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 22, 2025.

Spring 2025

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

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

27

Last Day to Drop Courses without Receiving a Grade of "W" (Classes must be dropped by 4:30pm)

28

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

February

1

Audition Day #2

13

Faculty Meeting

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

14

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

  • Please Use Guest Artist Request Form

20

School of Music Bylaws Faculty Meeting

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

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

26

First Summer Session Begins (Session B)

29

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

30

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