How Middle Georgia colleges will hold classes in the fall

Fall classes start on most college campuses next month.

The COVID-19 pandemic has college administrators rethinking how students will attend class this year.

Maintain social distancing, wash hands for at least twenty seconds, avoiding large gatherings, and wear a mask.

We're about a month away from the fall semester starting on college campuses.

And the covid-19 pandemic... has college administrators rethinking how students will attend class this year.

41nbc's amanda corna shows us how colleges and universities in middle georgia... are getting ready to welcome students ...and keep them safe.

:00 :13 :59 1:21 1:35 middle georgia state university's macon campus looks empty now, but students will be back for their fall classes next month.

However, classes will look a little different this semester.

"we're going to utilize our conference center and have moved some of our classes into that space.

Each classroom, like you said, will look different, depending on the size.

Where we may have had 40 students in a classroom is going to have a lot less because we will be social distancing" the university system of georgia has made mask wearing a requirement on all of its campus.

Middle georgia state will give students, faculty and staff four reuseable masks when they return in august.

Students can also choose to take classes in person, online or a combination of the two.

Those are the same options for students who attend central georgia technical college.

Although, if a student chooses to come to an in person class...there are some new requirements.

"screening processes, cleaning processes, and also ppe, which includes personal protective equipment which includes their masks."

Masks are encouraged, but not required on central georgia technical college's campuses.

Mercer university will hold in person classes in the fall and every student will get a "bears care kit."

Sot: "these are small boxes that have a mercer cloth in the box, a small bottle of hand santizer, a digital thermometer."

Students will also have their temperatures taken at high traffic areas.

Stand up: all of these plans could change though, depending c1 3 b13 on how the covid-19 pandemic plays out.

In macon, amanda corna 41nbc news.

Classes at mercer and central georgia tech ... start