COVID Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s August 12 summary, high levels of immunity and availability of effective COVID-19 prevention and management tools have reduced the risk for medically significant illness and death.

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.

Masking is strongly recommended, but not currently required on campus. Both Cal/OSHA and CDPH recommend wearing masks while indoors. We also encourage wearing masks on the Chapman shuttles. 

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.

For students, masks are available at Student Health Services and the Testing Center. Staff members may request personal protective equipment using the Facilities Department Order Form.

All faculty, staff and students are asked to complete the daily COVID-19 health screening. The survey is sent daily to campus email addresses or can be accessed at https://www.chapman.edu/amiclear. This health questionnaire can be completed on a phone or other smart device.

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.

Go to www.chapman.edu/amiclear to complete the questions.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

The university recommends that all students, faculty and staff maintain vaccinations and boosters or a submit a personal declination to contribute to a healthy campus environment.

Chapman University is working closely with state officials, infectious disease experts and epidemiologists to ensure that the Chapman community stays healthy amidst a surge of COVID-19. To be considered up to date with your COVID vaccinations at Chapman, individuals must be current with their primary series plus the updated (bivalent) booster as outlined by the CDC.

Individuals who are not yet eligible for the booster because they have recently received their second vaccination are exempt from weekly testing, as the immunity they gained from their recent vaccination has not yet begun to wane.

Yes, there is an exemption process for reasonable accommodations. 

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. 

Students, faculty and staff may submit proof of their completed COVID-19 vaccination or personal declination.

Fully vaccinated and boosted students, faculty and staff are not required to participate in regular COVID-19 testing to access campus or take part in on-campus activities.

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.

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.

 

The CDC recommends waiting to get your booster until your symptoms have gone and the criteria to discontinue isolation has been met. Please read and follow CDC guidance on waiting periods.

Yes, there is an exemption process for reasonable accommodations. 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.

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.

Faculty and staff should not ask about vaccine status. If they do ask, you are not obligated to answer, since this is personal health information.

 

COVID-19 testing is available at the Student Health Center, 402 N. Glassell. The center is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and no appointment is necessary.

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.

No. However, the university continues to provide on-campus testing at no cost to Chapman community members at the  COVID-19 Testing Center. At-home test kits will also be made available in the residence halls. We encourage everyone to test if exposed or experiencing symptoms.   

We ask you to stay informed of  CDC guidance regarding travel. If returning to campus after travel, we encourage you to test for COVID-19 and follow the protocols to reduce the spread if you were at risk of exposure. If studying abroad and you are concerned with the risk, please work with the  Center for Global Education on your options.  

Contact your professor, who will arrange for you to stay current with the materials, just as they would if you had any other illness.

Per the CDC, there is a 90-day exemption from testing after initial onset of COVID-19 symptoms. Please contact Student Health for more information at (714) 997-6851. Faculty and staff may contact accommodations@chapman.edu.

 

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.

COVID-19 testing is available at  the Student Health Center, 402 N. Glassell. The center is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and no appointment is necessary.

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 you were tested and confirmed positive by someplace other than the Student Health Center, please use the Report an Off-Campus COVID Test form to submit your test results. Contact Tracing will contact you to provide guidance.

If you were tested at the Student Health Center and confirmed positive, the Student Health Center will contact you with guidance.

The Student Health Center will provide support and guidance. We have Health & Safety Specialist who will reach out to you to make sure your essential needs are being met.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that instead of quarantining if you were exposed to COVID-19, you wear a high-quality mask for 10 days, get tested on day 5 and monitor for symptoms of infection such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, or other COVID-19 symptoms.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

During times of high risk levels non-Chapman guests are not allowed in residence halls. During times of medium risk levels (as labeled by the CDC) non-Chapman guests are limited at residence halls. Guests must be registered, using the form available from this page. Guests must comply with university policies, including COVID policies, while they are on campus, and residents will be held responsible for the behavior of their guests. For more information on guest policies, please see the Student Conduct Code.

 

 

 

 

If you have not done so already, please contact the Contact Tracing Team at contacttracingteam@chapman.edu to report that you have COVID-19 or have been advised to isolate due to a recent close contact with someone who has COVID-19.

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Student Psychological Counseling Services at (714) 997-6778.

Masks are available at Student Health Services and the Testing Center. Staff members may request personal protective equipment using the Facilities Department Order Form.

Yes. After starting in a new role, student employees must enroll in and complete the COVID-19 safety training course through Canvas.

Yes, all employees must complete the COVID-19 Safety Training course and are automatically enrolled in the course on Canvas.