Academic and Events Calendar
This calendar is subject to change.
Spring 2021
| January 4 | Block 8C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| January 4 | All Phase 2 students return to clinics | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| January 4 | Semester begins | |
| January 19 | Block 9A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| January 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | |
| January 27 | Dean's Grand Rounds | SVM Auditorium |
| January 30 | Open House | LSU School of Veterinary Medicine |
| February 1 | Block 9C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| February 1 (tentative) | USDA Accreditation Seminar | |
| February 5 (tentative) | White Coat Ceremony | LSU Union Theater |
| February 5 | Phase 1 ends for the Class of 2022 | |
| February 5 | Phase 2 Orientation | |
| February 15 | Class of 2022 begins Phase 2; Block 10A | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| February 24 | Dean's Grand Rounds/Phi Zeta Research Emphasis Day | LSU School of Veterinary Medicine |
| February 15-16 | Mardi Gras Holiday for Years I and II | |
| February 16 | Mardi Gras Holiday | |
| March 1 | Block 10C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| March 15 | Block 11A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| TBD | SAVMA Symposium | |
| March 22-26 | Spring Break | |
| March 29 | Block 11C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| March 31 | Dean's Grand Rounds | SVM Auditorium |
| April 2 | Good Friday Holiday | |
| April 12-24 | Spring NAVLE Window | |
| April 12 | Block 12A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| April 26 | Block 12C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| April 30 (tentative) | Awards Ceremony for Years I, II, and III | |
| May 6 | Final day for grades for Year IV | |
| May 7 | Semester ends for Years I and II; last day for Year IV | |
| May 10 | Block 1A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| May 10 | Awards Ceremony for Year IV | |
| May 10 | Commencement for the Class of 2021 | |
| May 11 | Final day for grades | |
| May 24 | Block 1C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
Summer 2021
| June 7 | Block 2A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| June 21 | Block 2C begins |
Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| July 5 | Independence Day Holiday | |
| July 12 | Block 3A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| July 26 | Block 3C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| August 6 | Final grades to Student Affairs for Year IV (Blocks 1 and 2) |
Fall 2021
| August 9 | Year I Orientation begins | |
| August 9 | Block 4A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| August 12 | Year I classes begin | |
| August 23 | Block 4C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| September 6 | Labor Day Holiday | |
| September 7 | Classes resume | |
| September 7 | Block 5A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| September 20 | Block 5C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| September 29 | Dean's Grand Rounds | Auditorium |
| October 4 | Block 6A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| October 18 | Block 6C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| October 27 | Dean's Grand Rounds | Auditorium |
| November 1 | Block 7A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| November 15 | Block 7C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| November 17-December 13 | Fall NAVLE window | |
| November 24 | Dean's Grand Rounds | Auditorium |
| November 25-26 | Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| December 6 | Block 8A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| December 10 | Semester ends | |
| December 14 | Final day for grades to Student Affairs for Years I-III and Year IV (Blocks 3-7) | |
| December 20-27 | HOliday Week 1 for Phase 2 Students | |
| December 24-25 | Christmas Holiday | |
| December 28-January 2 | Holiday Week 2 for Phase 2 Students (all students back on January 3) | |
| December 31-January 1 | New Year's Week Holiday |
Spring 2022
| January 3 | Block 8C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| January 3 | All Phase 2 Students return to clinics | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| January 3 | Spring Semester begins (Year III) | |
| January 10 | Spring Semester begins (Years I and II) | |
| January 17 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | |
| January 18 | Block 9A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| January 26 | Dean's Grand Rounds | Auditorium |
| January 31 | Block 9C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| February 4 | Phase 1 ends for the Class of 2023 | |
| February 4-9 | White Coat Ceremony | |
| February 7-9 | Phase 2 Orientation | |
| February 9 | USDA Accreditation Seminar | |
| February 14 | Phase 2 starts for Class of 2023; Block 10A | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| February 23 | Phi Zeta Research Emphasis Day | |
| February 28 | Block 10C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| February 28-March 1 | Mardi Gras Holiday, Years I and II | |
| March 1 | Mardi Gras Holiday | |
| March 1-15 | Spring NAVLE window (tentative) | |
| March 14 | Block 11A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| March 28 | Block 11C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| April 11 | Block 12A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| April 15 | Good Friday Holiday | |
| April 25 | Block 12C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| TBD | Awards Ceremony for Years I-III | |
| May 12 | Final day for grdes for Phase 2/Degree Candidates (Blocks 8-12) | |
| May 16 | Semester ends | |
| May 16 | Block 1A | |
| May 16 | Commencement for Class of 2022 | |
| May 18 | Final day for grades for Phase 1/Non-degree Candidates |