Student FAQs

The Chancellor’s Office for Cal State University (CSU) announced all CSU campuses will require the COVID-19 vaccination for students and employees. For the CSU’s Vaccine Requirement Program (VRP), students must either (1) submit a complete vaccine record (i.e., all required doses in primary series) or (2) apply for a medical or religious/closely held beliefs exemption.

At this time, the only students who actively need to participate in the VRP are newly admitted Fall 2022 and incoming matriculated students (i.e., first year and transfer students). For more information and instructions about complying with the CSU immunization requirements, please click here.

The Chancellor’s Office for Cal State University (CSU) announced all CSU campuses will require the COVID-19 booster for students as of February 7 or when eligible (i.e., five/six months after an individual receives their final dose of their vaccination). 

As a result, the COVID-19 booster will be an additional requirement for students who participated in the Vaccine Requirement Program. Students can apply for a medical or religious/closely held beliefs exemption for the booster. 

Effective August 2022, all new students to Cal State Fullerton are required to show proof of immunization for select vaccines under California State University Executive Order 803, in addition to the Covid-19 requirements outlined in Cal State Fullerton’s Presidential Directive 22.

Newly admitted Fall 2022 students must upload their vaccine record (including the booster) OR a medical or religious/closely-held beliefs exemption by Friday, September 16, 2022. 

For information and instructions on complying with the CSU immunization requirements, please click here.

Fully vaccinated individuals who are 18 or older are eligible to receive the booster five/six months after an individual receives the final dose of the Pfizer/Moderna vaccine series, or two months after receiving the Janssen vaccine. 

If you received all the required doses and already submitted an approved and completed vaccine record to your Health Portal, you may submit a medical or religious/closely held beliefs exemption to satisfy the booster requirement. 

For a submission tutorial, click here.

No, if you were previously granted an exemption it will be carried on to meet the Booster Requirement Program.

At this time, COVID-19 testing is limited and priority will be given to students who are experiencing symptoms or have recently been exposed. Students seeking a test can schedule a testing appointment via the Titan Health Portal. For any questions, please contact Health Services at (657) 278-2800.

If an individual tests positive for COVID-19 and are fully vaccinated/eligible to receive the booster, you may submit a medical exemption to receive a 90-day extension from your last positive COVID test for the booster requirement. Please be sure to include the date you tested positive for COVID-19 on your exemption. For a submission tutorial, click here.

After the 90-day extension period, you should be eligible to receive the booster. You will receive a portal wall for the booster requirement, where you can submit your booster information to satisfy the requirement.

Note: If you want to know if you can get the booster earlier than 90-days, please refer to CDC guidelines or consult with your healthcare or vaccine provider about when you should get your booster.

The Covid-19 Booster is available at local pharmacies (i.e., CVS, Walgreens, etc.), clinics, or through your healthcare provider. To schedule a booster appointment or to find providers near you, the CDC recommends doing the following:

• Visit Vaccines.gov to find vaccination providers near you. In some states, information may be limited while more U. S. vaccination providers and pharmacies are being added. Learn more about COVID-19 Vaccination Locations on Vaccines.gov.
• Text your ZIP code to 438829 or call 1-800-232-0233 to find vaccine locations near you in the United States.
• Ask your doctor, pharmacist, or community health center if they provide vaccines.
• Check your local pharmacy’s website to see if vaccination appointments are available. Find out which pharmacies are participating in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program.
• Contact your state health department to find additional vaccination locations in the area.
• Check your local news outlets. They may have information on how to get a vaccination appointment.

Check the Titan’s Return website for any CSUF sponsored booster clinics.

If you were vaccinated abroad with other COVID-19 vaccines, you can get a booster shot if you are 16 years or older and you either:

1. Received all the recommended doses of a  World Health Organization emergency use listing (WHO-EUL) COVID-19 vaccine, not approved or authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
2. OR completed a mix and match series composed of any combination of  FDA-approved, FDA-authorized, or WHO-EUL COVID-19 vaccines

If you meet the above requirements, you can get a single booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after getting all recommended doses or completing a mix and match COVID-19 vaccine series. Please visit the CDC website for more information.

Students can visit the Case Counts and Exposures webpage on the Titans Return website to view exposure locations by date which includes classroom and course information. 

This information is presented to students to make them aware of any possible exposures within their classes and on campus. Any student that has been directly exposed to COVID-19 on campus will be contacted by a Health Services contact tracer.  

Students can find more detailed information and recommended guidelines regarding classroom exposures here.

The Pollak Library provides students a place to sit and attend online classes. Open seating is provided: North 1st, 2nd, and 4th floors and South 4th and 5th floors. Students can make Study Space Reservations (i.e., Individual – 4th floor only and Study Groups – 1st and 4th floors).

Devices are not provided for Zoom/web calls in these locations. If students need a device or headset, they can check out equipment at the IT Student Genius Center (Pollak, 1st Floor).