COVID-19 Information & Resources

For the safety and well-being of the entire university community, UCLA requires that all students, faculty and staff be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus before they will be allowed on campus or in a facility or office. The booster is NOT required.

This policy extends to ALL visiting students attending UCLA in-person as part of Summer Sessions.

Requests for medical exemptions consistent with CDC guidance and manufacturer labeling on contraindications and precautions are permitted. As with other policies, students will also be eligible to request accommodations based on disability or religious belief, and deferrals are available for those who are pregnant.

Please note that the vaccination policy does not extend to students participating in exclusively online/virtual summer programming.

Please refer to UCLA’s COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs for additional information, including types of approved vaccines.

To upload proof of COVID-19 vaccination:

1. Visit UCLA’s student Patient Portal. You will have access to this portal 2-3 business days after enrollment and MyUCLA logon creation.
2. Upload your proof of vaccination in the Medical Clearance section

Proof of vaccination is due by Thursday, June 15

Vaccination includes boosters for eligible populations; the influenza flu shot is NOT required for non-UCLA students.

Please refer to UCLA’s COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs for additional information, including types of approved vaccines.

To request a medical or religious exception for the COVID-19 vaccine requirements:

1. Follow the instructions on the UCLA Immunization Requirements website
2. Refer to Exception FAQs for more information; specific exception requests should be directed to the UCLA Ashe Student Health Center

Medical or religious exception requests are due by Friday, May 26.

While regular Covid testing is not required, all visiting students will still be able to access self-testing options while on campus.

The easiest and most accessible testing option is our PCR-based COVID self-test kits, which are available from vending machines located across campus. Tests are available for free to all students with a BruinCard, but are limited to three per week. Please note that in addition to needing a BruinCard, the use of the self-test kits requires either a smartphone or tablet. And while BruinCards are also optional for visiting students, we strongly encourage students to acquire one – it makes many things much easier.

You can apply for a BruinCard online, submit a photo in advance of your arrival, and have it ready for you to pick up during regular business hours after you have arrived on campus. Please visit the BruinCard website for more information, and to get started, click on “Submit Photo” from the options on the left side of the main page.

Students without a BruinCard or that do not have access to a smartphone or tablet will instead have access to on-site, in-person PCR testing in 300 Bradley Hall.

Isolation

If you test positive or have COVID-19 symptoms and are awaiting test results, you’ll need to isolate, either at home or on campus. When isolating, you should not have visitors and should only leave to receive medical care.

UCLA will provide limited accommodations for students living in UCLA-owned housing who need to isolate. You should bring along enough personal belongings — clothing, medications, laptops, phones, chargers and school supplies — to last 10 days. Staff will assist with meal delivery. If after 5 days you have not had a fever for at least 24 hours without medication AND any symptoms you have are mild or improving (or non-developed), you may end isolation early. Students living in non-UCLA housing off campus should remain in a private room with a private bathroom, if possible, and arrange for meals and other essential needs.

Please note: Isolation requirements differ for students living in UCLA-owned housing, students in non-UCLA housing, and faculty and staff.

Students living in non-UCLA housing

If you don’t meet the early-release criteria below, you must isolate for 10 days.

Symptomatic cases. You can end your isolation after Day 5 (where Day 0 is the first day symptoms appeared) if:

• Your symptoms have improved and you are fever-free for at least 24 hours without needing fever-reducing medications.
• You take a rapid antigen test on Day 5 (or later) and receive a negative result — see below for details on rapid antigen tests. (Do not use a PCR test from a campus vending machine to test out of isolation.)

Asymptomatic cases. You can end your isolation after Day 5 (where Day 0 is the day your positive test was taken) if:

• You’ve remained asymptomatic.
• You take a rapid antigen test on Day 5 (or later) and receive a negative result — see below for details on rapid antigen tests. (Do not use a PCR test from a campus vending machine to test out of isolation.)

If you’re released from isolation after Day 5, you must wear a well-fitting upgraded mask while around other people — both indoors and outdoors — until 10 days have passed since your isolation began.

