All students are directed to self-quarantine for ten days prior to coming to campus and follow Massachusetts travel guidance as well as any other applicable travel restrictions. Students were notified in the Spring 2021 Move-In Health and Safety Protocols email of the move-in process, locations, and dates.
Before returning to campus, students should review and complete the health & safety materials in the Spring 2021 Documentation Toolbox. These include:
- COVID-19 Student Acknowledgment of Risks and Shared Responsibilities
- Updated Spring 2021 Health & Safety Training
- Consent to testing
- Update personal data, including any positive tests after November 1, 2020, for purposes of participation in the testing program
- Upload evidence of completion of flu shot requirement
All students traveling to campus from a U.S. location must test negative in an at-home COVID-19 test supplied by Color, a population health company, within 72 hours before traveling to campus. Some students will first arrive at the Verve Hotel where they will quarantine for the first four days. They will be tested for COVID-19 in the hotel the morning after arrival and again two days later, traveling to campus after receipt of the second negative test result. Students arriving directly to campus will be tested the day of arrival and again three days later, quarantining in their rooms until the second negative test results are received. Students who did not take an at-home test will continue to quarantine on campus through one more negative test result.
Students who have tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 90 days will comply with all requirements other than testing, including the same quarantines upon arrival to campus as other students, and join Wellesley’s asymptomatic testing program 90 days after their positive test date. Students who have been vaccinated need to follow all requirements and should submit proof of vaccination to Health Services. Please note, Massachusetts is currently in Phase I of distributing COVID vaccinations. If you receive the first dose at home:
- You must receive the same brand of vaccination for the second dose (ie. Moderna, Pfizer).
- You will only be able to receive your second dose in MA if you are currently eligible per MA rollout guidelines. For most healthy college students, this may not be until Phase 3 (April).
If students test positive during move in they will be moved to Dower Hall to isolate. Food will be delivered and staff from Health Services will check on students every day. See the student isolation and quarantine guide as well as the flowchart for students for more details.
All students will be tested three times a week for the first 14 days on campus and thereafter will continue to be tested twice every week throughout the spring terms.