Academic and Events Calendar
This calendar is subject to change.
Fall 2020
| August 10 | Block 4A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| August 10 | Semester begins for years 2 & 3 | Online |
| August 7-12 | Year I Orientation | Online |
| August 13 | Semester begins for year 1 | Online |
| August 24 | First day of onsite labs for year 1 | LSU SVM |
| 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 - Tuesday | 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 | |
| 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 | PBL for Year II | LSU School of Veterinary Medicine |
| December 7 | Block 8a (4-week block) begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| December 8-10 | PBL for Year I (sessions to continue in February and March) | LSU School of Veterinary Medicine |
| 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 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 | |
| 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 |
Fall 2021
| August 6 | Year I Orientation begins | |
| August 9 | Semester 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 |
| October 4 | Block 6A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| October 18 | Block 6C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| November 1 | Block 7A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| November 12-December 8 | Fall NAVLE window | |
| November 15 | Block 7C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| November 25-26 | Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| December 6 | Block 8A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| December 23-27 | Christmas Week Holiday | |
| December 28 | Case switches occur in the morning | |
| December 29-January 3 | New Year's Week Holiday |
Spring 2022
| January 3 | Block 8C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| January 17 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | |
| January 18 | Block 9A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| January 31 | Block 9C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| February 14 | Block 10A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| 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 14 | Block 11A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| March 28 | Block 11C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| April 8-20 | Spring NAVLE window (tentative) | |
| April 11 | Block 12A begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| April 15 | Good Friday Holiday | |
| April 25 | Block 12C begins | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| May 13 | Semester ends | |
| May 16 | DVM Commencement |