Current Students

This information will be updated soon to reflect the return to campus guidelines effective for the fall 2020 term.

In May 2020, the University instituted rigorous policies governing the return to campus as part of the Research Ramp-up. You may review those policies here.

In order to maintain low density on campus, it is crucially important for faculty, staff, and students to evaluate their ability to work from home and all are urged to do so, where possible. For those who come to campus, the University will implement a three-pronged strategy to minimize exposure.   

1. Testing: All students enrolled in on-campus classes will be required to be tested for COVID-19 shortly before classes begin. Testing will be available at any time during the semester for those who are symptomatic and for their close contacts.  
2. Monitoring: All members of the Emory community who come to campus will be required to self-monitor on a daily basis for signs of COVID-19. Trained university staff will conduct random temperature checks across campus each day. Those individuals with fevers will be required to have a clinical evaluation and to be tested, as appropriate.  
3. Cleaning: Strict cleaning protocols for classroom and other common spaces will be implemented. Students will be appropriately spaced in classrooms and will be required to follow protocols for entering/exiting classrooms to avoid overlap with other students.  We will employ multiple measures to ensure cleanliness and safety and will communicate those to the campus community in advance of resumption of courses. 

It is our collective responsibility to uphold the practices of hygiene, distancing, health testing and reporting of conditions in order to keep ourselves and our community safe.  We ask this in the spirit of respect for each other and for what it means to be in community during the time of this pandemic. These include: 

• Wearing masks in all public places, including labs, classrooms, and offices 
• Physically distancing at all times 
• Avoiding campus when ill or feeling ill  
• Reporting confirmed cases appropriately 
• Upholding quarantine and isolation protocols, when necessary 
• Limiting in-person gatherings