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 March 27, 2024.
Spring 2024
Meetings in bold are mandatory. Deadlines or dates in bold are high-priority.
January
| 2 |
Campus reopens at 7:30 a.m. |
| 9 |
Special Workshop, 10:00–11:30 a.m. SOM 105 |
| 11 |
College Welcome Meeting
School of Music Welcome Meeting
Diagnostic Exam in Music History, 2:00 p.m. (Online) Diagnostic Exam in Music Theory, 9:00 a.m., MDA 247 |
| 12 |
New International Student Orientation Faculty Colloquium, 8:00–10:00 a.m., South Stadium Club, Tiger Stadium |
| 15 |
Martin Luther King Day Holiday, campus is closed. |
| 16 |
Classes begin at 7:30 a.m. |
| 18 |
Music Advisory Committee Meeting, 1:30 p.m., SOM 105 |
| 20 |
Audition Day #1 |
| 24 |
Last day for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. College Student Travel Grant (Spring travel, Jan. 1 through April 30) application deadline. |
| 25 |
Last day to add courses or make section changes, 4:30 p.m. Final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy, 4:30 p.m. |
| 26 |
Course Syllabi due to Kaitlin Richard, krichard1@lsu.edu Final date for submitting Application for Degree to the Graduate School. Final date for submitting Request for Final Defense to the Graduate School. |
| 27 |
Audition Day #2 |
February
| 1 |
General Exam committee questions due to Trey Davis, 4:30 p.m. |
| 2 |
Fall 2024 course requests due from Area Heads to Director Byo, 4:30 p.m. |
| 7, 8, 9 |
Written portion of Doctoral General Exam occurs. |
| 12–14 |
Mardi Gras Holiday, campus is closed on Tuesday, February 13. Classes resume at 12:30 p.m. on February 14. |
| 19 |
Annual Activity Report due in ELEMENTS by 4:30 p.m. |
| 21 |
Deadline for submitting guest artist funding proposals for the 2024/2025 production season (Guest Artist Request Form) |
| 22 |
Music Faculty Meeting, 1:30–2:30 p.m., SOM 115 |
March
| 1 |
Master’s Exam questions due to Trey Davis, 4:30 p.m. (Envelope only. No digital format permitted.) Music Premiere scholarship award decisions due, 4:30 p.m. Douthat Study Abroad Grant applications due, 4:30 p.m. |
| 8 |
Master’s Comprehensive Exams occur. |
| 11-15 |
Spring Break Holiday, campus remains open. |
| 14 |
Production calendar opens for requesting Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 dates, including ensemble, faculty, guest, chamber, and studio events and dress rehearsals. (Event Request Form) |
| 19 |
Midterm Grades due, 9:00 a.m. (Mandatory for undergraduate students) |
| 20 |
Registration deadline for participation in the CMDA Research Expo, 4:30 p.m. |
| 21 |
Faculty Meeting; 1:30–2:30 p.m., SOM 115 |
| 28 |
Music Advisory Committee Meeting, 1:30 p.m., SOM 105 |
| 29 |
Good Friday Holiday, campus is closed. |
| 31 |
Course scheduling for fall semester and winter session begins at 5:00 p.m. |
April
| 4 |
Submission/upload deadline for committee-approved Dissertation/Monograph/Thesis to the Graduate School, 4:30 p.m. |
| 5 |
Last day to drop courses or resign from the University, 4:30 p.m. Final date for students to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are scheduled in 24 hours. Deadline for requesting all event dates for Fall 2024, including ensemble, faculty , guest, chamber, and studio events and dress rehearsals, 4:30 p.m. |
| 10 |
CMDA Student Travel Grant– Summer (May1-Aug.15) application due (non-graduating students only) |
| 12 |
Deadline for submitting marketing information for Fall 2024 events. (Late or missing submissions may not receive publicity support, including mention in the Fall 2024 Prologue events brochure.) |
| 15 |
2024 CMDA Research Expo |
| 18 |
Faculty Meeting, 1:30–2:30 p.m., SOM 115 |
| 19 |
LSU Discover Day |
| 25 |
SOM Student Awards Ceremony, Recital Hall, 2:00–3:00 p.m. |
| 30 |
LSU Graduate Research Conference |
May
| 1 |
Returning student private scholarship decisions are due, 4:30 p.m. |
| 1-5 |
Concentrated Study Period, extra-curricular or off-syllabus activities are restricted. |
| 4 |
Classes end, 10:00 p.m. |
| 6-11 |
Final Exams/Juries occur. College End of Year Meeting (Date/Time TBD) |
| 13 |
Reports of the Tenure Track Faculty Review Committee are due, 4:30 p.m. |
| 14 |
Final grades due (degree candidates), 9:00 a.m. deadline |
| 15 |
Final grades due (non-degree candidates), 9:00 a.m. deadline |
| 16 |
Music Advisory Committee Meeting. 10:00-11:15 a.m., Location TBD |
| 17 |
College of Music & Dramatic Arts Commencement Ceremony, Union Theater, Time TBD |
Summer Sessions 2024
| May 27 - June 29 |
First Summer Session (Session B) |
| May 30 |
Last day for dropping courses without receiving the grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. |
| May 31 |
Last day to add courses for credit and make section changes, 4:30 p.m. and final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy |
| June 13 |
Mid-semester grades are due. |
| June 19 |
Juneteenth Holiday, campus remains open. |
| June 20 |
Last day to drop courses or resign from the University for Session B, 4:30 p.m. |
| June 31 |
End of University Fiscal Year |
| July 2 |
Session B final grades are due, 9:00 a.m. |
| July 8 - August 10 |
Second Summer Session (Session C) |
| July 10 |
Last day for dropping courses without receiving the grade of “W,” 4:30 p.m. |
| July 12 |
Last day to add courses for credit and make section changes, 4:30 p.m. and final date to petition deans’ offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy |
| July 24 |
Mid-semester grades due, 9:00 a.m. |
| July 30 |
Last day to drop courses or resign from the University for Session C, 4:30 p.m. |
| August 13 |
Session C final grades are due, 9:00 a.m. |
| August 16 |
Summer Session Commencement Activities |