COVID-19 Information & Resources

Students may upload proof of vaccination OR select the opt-out option.

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

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 or select Opt-Out option:

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. Select Opt-Out or upload your proof of vaccination in the Medical Clearance section

Proof of vaccination OR Opt-Out option is due by Friday, June 14

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.

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 2 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 been exposed to COVID-19 and are symptomatic, 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.

Students who live in on-campus UCLA 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. 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. 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. 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 may differ for students living in UCLA-owned housing, students in non-UCLA housing, and faculty and staff.

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

Early-Release Criteria

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.

Quarantine Exemption Requirements 

If you have been exposed to Covid, you do not have to quarantine if you follow the below 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: UCLA Exposure Management Team (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: UCLA Exposure Management Team (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