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 July 22, 2025.

Fall 2025

August

11

Group Excused Absence Requests Due

17-24

LSU Welcome Week

18

Group Excused Absences Distributed to Faculty

19-23

CMDA Boot Camp

19

New Faculty Summit (Academic Affairs)

20

CMDA College Faculty & Staff Meeting

  • 10:00am – 11:00am, CMDA Building, Studio Theatre

School of Music Faculty & Staff Meeting

  • 11:15am – 12:30am, School of Music, Room 115

Lunch for all Faculty & Staff

  • 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Curriculum Retreat Planning Group Meeting

  • 2:00pm (Tentative)

21

CMDA College Faculty & Staff Meeting

  • All Day, School of Music, Boardroom (Includes 2nd year faculty that would like refresher)

Diagnostic Exams:

  • Music History: 10:00am – Noon, MDA 247
  • Music Theory: 1:00pm – 3:00pm, MDA 247

22

Learning and Teaching Collaborative: 9:00am – 1:00pm

25

Classes Begin

26

CMDA Graduate Student Mixer with Light Breakfast

  • 8:00am – 9:30am, School of Music Lobby

29

Course Syllabi Due

September

1

Campus Closed - Labor Day Holiday

3

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

4

Executive Committee Meeting

  • 1:30pm – 2:30pm, School of Music Boardroom

Last day to add courses or make section changes (Must be completed by 4:30pm)

Final date for Degree Only resolution of editors' corrections to theses and dissertations (Must be submitted by 4:30pm)

5

Final date for submitting to the graduate school Application for Degree to be awarded at Fall Commencement (Must be submitted by 4:30pm)

Final date for submitting to the graduate school Request for Final Defense (comprehensive exam, thesis/dissertation defense) for degrees to be awarded at Fall Commencement (Must be submitted by 4:30pm)

10

CMDA Student Travel Grant Application Due at 5:00pm

11

CMDA Research Roundtable

  • 1:30pm – 2:20pm, School of Music Boardroom

12

General Exam Questions due to Trey Davis (treydavis@lsu.edu) (Must be submitted by 4:30pm)

17-19

Doctoral General Exams (Written Portion)

19

Sabbatical leave applications for 2026-2027 due in Elements

25

Faculty Meeting

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

October

9

CMDA Research Roundtable

  • 1:30pm – 2:20pm, School of Music Boardroom

16-17

Fall Holiday

21

Midterm Grades Due (Must be submitted by 9:00am)

23

Tenured Faculty Meeting

  • 1:30pm – 2:30pm (P&T), School of Music, Room 115

30

Faculty Meeting

  • 1:30 – 2:30pm (P&T), School of Music, Room 115

31

Tenure track faculty reports on promotion, tenure, and reappointment due to Dr. Byo (jbyo@lsu.edu)

November

1

Kids Orchestra Event in School of Music and MDA Buildings

3

Final date for submitting to the Graduate School committee examination reports and uploading committee-approved theses and dissertations for those graduating in December 2025

Final date for dissertation title changes

Deadline for submitting studio recital and recruitment/engagement events for Spring 2026 semester. (Must be submitted through Event Request Form by 4:30pm)

4

Recommendations for Promotion & Tenure along with 3rd Year Reviews due to Dr. Byo (jbyo@lsu.edu)

7

Last day to drop courses or resign from the University (Must be completed by 4:30pm)

13

Executive Committee meeting

  • 1:30pm – 2:30pm, School of Music Boardroom

17

Deadline to submit marketing information for Spring 2026 events (Must be submitted through Marketing Information Form by 4:30pm)

20

Faculty Meeting

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

Mentor and Peer Reviewer reports for non-tenured faculty due to Dr. Byo (jbyo@lsu.edu)

24

Graduate School: Final Resolution of Editors' Requested Corrections to Theses & Dissertations

Non-Thesis Exam Report Deadline for Graduating Students

26-28

Thanksgiving Holiday: Campus Closed

  • Holiday begins at 12:30pm 11/26

December 

1

Priority Application Deadline for Graduate Students

3-7

Concentrated Study Period Begins

5

Graduate Assistant Evaluations Due from Supervisors

Graduate Assistant Self-Evaluations Due

6

Classed End

Graduate Schoo: Last day to submit grades for "Incompletes" from Spring or Summer previous semesters

8-13

Final Exams and Juries

12

Graduate audition time requests due to Lauren Stanford (lestanford@lsu.edu)

Deadline for graduate pre-screening decisions on Slate

17

Grades due by 9:00am

Executive Committee Meeting

  • 10:00am – 11:00am, School of Music Boardroom

18

Commencement Activities

  • 9:00am, Shaver Theatre

Graduate School: Defense deadline for degree-only graduates 

 

Spring 2026 

Meetings in bold are mandatory. Deadlines or dates in bold are high-priority.
(This is a partial calendar. Check back in December for the full Spring Calendar)

January

Week of the 5th

Opening Faculty Meetings

12

Classes Begin

17-20

LMEA Conference & All-State, New Orleans

21

CMDA Student Travel Grant Applications Due at 5:00pm

23

Initial nominations due for Distinguished Dissertation Award and Dissertation Year Fellowship (further materials will be required for selected nominees)

24

Audition Day 1

31

Audition Day 2

February

5-7

Stately Oaks Festival

13

First-Round GSTA Nominations Due

16

Deadline to submit guest artist proposals for the 2026-2027 production season

March

1

Graduate admissions decisions due; GA awards due

Undergraduate scholarship decisions due

4

Douthat Study Abroad Grant Applications Due

6

Faculty Reports on Instructor Promotions Due to Dr. Byo (jbyo@lsu.edu)

16

Calendar scheduling OPENS for all non-student events in Fall 2026 and Spring 2027

30

Calendar scheduling CLOSES for all non-student events in Fall 2026

April  

1

CMDA Summer Travel Grant Applications due at 5:00pm

13

Deadline to submit marketing information for confirmed and scheduled events in Fall 2026

13 (tent.)

CMDA Research Expo