Many students have been missing the opportunity to sit in the dozens of classrooms Penn State offers â and now thereâs a light at the end of the tunnel. On Feb. 24, Penn State announced its strategy to return to almost entirely in-person classes for the fall 2021 semester. Penn State will begin to phase in-person learning during the summer semester while still abiding by coronavirus protocols. Students expressed mixed feelings on the idea of going back to fully in-person classes in the fall. Daniil Skulsky said despite math being âtortureâ to learn online, he wonders why Penn State decided to try to phase directly into an all in-person schedule.