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Complete guide to each Sun Belt school’s response to COVID-19 outbreak

Scott Watkins

As COVID-19, or Coronavirus, continues to spread worldwide, drastic measures are being taken by schools and organizations across the United States to limit face-to-face contact and eliminate large crowds.

The Sun Belt Conference announced a directive on Thursday to cancel the Men’s and Women’s basketball tournament as well as immediately suspend all sports.

Beyond athletics, many member schools have altered their class-delivery plans for the time being.

This is a list of every Sun Belt school and each school’s current plan.

Arkansas State

  • Class will be held as normal on Friday, March 13.
  • Class will be suspended March 16 and begin online-only delivery on March 17 until the end of the semester.
  • The Arkansas State football spring game previously scheduled for March 19 has been canceled.

Appalachian State

  • Spring break will be extended through next week.
  • Classes will begin again on March 23 on will be delivered strictly via alternative methods.
  • Students will receive further instructions by March 18.

Coastal Carolina

  • Spring break has been extended through next week.
  • Class will delivered via online methods from March 23 to the end of the semester.
  • Spring commencement ceremony canceled.

Georgia Southern and Georgia State

  • Class canceled up until the week of March 30.
  • Beginning March 30, class will be taught solely online for the remainder of the semester.
  • Students may not return to campus until given permission by the school.

Arkansas-Little Rock

  • All face-to-face classes are being moved online effective immediately until further notice.
  • All on-campus events through April 30 have been canceled.
  • The state of Arkansas has confirmed multiple positive cases of coronavirus within the state.

Louisiana-Lafayette

  • Class has been canceled for March 16 and 17.
  • Class will be delivered via remote methods beginning March 18.

Louisiana-Monroe

  • In-person classes from March 16-18 have been canceled.
  • Effective March 19, classes will be delivered remotely for the remainder of the semester.
  • Gatherings of more than 50 people have been prohibited.

South Alabama

  • All classes, with the exception of the school of medicine, will be canceled during the week of March 16.
  • Beginning March 23, classes will transition to online delivery for the rest of the semester.
  • May commencement ceremony has been canceled.

Texas-Arlington

  • Class will begin via online instruction only on March 23.

Texas State

  • Spring break has been extended.
  • Classes will be remotely delivered from March 30 to the end of the semester.
  • Students will be contacted by March 25 with instructions on how classes will be delivered.
  • All indoor events with an expected attendance of at least 200 have been canceled until April 12.

Troy

  • All classes will be delivered by alternative methods from March 16 to April 6.
  • Announcement coming on Tuesday, March 31.

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