HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University President Jerome Gilbert says the school’s fall semester on-campus will end just before Thanksgiving followed by a week of online classes and final exams online.
Other universities have announced similar moves in hopes of stopping any possible spread of a second round of the coronavirus.
Gilbert announced the plans in a letter to the university community Friday.
Marshall plans to begin in-person classes Aug. 24. When students leave for Thanksgiving break they won’t return to Huntington until the start of the spring semester now set for Jan. 19, 2021. They’ll take a final week of fall semester classes and final exams from home.
Gilbert also said Marshall is eliminating its 2021 spring break week and classes will be held. Final exams are scheduled to end April 30, 2021.
Gilbert said a more detailed plan with social distancing and sanitation guidelines will be released later this summer.
West Virginia University could announce changes to its academic calendar. The WVU Board of Governors meets Tuesday.