Academic and Events Calendar
This calendar is subject to change.
Spring 2020
| January 6 | Spring Semester begins for Phase I | |
| January 6-20 | Problem-based Learning for Year I | |
| January 13 | Block 9 begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| January 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | |
| January 25 | Open House | LSU School of Veterinary Medicine |
| February 3 (tentative) | USDA Accreditation Seminar | SVM Auditorium |
| January 29 | Dean's Grand Rounds | SVM Auditorium |
| February 3 | White Coat Ceremony | LSU Royal Cotillion Ballroom |
| February 2-3 | Phase 2 Orientation | 3rd Year Classroom |
| February 4 | Phase 1 ends for Year III | |
| February 10 | Phase 2 starts; Block 10 | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| February 12 | Phi Zeta Research Emphasis Day | |
| February 24-25 | Mardi Gras Holiday, Years I and II | |
| March 14-16 | CANCELED SAVMA Symposium | Cornell University |
| March 23-27 | Spring Break | |
| April 1 | CANCELED Dean's Grand Rounds | SVM Auditorium |
| April 6 | Block 12 Begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| April 10 | Good Friday Holiday | |
| April 13-25 | Spring NAVLE Window | |
| May 1 | CANCELED Awards and Honors Banquet | |
| May 7 | Final day for grades for Year IV | |
| May 8 | Semester ends for Years I and II; last day for Year IV | |
| May 11 | Block 1 begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| May 11 | MOVING TO VIRTUAL EVENT: Commencement for the SVM Class of 2020 | Online |
Summer 2020
| May 12-August 3 | Merial/NIH Summer Scholars Program | LSU School of Veterinary Medicine |
| May 25 | Block 1C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| June 8 | Block 12A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| June 22 | Block 2C (3-week block) begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| July 3 | July 4 Holiday | |
| July 13 | Block 3A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| July 31-August | Summer Scholars Symposium |
Fall 2020
| August 10 | Block 4A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| August 10 | Semester begins | LSU School of Veterinary Medicine |
| August 13-19 | Year I Orientation | |
| August 14 | Freshman Leadership Experience | Paula Manship YMCA |
| August 14 (tentative) | Professional Coating Ceremony | LSU Union Theater |
| August 24 | Block 4C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| August 26 | Dean's Grand Rounds | SVM Auditorium |
| September 7 | Labor Day Holiday | |
| September 8 | Block 5A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| September 21 | Block 5C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| September 30 | Dean's Grand Rounds | SVM Auditorium |
| October 5 | Block 6A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| October 8-9 | Fall Holiday for Years I and II | |
| October 19 | Block 6C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| October 28 | Dean's Grand Rounds | SVM Auditorium |
| November 2 | Block 7A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| November 16 | Block 7C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| November 18-December 14 | Fall NAVLE window | |
| November 25 | Dean's Grand Rounds | SVM Auditorium |
| November 26-27 | Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| November 29-December 11 | PBS for Year II | LSU School of Veterinary Medicine |
| December 7 | Block 8a (4-week block) begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| December 11 | Semester ends | |
| December 15 | Final day for grades to Student Affairs | |
| December 21-27 | Holiday week 1 for students in Phase 2 | |
| December 24-25 | Christmas Holiday | |
| December 30 | Case transfer; all Phase 2 students on service | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| December 28-January 3 | Holiday week 2 for students in Phase 2 (all students back on January 4, 2021 | |
| December 31-January 1 | New Year's Holiday |
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 4-15 | PBS for Year I | LSU School of Veterinary Medicine |
| 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 2021 | |
| February 5 | Phase 2 Orientation | |
| February 15 | Class of 2021 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 | |
| TBD | 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 | |
| May 11 | Final day for grades |