Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Information

The curricula in the Department of Biological Sciences (Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, and Microbiology) include all of the courses required for entrance into most medical/dental schools.  See examples in the tables below! Beyond our core courses, we offer a variety of options for students to pursue their interests in biology, prepare for professional school and demonstrate their ability to do well in challenging science courses.

Between 155 and 175 LSU graduates were admitted annually to medical schools in the U.S. over the last four years. More than 80% of these LSU graduates earned degrees in the Department of Biological Sciences. Students from the College of Science have a success rate above the national average in being admitted to medical schools.

The counselors in the College of Science are the primary premedical/predental advisors at LSU. Besides advising students, the College of Science links a great deal of useful information on their web page that you will find helpful if you are interested in a career in medicine or dentistry.  

primary premedical/predental advisors

A wealth of information and support can be found at AED, a pre-professional health, honor society at LSU. AED holds meetings every two weeks designed to expose students to career options within the health care field.

Alpha Epsilon Delta

Other pre-health student groups include the Pre-Dental Society, the Pre-Optometry Association, the Student Christian Medical Association (https://scmalsu.wordpress.com/), Global Brigades Medical/Dental Chapter at LSU (http://www.geauxgblsu.org/) and the Minority Science Pre-Professional Society (MSPPS) (http://lsumspps.wixsite.com/mspps/about-us).

Course Requirements

*These courses are for biological sciences majors only. For non-biological science majors, check the Premedical/ Predental Course Requirements webpage.

Premedical/ Predental Course Requirements webpage