USC in-person classes to resume Aug. 17, one week earlier than scheduled

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- USC has announced that in-person classes will resume on Aug. 17, one week earlier than originally scheduled, according to USC Annenberg Media.

The school also announced all final exams will end by Thanksgiving "to minimize the effects flu season may have on the spread of the coronavirus."

There will be no fall break.

Nearly every in-person class will also be conducted online.

There will be mandatory face coverings and physical distancing while on campus.