Travel
Last updated: January 6, 2022 at 11:30 AM
Domestic Travel for Fully Vaccinated Individuals
Fully-vaccinated students may travel domestically on university-sponsored travel or for personal travel without special approval however, they must register their travel.- Undergraduate students must register travel with the Dean of Students office:
- Graduate students must register travel with Graduate Student Affairs:
- Fully-vaccinated faculty and staff are not required to register domestic travel.
International Travel for Fully Vaccinated Individuals
Level 1, 2 or 3 countries (as designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) for personal or university-sponsored travel requires the following:
- Prior to departure, students must register their travel; faculty and staff require no registration.
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students must register travel with the Dean of Students office:
Graduate Students
- Graduate students must register travel with Graduate Student Affairs:
- Form to register graduate student travel
Upon Return From a Level 1 or Level 2 Country
All travelers must:
- Submit a sample for testing upon return.
- Travel-quarantine until a negative test result is received.
Upon Return From a Level 3 Country
All travelers must:
- Submit a sample for testing upon return.
- Travel-quarantine until a negative test result is received.
- Wear a mask indoors at all times on campus until second negative result is received after travel.
- Submit a second sample 72-96 hours after the first sample.
- Once a second negative result is received, continue to follow University Masking Policy.
Travel-quarantine means a traveler may not engage in any on-campus activity with the exception of going to the testing site for required tests, the Student Health Center by appointment, and picking up grab-and-go meals at a dining hall, if a student is living on campus. A mask must be worn at all times indoors while on travel-quarantine.
It is incumbent upon the traveler to ensure the destination is considered to be level 1, level 2, or level 3 at the time of travel; travelers must be prepared to undergo increased post-travel quarantine if the country’s designation changes from Level 1, 2 or 3 to Level 4, even while they are away.
Level 4 or Unknown Countries
Prior to travel to a Level 4 or unknown country:
- University Sponsored Travel. Staff, faculty or graduate students must receive prior written permission from their Dean or VP; undergraduates must first submit an application for approval.
- Personal travel. Students — both undergraduate and graduate — must register their personal travel prior to departure. Faculty/Staff do not require permission for personal travel to a level 4 or unknown country, but must follow requirements for return from such countries, including the request for additional time off for the required quarantine.
Upon return from a Level 4 or unknown country
Whether personal or university-sponsored:
- Submit a sample for testing upon return.
- Immediately begin travel-quarantine for 7 days.
- Submit a second sample 72-96 hours after submission of first sample.
- End travel-quarantine on the 7th day after return from travel and receiving 2 negative test results.
All travelers must follow any instructions of medical providers and/or contact tracers, which supersede this policy.
If a staff member is unable to work during the required 7-day quarantine period, quarantine time should be included in the original time off request by the staff/faculty member and will come out of their accrued time off.
Travel-quarantine means a traveler may not engage in any on-campus activity with the exception of going to the testing site for required tests, the Student Health Center by appointment, and picking up grab-and-go meals at a dining hall, if a student is living on campus. A mask must be worn at all times indoors while on travel-quarantine.
Unvaccinated individuals
- Any university-sponsored travel for unvaccinated individuals, including those with an approved medical or religious exemption) is prohibited. This includes field trips, sporting events, retreats, etc.
- Unvaccinated individuals (including those with an approved medical or religious exemption) wishing to access campus after personal travel must follow CDC guidelines for quarantine and testing after travel before accessing campus. This means taking two negative tests (upon arrival and on day 6) and 7 days of travel quarantine
- For Undergraduates: Travel outside the six New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont or internationally for any unvaccinated undergraduate student will be permitted on an emergency basis only and requires prior written permission from the Dean of Students Office prior to travel.