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 10, 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
Assistant Professor Rocky Sansom, “The Art of Building Relationships”

11

College Welcome Meeting

  • 9:00 a.m., SOM Recital Hall

School of Music Welcome Meeting

  • 10:00–11:30 a.m., SOM 115

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
Dr. Michelle Miller, author of Minds Online: Teaching Effectively with Technology

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

Deadline for requesting all event dates for Fall 2024, including ensemble, faculty , guest, chamber, and studio events and dress rehearsals, 4:30 p.m.

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.

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