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• COVID-Positive students will be isolated according to the following University protocols:
  • Vaccinated individuals who are asymptomatic (i.e. no symptoms) can end isolation five days after testing positive once cleared by Student Health and must then wear a well-fitting mask for the next five days when around others.
  • Symptomatic and all unvaccinated individuals must continue to isolate for 10 days to protect others who could become infected and must be cleared by Student Health to end isolation.
• During the isolation period, students are not permitted to attend classes in person nor utilize campus facilities or in-person resources.  Compliance with Student Health directives is required.
• If placed in isolation due to a COVID-positive test result, contact the Student Affairs Office to request livestream access for the duration of your isolation period as determined by Student Health.  Livestream access requests should be directed to the Student Affairs Office only.
• Notify your professors that you will be missing class for the designated length of your isolation period.  If you would like assistance contacting your professors, please email the Student Affairs Office.
• Contact tracing will be used to identify close contacts who may have been exposed. 

• If you are feeling ill and experiencing any  COVID-related symptoms, do not come to campus (including for surveillance testing).  Call Student Health during business hours at 919-681-9355 and choose option 2 to speak to a triage nurse. For urgent matters after hours, you may speak to a nurse by calling 919-966-3820.  They will assess your symptoms and provide guidance.
• You should not attend class.  If you expect to miss a class while awaiting COVID-testing results, contact the Student Affairs Office (email/call) (919)613-7007 to inquire about the possibility of requesting livestream access 
• Notify your professors that you will be missing class.
• If you learn that you’ve tested positive, follow up with the Student Affairs Office to request livestream access for the duration of your quarantine period. Livestream access requests should be directed to Student Affairs only.

• If you are feeling ill and experiencing symptoms that you do not believe to be COVID-19 related and for which you would typically choose to be absent from class, temporary livestream access to your classes may be available.
• To request temporary livestream access to your classes if you are not feeling well, contact the Student Affairs Office. Livestream access requests should be directed to Student Affairs only. 
• Notify your professors that you expect to miss class due to illness. If you would like assistance contacting your professors, contact the Student Affairs Office. 

• If you have been in close contact someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, contact Student Health at 919-681-9355 (after hours, students should follow the prompts to speak to a nurse.)
• If you are identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive, you will be contacted by Student Health and be subject to additional testing. Student Health may advise that you self-isolate pending your initial test result. 
• In the case of a self-isolation directive from Student Health, notify your professors that you will be missing class.
• To request temporary livestream access to your classes while awaiting the result of COVID testing, contact the Student Affairs Office. Livestream access requests should be directed to the Student Affairs Office only.
• If you learn that you’ve tested positive, follow up with Student Affairs to request an extension of livestream access for the duration of your quarantine period.

If you are concerned about non-compliance or behaviors of another member of the community (including students, faculty and staff) that jeopardize health and safety and are not comfortable engaging that person directly, please e-mail Dean Hoye and/or Dean Gustafson. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, you can also contact Duke’s anonymous hotline at (800) 826-8109 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), or the Duke Office of Audit, Risk, and Compliance.

All students are required to provide proof of vaccination to Student Health or follow exemption rules as a condition of enrollment for the Spring 2022 semester. In addition, students are required to provide proof of a booster shot by 10 a.m. on Feb. 15, or within 28 days of their eligibility under CDC and state guidelines, whichever date is later. Submit your documentation through Student Health Services