Vaccines are required at CU Denver

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.

If you submit for a vaccine exemption, you will automatically be routed into a mandatory COVID-19 weekly testing program. The testing program offers both on- and off-campus locations to conduct saliva or nasal testing (the type of test is dependent on the testing location) free of charge.

If you are part of the routine testing program, you will receive an email from Primary Health each week with the link to schedule your test. Please see below for important information regarding the testing program:

• You must be tested at one of the locations listed above. We do not accept results from locations outside of those listed.
• We do not accept rapid tests from any location.
• You must use your university email address to schedule an appointment
• You must schedule a COVID-19 test during each academic week (Monday through Friday) of the semester
• You do not need to wait for test results to be received before attending class or work; please plan to attend class or work while results are processing.

Additional details, including exact testing locations and available appointment times, will be communicated to you directly through Primary Health. Failure to complete weekly testing may result in disciplinary action. For further questions regarding testing or vaccine exemptions, please reach out to the CU Denver Vaccine Verification Team.

CU Denver tracks vaccination data based on a web-based self-disclosure system. Through this system, all students, faculty, and staff must self-disclose their vaccination status or file for an exemption on the basis of medical, religious, or personal reasons.

For students, CU Denver can also confirm vaccination status for Colorado students with the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.

Please email vaccineexemption@ucdenver.edu with questions about this process.

All faculty or staff who work on campus or have the possibility of having to work on campus are required to get vaccinated.

CU believes that doing so will support the health and safety of campus communities and the cities that call our campuses home. It will lower the rate of infection. Additionally, a vaccination requirement will further the goal of having an on-campus experience that is critical to academic success and personal growth. Learn more at the CU System Vaccine Requirement page.