School of Medicine

Secondary Application

LSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - NEW ORLEANS

SECONDARY APPLICATION


Now that you have submitted your AMCAS application, the link to the LSU School of Medicine - New Orleans Secondary Application is being e-mailed to you for the next step required to complete your application to LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans. For future reference, please be advised that the address you have listed as "Preferred" on your AMCAS application will be the address that will be used for any mailings to you. Other correspondence will be e-mailed via Web Admit  using the e-mail designated on your AMCAS application. At any time during the year, if either of these addresses change, please update your AMCAS application as well as notify us by e-mail so that we have an additional record of the change. It is suggested that applicants may consider using a generic e-mail provider address on the AMCAS application rather than a campus e-mail address, as campus e-mail addresses often expire at the time of graduation.

The Secondary Application is a personal relationship between you and the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans; therefore, in the future, all materials and/or correspondence concerning the Stage 2 application should be uploaded to the applicant portal.

So that your application can be processed without delay, please read carefully the instructions for completing the Stage 2 application and related material. The application should be completed, printed out, signed, and uploaded to the Web Admit Applicant Gateway. THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING MAILED OR HAND DELIVERED APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR.  ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE UPLOADED

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING THE STAGE 2 APPLICATION

THE DEADLINE FOR FILING STAGE 2 MATERIALS IS:

December 1, 2025

All forms are in PDF format (forms may be handwritten or typed)

 

  1. Give all information requested on the Stage 2 Application Form, even though some items repeat information already entered on the Stage 1 (AMCAS) application.

    Secondary Application 2025

  2. An application fee of $50.00 should be uploaded to the payment portal.  https://www.lsuhsc.edu/feepaymentrelocated.aspx   CASH IS NOT ACCEPTED.  This fee is not refundable. If you received an AMCAS fee waiver, your Stage 2 fee is waived. You must upload a copy of the approved fee waiver.  Please note your file will not be completed until your fee is received in our office. 

  3. Upload  a recent, appropriate and clear colored, "passport-type" photograph. The picture should not exceed 2 1/4; x 3 1/4; Inappropriate or unclear photos will be returned. Do NOT send your passport.

  4. As part of the application process, we need you to upload a copy of your driver's license  Please do not send copies of your birth certificate or passports.  Please email a copy to ms-admissions@lsuhsc.edu or you can mail a copy. If you are a permanent resident please send a copy of your permanent residency card. Your application will not be completed without these items.

  5. Confidential Evaluations Instructions

    It is strongly advised that applicants obtain their letters of recommendation from their school's pre-professional/pre-med advisory committee. In this case, applicants should follow the pre-professional/pre-med advisory committees individual rules and deadlines for obtaining their letters. If an applicant chooses NOT to use their pre-professional committee or is no longer eligible to use their committee, the applicant must then submit THREE letters of recommendation from professors/teachers who have taught them in DIDACTIC classes in science and math. Letters from teachers/instructors of one (1)-hour lab courses WILL NOT be accepted.

    LSU School of Medicine will PARTICIPATE IN THE AMCAS LETTER SERVICE; recommendations may also be sent througor may be mailed to the Admissions Office, LSU School of Medicine, 1901 Perdido St., Box P3-4, New Orleans, LA., 70112. Additional letters, while not required, may be submitted for consideration by the Admissions Committee. Letters of recommendation are to be sent by the letter writer.

    If you have been out of school for a short period of time (less than two (2) full academic years), and are unable to obtain a committee evaluation, you should make every attempt to get evaluations from at least three (3) faculty members IN THE SCIENCES from schools previously attended.It should be noted that it is highly desirable that an applicant not have more than a two (2) year lapse between their most recent coursework and the application year. If you have been out of school for an extended period of time (more than two full academic years), you should still attempt to obtain faculty evaluations. If you are unable to do this, you should get letters from individuals with whom you work. It is strongly recommended that one of these letters be from your immediate supervisor or employer. In addition, you may have letters of evaluation sent from individuals who know you well; however, these should be limited to two (2) letters of reference.

    In order for an application to be considered complete, an applicant's file must contain the AMCAS application, the LSU School of Medicine - New Orleans SECONDARY Application and the required letters of recommendation or composite recommendation. Incomplete files WILL NOT be reviewed. Files must be completed in the Office of Admissions by December 1, 2025.  In recent years we have experienced a significant increase in applications; therefore, it is suggested that applicants submit their appilcations in a timely manner. Please fill out the brief questionnaire. It is intended to give the Admissions Committee a broader understanding of your background and interests than the information that is available from the AMCAS application alone. This additional information will allow us to better determine your eligibility for admissions to medical school. This questionnaire is an important component of the overall application process.

  6. Questionnaire

  7. Re-Applicants Form 
    For those who are re-applying, please fill out the designated form indicating what you have been doing since your last application. Even if you DID NOT complete your application this form is still required. Only those that are re-applicants to LSU-NO are required to submit this form.

  8. If you are interested in applying for the disadvantaged scholarship, please return the required information (essay) with your application, including any IRS documentation as requested. You cannot be considered for a disadvantaged scholarship unless you submit the required IRS documentation.

    Disadvantaged Scholarship Information

  9. If you are interested in applying to the MD/PhD program, please complete the waiver form and return with your application.

    Waiver Form

  10. For those applying to the Primary Care Scholar program, please fill out the PCS application, and check the box indicating your interest in the "Primary Care Scholar Program" on page 11.  Applicants are permitted to apply to both the Primary Care Scholar Program and the Rural Scholar Track using the same application. Submit  with your Secondary Application, and email a copy to primarycare@lsuhsc.edu. THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO LOUISIANA RESIDENTS. 

    Primary Care Programs Application

  11. For those applying to the Rural Scholars program, please fill out the Primary Care Programs application attached above, and check the box indicating your interest in the "Rural Scholar Track" on page 11.  Applicants are permitted to apply to both the "Primary Care Scholar Program" and the "Rural Scholar Track" using the same application.  Submit with your secondary application, and email a copy to primarycare@lsuhsc.edu  THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO LOUISIANA RESIDENTS.


  12. When listing grades for pre-requisite courses indicate all grades even if you have repeated a course. Applicants are required to receive a grade of C or above in all pre-requisite courses. Applicants must repeat a required course if they have received a grade below C.

  13. MALES ONLY!!! The Selective Services form needs to be completed to assure that you are in compliance with the federal Military Selective Service Act. Go to www.sss.gov, choose verify a registration, enter your last name, social security number and date of birth. A screen appears with your selective service number and date of registration. Print this page and submit with your secondary application materials.

  14. Send to the Admissions Office transcripts of any coursework completed after you submitted your transcript(s) to AMCAS with your original application.  SEMESTER GRADES FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR MAY BE VERY USEFUL IF YOUR APPLICATION IS EVALUATED LATE IN THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS .

  15. Please view the information for Medical School Applicants and Acceptance Procedures for Entering Students. This is not part of the application, but for your benefit. https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/recommendations/applicants/

  16. GO OVER THE APPLICATION CAREFULLY TO CHECK THAT EACH PLACE REQUIRING A SIGNATURE IS SIGNED AND DATED. IF THE SECONDARY APPLICATION IS INCOMPLETE IN ANY RESPECT, IT WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU FOR COMPLETION, WHICH WILL DELAY REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION. APPLICANTS SHOULD KEEP AN ELECTRONIC COPY AND A PHOTO COPY OF ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS. PLEASE KEEP ALL CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED FROM THIS OFFICE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR FUTURE REFERENCE.