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Updated August 28, 2020
This page has been updated to reflect the latest quarantine options and requirements for students who have yet to arrive to campus from New York State’s restricted “hot spot” states and from international locations.
If you have general questions about who will have to quarantine related to travel, visit this FAQ page.
Please note: All students who show symptoms of, or have been exposed to, COVID-19 are eligible for quarantine housing. All students who test positive will have access to isolation housing, regardless of whether they live on or off campus. The FAQs on this page are provided for those who have yet to arrive to Rochester for the semester.
For details on what quarantine means, and who needs to quarantine because of travel (including traveling to Rochester), please reference our quarantine due to travel FAQs.
Students who are required to quarantine should consider one of the following options. All undergraduate students coming from hot spot states and who choose any of these options must register and/or notify the University of their plans on this website.
Undergraduate students coming from hot spot states who are planning to live on campus can choose to wait until their home state comes off of the NYS restricted list. Students will be able to take their classes online until that time and then move to Rochester. The University will arrange for several arrival dates after the start of the semester for both domestic and international students who are unable to arrive by the time classes begin on Aug. 26. Depending on when students from hot spot states are able to arrive on campus during the fall semester, on-campus room and dining rates will be retroactively pro-rated. Students will have until the end of October to come to campus.
Undergraduates from hot spot states who plan to arrive on campus for the start of the semester may quarantine on their own for 14 days prior to their scheduled move-in date. This can be done in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT), or in a state not currently on the NYS list of “restricted states.” The quarantine could be done through independent housing, hotel arrangements off-campus, or through a friend or relative. Students who choose this option must submit proof to Residential Life that they have met the quarantine requirements prior to arrival on campus.
The Hyatt Regency in downtown Rochester has worked with the University to offer a discounted rate for quarantining undergraduates of $99 per night ($1,386 for 14 days) for a single room, which includes housekeeping supplies and three meals per day brought directly to a student’s room. The Hyatt Regency’s offer has flexibility on the dates of the 14-day quarantine period if students need it—it does not require the Aug. 1 start date, and this option will be available through the entire semester. The Hyatt also waived its “over 21” policy to allow students to quarantine there. The cost of your room can be applied to a student’s University billing account to avoid the need for a credit card payment. Registrants will be reviewed for financial need and high need students will receive support in the form of a credit that will be applied directly to their University account.
You can choose to wait until your state comes off the list, or you can quarantine on your own in the tristate area or a state that is not on the restricted states list. You can also choose to quarantine at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Rochester at a rate of $99/night. Registrants at the Hyatt will be reviewed for financial need and high-need students will receive support in the form of a credit that will be applied directly to their University account.
Yes. NYS requires you to quarantine for 14 days. The travel advisory applies to all students arriving in New York from one of the restricted states.
All undergraduate students arriving from hot spot states who are living off-campus should plan to quarantine in their residence.
All graduate students arriving from hot spot states should plan to quarantine in their graduate housing space or their off-campus residence.
For both groups, quarantine must be completed prior to coming on campus for any reason.
Yes—they can choose to do an independent quarantine together, so long as it is in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) or in a state not listed on the NYS list of “Restricted States.” Students will be required to sign a statement attesting that they complied with all of the rules and requirements of the 14-day quarantine. This means that the students did not leave their rooms or housing location during the full duration of the quarantine, all food was delivered or prepared in the home or room, and each student has their own individual bathroom, or only uses the bathroom when no one else is in there or in the hallway between their room and the bathroom.
If any student in the group develops COVID-19 during the quarantine period, the other student(s) must start a new 14-day quarantine, beginning the last day of contact with the student who became ill. Also, if the state where the students are quarantining goes onto the NYS list of Restricted States during the quarantine period, the students must move to a non-restricted state and start a new 14-day quarantine.
We are making provisions for students who will be coming by car to drop off items for their fall assignment before moving into quarantine. Students must call their area office to arrange for this in advance. All items must be in boxes (no plastic bags) and we will provide identification stickers. We will have staff move the items directly to the room. You will not receive keys or access to your fall assignment at this time. Drop off must occur between 12 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Area phone numbers to make arrangements for drop-off:
If you have stored your belongings since March, do not arrange for the storage company to drop your belongings until you are in your fall assignment.
Yes. Students may quarantine in states that are not on the NYS list of “restricted states.”
If you submitted a request through the online form on the Office of Residential Life and Housing Services website, you do not need to do anything else. A representative from the College or Eastman School of Music will respond to your request within several days to confirm your application. Please do not e-mail or call requesting confirmation.
If you need to modify or cancel your request, please contact the Office of Residential Life and Housing Services at (585) 275-3166 as soon as possible.
Yes, as long as you follow the University’s masking and social distancing rules. Whether you live off-campus or on-campus, you will have access to campus facilities.