MILWAUKEE (SPECTRUM NEWS)- Wisconsin’s largest private university is preparing for a return to in-person classes next week. 

Marquette University will have a hybrid approach for the fall semester, with around 40 percent of classes available online, and the rest held in person. In preparation, the university has been working to adjust many aspects of student life to account for social distancing. 

“Everything takes more time, takes more care and consideration. Thinking about how we traverse our campus. Thinking about social distancing," says Dr. Xavier Cole, who is vice president for student affairs and lead Marquette’s COVID response team. 

Classrooms on campus have been spaced out so that desks are six feet apart. No classroom will exceed 50 students, even if that classroom is large enough to accommodate more students with social distancing in effect (for example a large lecture hall or theater). The university says 43 percent of in-person classes will have less than 10 students for the fall semester. 

Significant adjustments have been made as well when it comes to student life. Dorm capacity has been slashed. The university has cut its requirement for first and second-year students to live in campus housing. This year, many students will be allowed to live off-campus. Significant changes have also been made to dining halls, with buffet-style service suspended and dine-in capacity limited significantly. ​