Fall Plan
The Return to Learn Program is a university-wide strategy that enables a safe return to campus based on results from regular COVID-19 testing of students, faculty and staff.
Read the Fall Plan
Employee Testing
All faculty, staff and student employees are now eligible to schedule a no-cost asymptomatic COVID-19 test.
Learn About Testing
Q&A: Virus Spread
Dr. Chip Schooley shares UC San Diego’s involvement in vaccine development, how the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads, the importance of wearing masks, and more
Read About Virus SpreadAnnouncement
We strongly recommend that any student who travels away from campus for Fall Break should not return to campus until the start of Winter Quarter in January 2021. Learn more about Fall Break options and travel guidelines for the campus community. »
Quick Guides
Students
Find key information about screening and testing, campus safety, quarantine and isolation housing, student life, dining and more.
Employees
Find key information about screening and testing, campus safety, paid leave options, parent resources, remote work support and more.
Testing and Screening
All faculty, staff and student employees are now eligible to schedule a no-cost asymptomatic COVID-19 test to help improve the health and safety of our campus community. All those returning to on-campus work and study are required to complete a daily symptom screening; those who report symptoms will be offered a test promptly. Periodic risk-based asymptomatic testing for all students, faculty and staff on campus will begin in the fall. As we continue to offer more testing, we know there will inevitably be positive cases. Our role is to reduce, mitigate and care for those impacted.
Campus Safety
Public health is a collective effort. The entire campus community is expected to follow campus safety requirements to help prevent infection. Please review UC San Diego’s safety guidelines, including wearing face coverings, completing the daily symptom and exposure screening and maintaining physical distance.
Town Halls
In an effort to provide regular updates and answer your questions about the fall plan, UC San Diego will host monthly town halls about the Return to Learn program and campus operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are not able to catch the live event, all of the webinars are archived on our Town Hall page.
Return to Learn: Data and Privacy
Testing Dashboard
Find more information about COVID-19 testing and prevalence in the UC San Diego community. This dashboard is updated each weekday with numbers based on tests conducted by UC San Diego Health and UC San Diego Student Health Services.
Privacy
Your privacy is important to you, and it is important to us. UC San Diego is committed to treating all medical information generated as a result of the Return to Learn program with a high level of privacy and security protections. Learn more about the information we process, how it is used and how we protect it.
Questions and Answers
We have conferred with our campus experts to bring you the latest information in response to your most urgent questions.
Join the Fight: COVID-19 Fund
Make a gift to the UC San Diego COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund to help ensure our response to the global pandemic remains agile. Your support expands clinical testing, accelerates research on virus transmission and assists university community members impacted by the disease.