Students living in UCLA housing

UCLA has designated isolation and quarantine spaces available to students living in on-campus housing. Students who live in on-campus housing who test positive will be placed in single occupancy isolation room as space permits. If capacity is limited, the infected student(s) may be housed in double or triple occupancy rooms. Specific instructions will be provided to the student directly from the UCLA Exposure Management Team and accommodations arranged directly by authorized personnel in Housing & Hospitality.

You must remain in your isolation room for a total of 10 days. However, you may be able to enter a “modified” isolation after Day 5 if the criteria below apply. Under this plan, you won’t be able to return to your dorm room, but you will be allowed to leave your isolation room to attend in-person classes and to participate in other campus activities where masking is required, as well as community activities off campus. You won’t be able to dine indoors because it involves removing your mask, but you can pick up grab-and-go food from the dining halls.

Symptomatic cases. You can enter modified isolation after Day 5 (where Day 0 is the first day symptoms appeared) if:

• Your symptoms have improved and you are fever-free for at least 24 hours without needing fever-reducing medications.
• You take a rapid antigen test on Day 5 (or later) and receive a negative result — see below for details on rapid antigen tests. (Do not use a PCR test from a campus vending machine to test out of isolation.)

Asymptomatic cases. You can enter modified isolation after Day 5 (where Day 0 is the day your positive test was taken) if:

• You’ve remained asymptomatic.
• You take a rapid antigen test on Day 5 (or later) and receive a negative result — see below for details on rapid antigen tests. (Do not use a PCR test from a campus vending machine to test out of isolation.)

If you enter modified isolation after Day 5, you must wear a well-fitting upgraded mask while around other people — both indoors and outdoors — until your full, 10-day isolation period has ended.

Quarantine Exemption Requirements

• Wear a highly protective mask (e.g., surgical mask, N95, KN95 or KF94) around others for 10 days after the last date of exposure. The masks should be a well-fitting medical masks or respirator. See LACDPH Mask Guidance for details.
• Test with an FDA-authorized vial COVID-19 test (e.g., PCR or Antigen test, including at-home tests) 3-5 days after date of exposure.
  • Close contacts who recently tested positive for COVID-19 within the prior 30 days do not need to be tested unless symptoms
    develop.
  • Close contacts who recently tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 31-90 days should use an antigen test.
  • Close contacts who are or live with persons at higher risk for severe illness are recommended to test as soon as possible after exposure. If testing negative before Day 3, retest during the 3-5 day window following exposure, with at least 24 hours between the first and second tests
  • If you test positive, report the positive test to the appropriate UCLA COVID-19 Hotline below and follow isolation instructions as described above.
    • Student: ASHE COVID Hotline (310) 206-6217 and/or email exposuremanagementteam@ashe.ucla.edu
    • Faculty and Staff: UCLA Occupational Health 310-825-6771
• Monitor health for 10 days.
  • If symptoms occur, report symptoms to the appropriate UCLA COVID-19 Hotline below and follow isolation instructions as described above.
  • Student: ASHE COVID Hotline (310) 206-6217 and/or email exposuremanagementteam@ashe.ucla.edu
  • Faculty and Staff: UCLA Occupational Health 310-825-6771
    

Other Considerations

• You must confirm completion of your isolation or quarantine period in order to be cleared to come to campus.
• If isolation or quarantine will be necessary for students on campus, the UCLA Exposure Management Team/ASHE staff work in close collaboration with Residential Life and Housing to designate appropriate housing.
• Staff will help arrange meal delivery.
• If isolation or quarantine will be off campus, staff will direct the individual to isolate in a private bedroom and bathroom (if possible) where individuals can separate themselves from others in the household who are not sick.
• Individual should arrange for meals and other essential needs.
• No visitors are allowed.
• Individual may leave Isolation/Quarantine location only to receive medical care.
• Students living in on-campus housing must follow specific isolation and quarantine instructions, which may be communicated separately by On-Campus Housing and the UCLA Exposure Management Team.

UCLA Health Coronavirus Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Travel Information

City of Los Angeles COVID-19 Information

LA County Department of Public Health

California Department of Public Health