School of Music
Dates & Deadlines
This page contains important dates and deadlines specific to operations and academics in the 蘑菇tv School of Music.
Not all university鈥搇evel dates and deadlines are necessarily represented on this calendar. Please consult the official 蘑菇tv Academic Calendar for an exhaustive listing of all dates and deadlines across the 蘑菇tv 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 August 12, 2026.
Fall 2026
August
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10 |
Group excused absence requests due |
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16-23 |
蘑菇tv Welcome Meeting |
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17 |
"Making Moodle Your Friend." Associate Dean Shannon Walsh
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18-23 |
CMDA Boot Camp |
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18 |
New Faculty Summit (Academic Affairs) |
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19 |
CMDA College Faculty & Staff Meeting
SOM Faculty & Staff Meeting
Lunch for all Faculty and Staff
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20 |
CMDA New Faculty Orientation
Diagnostic Exams
Graduate School New Student Orientation |
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21 |
REFRESH: New Perspectives on Teaching, 9:00am鈥�1:00pm, Todd Zakrajsek, "Teaching So Everyone Learns: Immediate Applications to Help More Students Thrive in Higher Education," Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes Library, Rm. 200, Registration required: /academicaffairs/ltc/events/refresh.php |
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24 |
Classes begin |
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28 |
Syllabi due; email as attachments to Byo, jbyo@lsu.edu Student Attendance Verification Deadline, 蘑菇tv Online 1st Fall |
September
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2 |
Last day to drop courses without receiving a W Last day to add courses or make section changes |
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4 |
Final date for submitting to the graduate school Application for Degree to be awarded at fall commencement, 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, 4:30pm |
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7 |
Labor Day Holiday: Campus closed |
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10 |
Grand Re-Opening Recital, Recital Hall |
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11 |
Student Attendance Verification Deadline, See here |
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12 |
General exam questions due Director of Graduate Studies, 4:30pm |
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14 |
Due date for Spring semester requests for faculty, guest, and studio recitals |
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16-23 |
Fall Progress Reports due |
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18 |
Sabbatical Leave applications due in Elements Follow up New Faculty Orientation
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19 |
1st Round All-State Auditions (LMEA District 4) hosted at 蘑菇tv Sabbatical leave applications for 2026鈥�2027 due in Elements |
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21,22,23 |
Doctoral general exams (written portion), 102 Himes Hall |
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23 |
Meeting of National Board Summit (蘑菇tv Foundation); Recital Hall Event, 1:30pm鈥�4:30pm |
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24 |
Faculty Meeting, 1:30pm鈥�2:30pm, SoM 115 |
October
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1 |
Textbook adoptions for Spring 2027 due, 蘑菇tv Adoption & Insights Portal |
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5-18 |
Window for student recital scheduling |
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8-9 |
Fall Holiday |
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12-25 |
Window for student recital scheduling |
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19 |
Spring recital scheduling re-opens for faculty and guests |
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20 |
Interim grades due, 9:00am |
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22 |
Tenured Faculty Meeting, 1:30pm鈥�2:30pm, (P&T), SoM Building, Room 115 |
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23 |
Student Attendance Verification Deadline, 蘑菇tv Online 2nd Fall |
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26 |
Spring recital scheduling re-opens for faculty and guests |
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29 |
Tenured Faculty Meeting, 1:30pm鈥�2:30pm, (P&T), SoM Building, Room 115 |
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30 |
Recommendations for (P&T) and 3rd Year Review due to Byo |
November
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3 |
Final date for submitting to the graduate school committee examination reports and uploading committee-approved these and dissertations for those graduating in December 2025 |
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6 |
Last day to drop courses, resign from the University, or request rescheduling a final exam when three exams are scheduled within 24 hours. |
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19 |
Faculty Meeting, 1:30pm鈥�2:30pm, SoM 115 Mentor and Peer Reviewer reports for non-tenured faculty due |
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22 |
Fall Semester Course Experience Survey launches |
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24 |
Graduate School: Final resolution of Editors' Requested Corrections to Theses & Dissertations |
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25-27 |
Thanksgiving Holiday: Campus closed. Holiday begins at 12:30pm, 11/25 |
December
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1 |
Priority application deadline for graduate students Modern Campus Curriculum (MCC) proposal submissions deadline |
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2-6 |
Graduate assistant evaluations due from supervisors Graudate assistant self-evaluations due Classes end Graduate School: Last day to submit grades for Incompletes from Spring or Summer previous semesters |
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7-12 |
Final Exams & Juries |
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12 |
Graduate audition time requests due Deadline for graduate pre-screening decisions on Slate |
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15 |
Final grades due, 9:00am Executive Committee Meeting, 10:00am鈥�11:00am, Boardroom |
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17 |
Commencement, 9:00am, Shaver Theatre Graduate School: Defense deadline for degree-only graduates in spring semester |
Spring 2027 (partial)
January
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Week of January 4 |
Opening Faculty Meetings |
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11 |
Classes Begin |
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15-18 |
LMEA Conference & All-State, New Orleans |
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18 |
Martin Luther King Holiday |
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23 |
Audition Day 1 |
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30 |
Audition Day 2 |
February
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1 |
General Catalog revisions deadline |
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4-6 |
Stately Oaks Festival |
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8-10 |
Mardi Gras Holiday |
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20 |
Audition Day 3 (Voice & Brass only); scholarship consideration deadline |