This page covers the following topics:
Masking on campus
Indoors
Wearing a well-fitting, highly protective face mask is still an effective and recommended precautionary measure against COVID-19, especially when indoors and in crowded areas.
Masking remains mandatory in certain UCLA health care settings, including patient care and waiting areas at the Arthur Ashe Health & Wellness Center, the David Geffen School of Medicine and the School of Dentistry, as well as those of the Community Health Sciences building, the Factor Health Sciences building, the Gonda (Goldschmied) Neuroscience and Genetics Research Center and the MacDonald Medical Research Laboratories building.
Masks are not required in these building’s main lobbies, offices, conference rooms or other areas outside of patient care units.
Masking if you test positive for COVID-19
Per Los Angeles County Department of Public Health guidelines (PDF) and UCLA guidelines, if you have tested positive for COVID-19, you must wear a highly protective mask for 10 days.
- Symptomatic: If you are symptomatic and are isolating at home, wear a mask if you will be around others, including those you live with. Even after your isolation period, you must continue to mask for 10 days from the onset of your symptoms.
- Asymptomatic: If you have no symptoms and are not required to stay at home and isolate, you still must wear a highly protective mask for 10 days after your positive test.
You may remove your mask before completing the 10-day requirement if you test negative twice, 24 hours apart.
If you have been in close contact with an infected person but are asymptomatic, it is recommended that you wear a mask around other people — especially those who are at high risk of severe illness — until 10 days have passed since your initial exposure.
Travel and public transit
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health recommends masking on public transportation and at transportation hubs.
Recommended types of masks
Well-fitting masks recommended for use by students and employees:
- Medical-grade surgical masks
- KN95s
- KF94s
- N95s or other respirators approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
For more on masks and respirators, including how to properly wear them, visit the CDC’s mask page and the LACDPH’s mask page.
Where to get masks on campus
Masks are currently available free of charge at various locations throughout campus — including through free-standing dispensers and at the front desks of many buildings and residence halls — and at certain off-campus UCLA housing facilities.
The Health Education and Resource Team (HEART) at the Arthur Ashe Health & Wellness Center will continue to keep dispensers stocked. For front desk distribution sites, the Disabled Student Union (DSU) has developed a mask ordering guide for departments to replenish their stocks of various masks when they become depleted.
Please refer to the updated mask flyers and instructions posted at distribution sites for more details.
Dispenser locations
Surgical masks are available through dispensing machines, most of which are located next to SwabSeq PCR test vending machines, at the following sites:
North campus
- Haines Hall
South campus
- Neuroscience Research Building
Central campus
- Ackerman Union (west entrance)
- Pauley Pavilion (north side)
Front desk locations
Front desks at the following sites have surgical, KN95, KF94 and N95 masks available:
North campus
- Young Research Library
- Rosenfeld Library at the Anderson School of Management
- RISE Center in the Lu Valle Commons basement
- Melnitz Hall
South campus
- Powell Library
- Schoenberg Music Library
- Murphy Hall (west entrance)
Central campus
Student Activities Center
- Basic Needs Center at the Community Programs Office
- Graduate Student Resource Center
- Bruin Resource Center
- LGBTQ Campus Resource Center
John Wooden Center
- Recreation entrance
- Counseling and Psychological Services (west entrance)
Arthur Ashe Student Health & Wellness Center
Kerckhoff Hall
- Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life
- Black Bruin Resource Center
- Transfer Student Center
- Veteran Resource Center
Residence halls
- Dykstra Hall / De Neve Plaza
- Sproul Hall
- Rieber Hall
- Hedrick Hall
- Covel Commons (CARE / Case Management Services)
Off-campus housing
- Weyburn Terrace Apartments
- University Village Apartments / 3200 Sawtelle Blvd.
Special thanks to Disabled Student Union and the Undergraduate Student Association Council for their continued advocacy in this space and for partnering with the UCLA administration and the Arthur Ashe Student Health & Wellness Center to promote health and wellness across our campus.
Can I change requirements in my classroom or department?
Faculty, staff and students are are not permitted to create masking requirements for offices, classrooms or other campus spaces that deviate from current UCLA protocols. These protocols need to be applied consistently and equitably across all campus entities.
