(UNDATED) – Two well known universities have announced they are changing their fall plans due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Michigan State University will be moving to a fully remote way of doing their classes for the Fall semester. Classes in East Lansing are set to begin on September 2.

MSU President Paul Stanley is asking undergraduate students who had planned to live on campus to stay home, and he is encouraging off campus students to do the same thing. The university has expressed doubts about being able to keep students safe in the face of a pandemic.

Stanley says some exceptions to classes will be made, including colleges of law, human medicine, nursing, osteopathic medicine and veterinary medicine. Some in-person graduate programs will also continue.

MSU's athletic department said its athletes can stay as well.

In addition, the University of Notre Dame is moving all of their undergraduate instruction to online classes for two weeks. Notre Dame President, the Reverend John Jenkins says the move was prompted by what he calls a steady increase in positive rates among students in the days since classes resumed on August 10.

Jenkins says 146 students and one staff member have tested positive for COVID-19 since August 3. None have been hospitalized.

To slow the spread Notre Dame is asking off-campus students to
not visit campus until further notice, and those on campus to remain there except of emergencies. All student gatherings are limited to a maximum of 10 people.

Many campus resources will remain available even as classes shift online.