COVID Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
This list will be updated as new questions come in. To submit a question, please visit our contact page.
Masking
I heard the CDC relaxed its guidelines. What does that mean for me?
The CDC streamlined its COVID-19 guidance to help people better understand their risk, how to protect themselves and others, what actions to take if exposed to COVID-19, and what actions to take if they are sick or test positive for the virus.
The CDC continues to:
- Promote the importance of being up to date with vaccination
- Recommend that instead of quarantining if you were exposed to COVID-19, you wear a high-quality mask for 10 days and get tested on day 5.
- Reiterate that regardless of vaccination status, you should isolate from others when you have COVID-19.
- Recommending that if you test positive for COVID-19, you stay home for at least 5 days and isolate from others in your home. You are likely most infectious during these first 5 days.
What are the current mask guidelines?
Anyone is welcome to wear masks indoors and outdoors based on comfort level.
Members of the Chapman community can request, but not require others to wear a mask while on campuses.
Learn more about the requirements based on the county’s placement on the CDC’s COVID-19 Community levels of low, medium or high risk, go to the CUStayingHealthy site.
How can I request personal protective equipment such as masks on campus?
Daily Health Screening
What is the daily COVID-19 health screening?
When the campus and Orange County is at the medium or high COVID-19 community level Public Safety officials will be posted at high traffic areas of campus to check for the CLEAR message received via email after completing the daily COVID-19 health screening, indicating campus access is allowed.
What do I do if I can’t find my Cleared status email or forgot to complete the daily health screening email?
Can a professor ask to see my Cleared status email?
Yes, professors, as well as any other staff or public safety officers, are authorized to ask to see your Cleared status email. Since a Cleared status email is required to be on campus, you are required to show this email to get onto or remain on campus. If you can’t find your email or if you forgot to answer the questions, go to www.chapman.edu/amiclear and answer the questions. |
Vaccines and Boosters
Does Chapman have a COVID-19 vaccine requirement?
Is a booster shot required to be considered fully vaccinated?
What if I’m not eligible for the booster?
Can I ask for an exemption from having to receive the booster shot?
Please note that the option to submit a personal declination for the booster vaccine became available in early January 2022.
You must submit a declaration of personal declination request prior to returning to campus if you choose not to receive the vaccine. If a declaration of personal declination is submitted, you will receive an email with additional instructions.
All individuals should continue to adhere to health and safety advisories to protect themselves and others.
Individuals who are not fully vaccinated (received primary and booster doses if eligible) must comply with the weekly testing requirements.
How do I submit proof of my vaccination?
Students, faculty and staff may submit proof of their completed COVID-19 vaccination or personal declination. |
Will vaccinated students be required to have routine COVID testing?
Where can I get the COVID-19 vaccine?
Free vaccines are widely available to anyone in many pharmacies and clinics nationwide, often on a walk-in basis. To search for options in your community, visit The Orange County Health Care Agency’s COVID-19 Vaccine Resources page. |
I’ve been vaccinated outside of the U.S. What do I need to do?
When you submit your proof of vaccination, the menu includes all international vaccines that are acceptable under our policy. The CDC offers this list of accepted COVID-19 vaccines for people vaccinated outside the United States.
For questions, contact Student Health Services at (714) 997-6851. |
Can I get the vaccination if I recently had COVID-19?
Is there an exemption or waiver process for the required COVID-19 vaccine?
If a declaration of personal declination is submitted, you will receive an email with additional instructions.
All individuals should continue to adhere to health and safety advisories to protect themselves and others.
Unvaccinated and booster-eligible individuals must comply with the weekly testing requirements.
If you are in the process of being fully vaccinated and boosted, you must continue once-weekly testing until the vaccination process is complete and you have submitted proof of vaccination/booster.
Can a professor ask me if I am vaccinated?
Testing
What are the COVID testing hours of the Orange and Rinker campuses?
After August 1, 2022, in-person testing is available 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at no cost on the Orange campus at the COVID-19 Testing Center, 145 Sycamore Avenue, just west of the Student Health Center.
Results from this testing site will be automatically entered into the university’s test submission system.
The COVID-19 Testing Center building’s access has two steps with no ramp. If you need assistance, please press the doorbell button on the post outside the door and a staff member will assist you. To make alternative arrangements, please call 714-997-6851 to schedule an appointment. For your appointment, go to the Health Center through the front door at 402 N. Glassell Street.
At the Rinker campus, at-home test kits are available at no cost at the Public Safety building 9401, Room 110 during business hours. Call 714-997-6763 for assistance.
Is testing required to return to campus from a break?
What is required if I recently traveled out of state, out of the country or studied abroad?
What happens to my classes if I test positive for COVID?
Do I need to get weekly COVID-19 testing if I recently had COVID-19?
I have an approved exemption. What do I need to do?
Where should I go for COVID-19 testing or regular doctor’s visit? Can I go to see any doctors in my area?
At-home test kits are available on the Rinker Campus at the Public Safety building 9401, Room 110 during business hours. Call 714-997-6763 for assistance.
If I test positive for COVID-19, do I need to inform anyone?
If you were tested at the Student Health Center and confirmed positive, the Student Health Center will contact you with guidance.
If I test positive for COVID-19, what support do I have?
Exposure
What do I do if I was exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19?
Residence Life
I want to share a room only with someone who is vaccinated/who is not vaccinated. Can I be sure that my roommate is vaccinated/not vaccinated?
The university requires (as of Sept. 14, 2021) all students enrolled in classes to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 . However, the university’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement allows for some exemptions. While the university’s Student Health Center is collecting vaccination status, this is private medical information that cannot be shared with the Residence Life and First Year Experience staff; therefore, we will not have access to this information to consider when assigning housing. |
Am I allowed to have guests visit my room/suite/apartment?
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What should I do if I live in Residence Life and need to isolate?
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