Cal State Universities Cancel Most In-person Classes This Fall

Students and parents move their belongings from dorms at San Diego State University, a member of California State University system, on March 18, 2020. Sandy Huffaker/AFP/Getty Images

The California State University system is planning to cancel most in-person classes in the fall, a decision that will affect 53,000 faculty and staff and 482,000 students across 23 campuses.

“This planning approach is necessary because a course that might begin in a face-to-face modality would likely have to be switched to a virtual format during the term if a serious second wave of the pandemic occurs, as forecast,” Cal State system’s Chancellor Timothy White said Tuesday in a press release.