School of Music
Dates & Deadlines

This page contains important dates and deadlines specific to operations and academics in the LSU School of Music.

Not all university–level dates and deadlines are necessarily represented on this calendar. Please consult the official LSU Academic Calendar for an exhaustive listing of all dates and deadlines across the LSU system. The official academic calendar is the overruling authority in the event of a disparity / mismatch with information on this page.

This page was last updated on January 7, 2024.

Spring 2025

Meetings in bold are mandatory. Deadlines or dates in bold are high-priority.

January

6-10	Campus Reopens at 7:30am
8	CMDA College Welcome Meeting 9:00am, School of Music, Recital Hall School of Music Welcome Meeting 10:00am – 11:15am, School of Music, Room 115 CMDA Lunch 11:30am, School of Music Building Meeting: New Faculty, Music Theory, Music History Sharing Session: 1:30pm – 2:30pm, School of Music, Boardroom Meeting: New Faculty Orientation: Graduate Exam Processes, 2:30pm – 3:15pm, School of Music Boardroom
9	Music Theory Diagnostic Exam, 10:00am – 12:00pm, MDA Building - Room 249 Music History Diagnostic Exam, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, MDA Building - Room 249 Prospectus submission deadline for students defending Spring 2025 Degree-Only document upload recommended date
13	Classes Begin at 7:30am
16-19	LMEA Conference, New Orleans
17	Submit Course Syllabi to Kaitlin Richard at krichard1@lsu.edu
20	Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Campus Closed
22	Last Day to Drop Courses without Receiving a Grade of "W" (Classes must be dropped by 4:30pm)
23	School of Music Bylaws Faculty Meeting 1:30 – 2:30pm, School of Music 115 Last Day to Add Courses or Make Section Changes (Must be completed by 4:30pm) Final Date to Petition Deans' Offices to Invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy (Must be completed by 4:30pm)
24	Final Date for Submitting to the Graduate School the Application for Degree Final Date for Submitting to the Graduate School Request for Final Defense (Doctoral and Master's Students)
25	Audition Day #1

February

Audition Day #2

Faculty Meeting

1:30pm – 2:30pm, School of Music, Room 115

Deadline to Submit Guest Artist Proposals for the 2025-2026 Production Season

Please Use Guest Artist Request Form

March

1	Music Premiere Scholarship Award Decisions (Due by 4:30pm) Comprehensive Exam Questions due to Trey Davis from Faculty Graduate Committee Members (Envelope Only. No Digital Formats)
3-5	Mardi Gras Holiday, Classes Resume 12:30pm on March 5
7	Midterm Grades Due by 9:00am (Mandatory for Undergraduate Students)
10	Annual Activity Report Due in ELEMENTS (Must Be Completed by 4:30pm)
13	Faculty Meeting 1:30 – 2:30pm, School of Music, Room 115
14	Production Calendar Opens for Requesting Fall 2025 Dates: This includes ensemble, faculty, guest, chamber, studio events, and dress rehearsals. Events for Spring 2026 may also be requested at this time through the event request form. Comprehensive Exam for Master's Students, 9:30am – 12:30pm
27	Music Advisory Committee Meeting, 1:30pm, School of Music Building, Room 105
28	Scheduling Requests CLOSE all Fall 2025 Event Dates This includes ensemble, faculty, guest, chamber, studio events, and dress rehearsals. The production calendar will be closed for adding new events at this time. Last Day to Drop Courses or Resign from the University (Must be completed by 4:30pm) Final Date for Students to Request Rescheduling a Final Examination When Three Examinations are Scheduled in 24 Hours Graduate School: Thesis and Dissertation Uploading and Title Deadline
31	Spring Break Holiday Begins, Campus Remains Open

April

4	Spring Break Holiday Ends
10	Faculty Meeting 1:30pm – 2:30pm, School of Music Building, Room 115
14	CMDA Research Expo
17	Deadline to Submit Marketing Information for Confirmed and Scheduled Events in Fall 2025 Final Resolution of Editors' Requested Corrections to Theses and Dissertations. All final revisions requested by the editor must be uploaded to Digital Commons by 4:30pm Departments Must Submit Final Defense Reports for Non-Thesis Students by 4:30pm Reports of Tenure Track Faculty Review Committee Due
18	Good Friday Holiday, Campus Closed Course Scheduling for Fall Semester and Winter Session Begins at 5:00pm Submission and Upload Deadline for Committee-Approved Dissertation/Monograph/Thesis to the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School
24	School of Music Student Awards Ceremony School of Music Building, Recital Hall, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
30	Concentrated Study Period Begins

May

3	Last Day of Classes (Classes End at 10:00pm)
4	Concentrated Study Period Ends
5-10	Final Exams/Juries CMDA End of Year Meeting (Date and Time TBD) Returning Student Private Scholarship Decisions Due
13	Final Grades Due (Degree Candidates) 9:00am Deadline
14	Final Grades Due (Non-Degree Candidates) 9:00am Deadline Music Advisory Committee Meeting 10:00am – 11:15am, Location TBD
15	Defense Deadlines for Degree-Only Graduates in Fall Semester 2025 College of Music & Dramatic Arts Commencement Ceremony LSU Union Theater, Time TBD

Summer Sessions 2025

Meetings in bold are mandatory. Deadlines or dates in bold are high-priority.

May

First Summer Session Begins (Session B)

Last Day to Drop Courses without Receiving the Grade of "W" (Must be completed by 4:30pm)

Last Day to Add Courses for Credit and Make Section Changes (Must be completed by 4:30pm)

Final Date to Petition Dean's Offices to Invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy

June

12	Mid-Semester Grades Due
19	Juneteenth – No Classes Held
20	Last Day to Drop Courses or Resign from the University for Session B (Must be completed by 4:30pm)
30	End of Fiscal Year

July

1	Final Grades for Session B due by 9:00am First Summer Session Ends (Session B)
7	Second Summer Session Begins (Session C)
9	Last Day to Drop Courses without receiving the grade of "W" (Must be completed by 4:30pm)
11	Lady Day to Add Courses for Credit and make section changes (Must be completed by 4:30pm) Final Date to Petition Deans' Offices to Invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy
23	Mid-Semester Grades Due by 9:00am
31	Last Day to Drop Courses or Resign from the University for Session C (Must be completed by 4:30pm)

August

12	Final Grades for Session C due by 9:00am
13	Second Summer Session Ends (Session C)
15	Commencement Day, Time and Location TBD

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