The chart below applies to:
- Students: Those living, learning or working on campus or at a UCLA property at least one day a week
- Employees: Staff, faculty, instructors or third-party personnel working or teaching on campus or at a UCLA property at least one day a week
- Visitors and guests: Members of the general public visiting campus or UCLA facilities or attending events on campus; guests invited to campus for events or meetings
COVID protocols at a glance
For more information on each protocol, click the link in the left-hand column.
Protocol | Students | Employees | Guests & visitors |
Vaccinations | UCLA policy: Confirm your vaccination or opt out | UCLA policy: Confirm your vaccination or opt out | Not required |
Face masks | Recommended indoors Optional outdoors | Recommended indoors Optional outdoors | Recommended indoors Optional outdoors |
COVID testing | Not required (but still available) | Not required (but still available) | Not required |
Isolation (following positive test) | Required when symptomatic (per LACDPH guidance) | Required when symptomatic (per LACDPH guidance) | Follow LACDPH guidance |
Quarantine (following exposure) | Not required | Not required | Not required |
Note: Those who work in UCLA Health clinical areas (including medical, dental and nursing clinics) must follow the COVID-19 protocols for health care settings. However, those who work in both clinical and non-clinical settings must also comply with these campus protocols when outside of the health care environment.
UCLA pre-K–12 facilities (including early care and education centers, UCLA Lab School and Geffen Academy) will follow specific protocols that will be communicated separately from the schools.