COVID 19 Related Links

When a student is symptomatic or tests positive with symptoms and resides on campus

 

If you are a student who resides on campus and you either have symptoms of or test positive with symptoms for COVID-19, you will need to self-isolate until cleared.  If you wish to leave campus to return home, contact University Housing at 318.342.5247 to make arrangements.

If you will self-isolate on campus, University Housing may relocate you to units designated for isolation.  A member of Student Affairs will frequently check on you and will assist with accommodations for dining and coursework.

Where possible, after 24 hours has passed, the impacted room and any common areas will be cleaned.

The student will be able to return to in-person activities once the following has been satisfied:

Symptom-based approach

You may return to in-person, on-campus activities after these three things have happened:

1. after you have no fever for at least 24 hours (that is a full day of no fever without the use medicine that reduces fevers) AND
2. other symptoms have improved (for example, when cough or shortness of breath have improved) AND
3. at least 10 days have passed since first positive COVID-19 diagnostic test.

*Prior to return to on-campus activities, you will be asked to sign the University certification form found here.  This form should be returned to Student Affairs. 

 

When a student is symptomatic or tests positive with symptoms and resides off campus

If you are a student who resides off campus and you either have symptoms of or test positive for COVID-19 with symptoms, you will need to self-isolate until cleared.  A member of Student Affairs will frequently check on you and will assist with accommodations for coursework.

The student will be able to return to in-person, on-campus activities once the following has been satisfied:

Symptom-based approach

You may return to in-person, on-campus activities after these three things have happened:

1. after you have no fever for at least 24 hours (that is a full day of no fever without the use medicine that reduces fevers) AND
2. other symptoms have improved (for example, when cough or shortness of breath have improved) AND
3. at least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.

*Prior to return to on-campus activities, you will be asked to sign the University certification form found here.  This form should be returned to Student Affairs. 

 

When a student tests positive for COVID-19 and is asymptomatic

Time-based strategy

Persons with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 who have not had any symptoms and were directed to care for themselves at home may discontinue isolation under the following conditions:

• At least 10 days have passed since the date of their first positive COVID-19 diagnostic test assuming they have not subsequently developed symptoms since their positive test. If they develop symptoms, then the symptom-based or test-based strategy should be used. Note, because symptoms cannot be used to gauge where these individuals are in the course of their illness, it is possible that the duration of viral shedding could be longer or shorter than 10 days after their first positive test.

 

When a student has been identified as a direct contact with someone who has COVID-19

A direct contact is defined by the CDC as an Individual who has had close contact (< 6 feet) for ≥15 minutes. Anyone who has close contact with someone with COVID-19 can end quarantine after ten (10) days without testing AND if no symptoms have been reported during daily monitoring; OR, after seven (7) days with a negative test result AND no symptoms were reported during daily monitoring.

CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/public-health-recommendations.html

*Prior to return to on-campus activities, you will be asked to sign the University certification form found here.  This form should be returned to Student Affairs.