Student COVID policy

Students are expected to adhere to the College’s COVID-19 procedures and guidelines.

Vaccines and boosters

The College is treating COVID-19 like other immunizations required of its students. All incoming students are required to be fully vaccinated, which includes all primary doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and boosters as eligible. Please submit your vaccination records. To file for an exemption, please submit a COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption Form.

Testing

There will be no weekly COVID-19 testing of students or employees, regardless of their vaccination status. Students may test at the Health Center if they are experiencing symptoms or have been in close contact with someone who has contracted COVID-19. Please carefully review the College’s student COVID-19 Guidelines below in the event you test positive or are identified as a close contact.

Masking

Masking is not mandated. Any student or employee may continue to mask if they choose. We encourage all community members to be respectful of these individual judgments.

Isolation

The College will work with students regarding a plan and determine when students can return to classes. Students who test positive must remain masked indoors at all times through Day 10 and should refrain from eating or drinking indoors with others.

Travel

There are no restrictions on student travel to and from campus.

Visitors to campus

Gettysburg College students are permitted to have non-Gettysburg guests on campus.

COVID-19 Guidelines

What should I do if I test positive?

If you receive a positive test, you should notify Health Services by calling 717-337-4105.
You are expected to notify your close contacts.
You can return to class on the sixth day after your positive test if your symptoms are improving and you have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications. (If you test positive on the 1st of the month, you can return on the 7th.)

What happens when I return after testing positive?

What is a close contact?

What does it mean to be up-to-date on your vaccines?

What if I am considered as a close contact?

You are not required to notify Health Services if you are a close contact on or off campus.
Per CDC guidelines, if you are up-to-date on your vaccines and asymptomatic, you can remain on campus as long as you stay masked, both indoors and outdoors, for five days after your contact. You should test on the fifth day.
If you are up-to-date on your vaccines and symptomatic, CDC guidelines require that you stay home until your symptoms improve. You can return to classes if symptoms improve as long as you stay masked, both indoors and outdoors, for five days after your contact. You should test on the fifth day.
If you are not up-to-date on your vaccines, CDC guidelines require staying home for five days after your most recent contact. If you test negative on the fifth day, you can return to campus but should mask, both indoors and outdoors, for five more days.