review whether you explain the person or community affected, your decision and its consequence. Improve the weakest evidence and record it again, comparing whether the second response is more concrete and reflective.
Frequently asked questions
What are the 2027 deadlines?
Regular AMCAS is due November 1, 2026 and the complete file is due December 1. Deadlines
Does LSU New Orleans accept international applicants?
No. The current selection page says international applications are not accepted. Selection criteria
What MCAT dates qualify?
January 2023 through September 2026 for entrance in August 2027. Requirements
Is the interview virtual or in person?
The school publishes the September–March season but not current modality or format. Deadlines
Sources
Verified August 12, 2026. Current official sources: Admissions, Requirements, Deadlines, Selection criteria, and Curriculum.
Recommended preparation
Structured Interview Essentials
Build a repeatable spoken-answer loop across five common structured-interview skills: fair decisions, ethical reasoning, using feedback, teamwork under pressure, and explaining your motivation. Record each response once, choose the weakest one, review one observable weakness, and answer it again with one deliberate adjustment.
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