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Fees

General fees and tuition are described in the Admissions section of the LSU School of Medicine website.

Additional Expenses

1. Microscopes. All entering students are required to have a quality microscope in their possession the first day of class of the first semester. The specifications required for microscopes are listed below. Microscopes must meet these requirements for use in the Cell Biology and Microanatomy course and for the second year courses in Pathology and Microbiology.

A binocular tube is required with a quadruple nosepiece to hold four parfocal achromatic objectives as follows:

4X objective (scanning lens)

10X objective (low power)

43X or similar size (high dry)

90X or 100X oil immersion objective, with at least 0.10 mm working distance

Ten X oculars (eyepieces) are required with a pointer mounted in one ocular. Wide-field oculars are recommended, particularly if the student wears eyeglasses for astigmatism.

A complete Abbe condenser (undivided) in a substage focusable mount with iris diaphragm and an attached illuminating unit are required. It is recommended that the light source have a variable-tap transformer.

An attached stage capable of being used with a 3-X-2 inch slide is required. The stage may be graduated or ungraduated.

A carrying case for storage and transport is required.

Microscopes do not have to be approved prior to purchase. The School of Medicine does not purchase, sell or rent microscopes.

In addition, freshman students are charged a $50 examination fee to cover costs of National Board of Medical Examiners shelf examinations in Physiology and Biochemistry which serve as final examinations in the respective courses. Sophomore students are charged $25 for examination fees for the National Board final examination in Pharmacology. Third year students are charged $125 for National Board final examination fees in the clinical clerkships of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Surgery and Psychiatry. Fourth year students are charged $50 for an Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course.

2. Other items. Students must obtain the required textbooks, special equipment, stethoscopes, dissecting instruments, and other material specified during the course of study. Coats of specified color and design are to be worn by students while at School. These items are available from the bookstores of the Medical Center.

Approximate expenses for books and equipment are estimated as follows: First Year (including microscope) $2,493; Second Year $2,370; Third Year $1,887; and Fourth Year, $2,689.