CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Case Western Reserve University will allow students to skip submitting SAT and ACT scores in admissions for next fall because organizers cancelled prime testing dates because of the coronavirus.

The April 4 ACT test has been rescheduled for June 13 while the May 2 SAT has been canceled, reports PBS. Mitigation procedures necessary to halt the rapidly-spreading coronavirus are adding multiple hurdles to finishing up high school and the college admissions process.

Many schools across the country are also moving to remote-only instruction. Colleges are often canceling on-campus tours and sending students home.

CWRU’s admission rate for fall 2019 was 27 percent.

“We would rather students focus as best they can on their academic subjects rather than worrying about the SAT or ACT,” said Richard Bischoff, CWRU’s vice president for enrollment management, in a press release.

“Testing has always been just one factor in our evaluation of applications, and we are confident that we will continue to make quality admission decisions for those students who are either unable to test or who choose not to submit test scores.”

Test-optional applications aren’t out of the norm. Colleges, including Ivy-League schools, are dropping testing requirements. Schools who are test-optional include the University of Chicago, Wake Forest University and Emerson.

Students still can choose to submit their scores when applying to CWRU for the fall of 2021.

The measure was endorsed by President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III, and approved by the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Education.

The university will assess policies for future classes this coming winter.