CU Denver's Response to COVID-19

Beginning Monday, March 7, masks will be optional on campus, regardless of vaccination status. However, we highly encourage unvaccinated individuals to wear masks to help protect the community. Unvaccinated individuals will continue to be required to participate in weekly COVID testing at this time.

Students, faculty, and staff must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to come to campus. Individuals are only required to get a booster if they are eligible (i.e. six months after previous Pfizer and Moderna vaccination or two months from J&J vaccination). Because most students, faculty, and staff have granted CU Denver access to the state COVID-19 vaccination database, for most people, no action is required to confirm booster status. 

Here are a few details:

• Students who are fully online are not required to be vaccinated and need to send an e-mail including your full name and student ID to Vaccineexemption@ucdenver.edu to verify your status. 
• Individuals are expected to get the booster when they are eligible, not before. If you have been ill with COVID-19 and been advised not to get a booster for a period of time, please contact our contact tracing team at covid.team@cuanschutz.edu so we can note your delayed eligibility. 
• You must get your booster within 30 days of becoming eligible. For example, if you are eligible Feb. 14, you should get your booster by March 14. 
• You can continue to receive an exemption from the vaccine requirement for medical and non-medical reasons. If you previously submitted an exemption, you do not need to submit another one for the booster. Unvaccinated individuals must get tested weekly and wear a face covering on campus at all times. 
• If you received your booster outside of Colorado, you may upload your booster vaccine card on the vaccine verification form or you may email it to vaccineexemption@ucdenver.edu.

The Health Center at Auraria offers COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots. Additionally, local pharmacies and healthcare providers offer COVID vaccinations that may be more conveniently located.

Yes. If you test positive for COVID-19, please DO NOT come to campus, inform CU Denver using this form and wait for the Contact Tracing Team to contact you. Inform your instructors or supervisor.

Testing is free and you can schedule same-day appointments at the 5th Street Garage. Other sites for testing are available from your healthcare provider and COVIDCheckColorado. 

You may also request at-home tests from CDPHE and federal government. Although they have limitations and shouldn’t be used for diagnosis, they offer a level of information and protection.