On Monday, March 16, Boise State University began delivering all Spring 2020 courses remotely through the end of the semester in an unprecedented campus move to help Idaho slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

On Thursday, March 19 the university announced it would be taking additional steps to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the Boise metro area. The changes include urging the small percentage of students remaining in on-campus dormitory-style housing to relocate if at all possible and closing all facilities to the general public