Master of Science Degree in Medical Sciences
(Non-thesis)
LSU Health Shreveport offers a non-thesis Master of Science degree program in Medical Sciences. This program supports the academic success of students wishing to attend post-baccalaureate medical professional schools - but who may need additional education to become well-prepared learners and successful applicants.
In our Medical Sciences MS program, you will take gross anatomy with a full cadaver lab, alongside our Allied Health students. Didactic courses in basic science and organ-system physiology will be taken with our graduate students, taught by the faculty who teach similar content to our medical students. You will also take an Experiential Medical Sciences course - a course specifically designed for the Medical Sciences MS program. In this context you will participate in small-group clinical correlation exercises, join in journal club discussions of recent high-impact biomedical research publications and attend professional development sessions. Additionally, you will shadow our clinical faculty and attend clinically-oriented seminars/grand rounds on the LSUHS campus. To help guide you, each student will have regular meetings with an assigned faculty mentor.
The Medical Sciences MS program offers a rigorous curriculum that will prepare you for your next step, be it medical, allied health, dental or other similar post-baccalaureate medical professional programs. We look forward to being part of your future success!
Inaugural Class of 2023 Graduates accepted to Medical School
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Program Features
- Non-thesis
- Completed in 12 months | Taught by LSUHS Faculty
- Gross anatomy with full cadaver lab, basic science and organ-system based didactic courses
- Team-based, clinical correlation exercises that complement didactic material
- Shadowing of our clinical Faculty
- Individualized mentoring by assigned Faculty mentor
- Professional development guidance
Gross Anatomy
One of the distinctive aspects of our program is that it offers a full cadaveric dissection laboratory within the gross anatomy course. This experience will give you a powerful advantage in any post-baccalaureate medical professional program that you may ultimately attend.
IMPORTANT DATES
Application Opens: October 6, 2025
Application Closes: April 1, 2026
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- A minimum undergraduate science and cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Provisional admission may be granted for lower GPAs
- Successful completion of prerequisites typically needed for application to medical professional schools e.g., advanced level biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, math (algebra and trigonometry or calculus) plus at least a semester of psychology, sociology, and biochemistry.
- The M.S. in Medical Sciences program does not accept transfer of credits from other institutions or programs to count toward the M.S. degree in Medical Sciences (non-thesis).
APPLY
Apply through the GradCAS application button below.
- Application fee ($38)
- Official transcripts from each College/University attended
- Not required, but if taken, entrance examination scores (MCAT, DAT, PCAT, GRE)
- Three letters of recommendation
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Personal statement
TUITION & FEES
Tuition information may be found on the Office of the Bursar website under TUITION & FEES for School of Graduate Studies: Master of Biomedical Science, and Master of Medical Science.
Curriculum
Semester 1 - Summer: 8 credit hours
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MSMS 260 |
Comprehensive Human Structural Biology (Anatomy) |
5 credits |
letter grade |
|---|---|---|---|
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MSMS 290A |
Experiential Medical Sciences |
1 credit |
S/U |
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MSMS 245 |
Medical Ethics |
2 credits |
letter grade |
Semester 2 - Fall: 10 hours
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MSMS 110 |
Basic Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology |
3 credits |
letter grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSMS 118 | Cell Biology and Signaling | 3 credits | letter grade |
| MSMS 265 | Human Neuroanatomy | 2 credits | letter grade |
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MSMS 290B |
Experiential Medical Sciences |
2 credits |
S/U |
Semester 3 - Spring: 12 hours
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MSMS 212 |
Cardiovascular System | 1.5 credit |
letter grade |
|---|---|---|---|
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MSMS 213 |
Renal System |
1 credit | letter grade |
| MSMS 214 | Respiratory System | 1 credit | letter grade |
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MSMS 216 |
Gastrointestinal System | 1 credit | letter grade |
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MSMS 217 |
Endocrine Systems |
1 credit |
letter grade |
| MSMS 218 | Nervous System | 1.5 credits | letter grade |
| MSMS 261 | Integrative Structural Biology (Histology) | 3 credits | letter grade |
| MSMS 290C | Experiential Medical Sciences | 2 credits | S/U |
Class of 2024 engaged in collaboration study.
Our MS Program offers a rigorous curriculum that will prepare you for your next step toward your career!
