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Vaccinations required for students and employees

A COVID-19 vaccination is required for students and employees. Below is information about how to verify your vaccinated status or file for an exemption.

Submit proof of vaccination
The Student Health and Counseling Center encourages students to submit proof of vaccine as soon as possible. Please visit this PowerPoint information or Word document for details on how to submit this information. Students with questions about proof of vaccination or exemptions, please contact SHCC at 503-838-8313.

File for an exemption
Students are allowed an exemption from getting the COVID-19 vaccine for medical or non-medical reasons (which includes religious, philosophical or other non-medical reasons).
There are three steps to file for an exemption.

1. View the  COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption Education Module. Required for Exemption
2. Download and complete the  COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption Request Form
3. Submit the form to SHCC.

Have you tested positive for COVID-19, been exposed or need tested?

We have resources available for students with important information and actions to take immediately if you’ve tested positive for COVID-19, been exposed, or need to get tested.

Ordering free at-home tests

WOU students who live off campus or in WOU family housing can order four free at-home tests from the federal government using this link. https://www.covidtests.gov/

Students who live in WOU residence halls other than family housing cannot order tests because community housing does not offer an eligible address. Residence hall students should continue to test at the Student Health and Counseling Center. Schedule an appointment here.

Tuition and Fees

Online and in-person tuition will be filled at the same per-credit rate. As you may know, different fees are associated with each type of course.

• Course fees (e.g., fees for labs or art courses) may change for classes originally planned to be in person or hybrid, but we will only reduce those fees, not increase them.
• Mandatory fees (e.g., building fees, IFC, etc.) will be charged based on the actual course delivery modality of the class.
• The fee for the Student Health and Counseling Center, which is offering online services, may be available on an opt-in basis for students taking online courses.

See our Tuition and Fee Book

Campus COVID-19 safety protocols

We welcome students to campus in limited ways and settings with safety protocols in place. Masks are required, additional cleaning procedures are in place, physical distancing must be maintained, a daily health self-check must be completed before coming to campus (or moving around campus for residence hall students), directional flow signs will be observed and personal hygiene practices must be strenuous. Residence hall students and students with in-person classes are provided a Welcome Kit with face coverings, hand sanitizer and other items. By working together for the good of the campus community, we can help reduce the risk of COVID transmission.

Student Health and Counseling Center (SHCC)

The SHCC will remain open to students for COVID-19 testing and will offer in-person and telemedicine medical appointments. All in-person appointments will require a health screening before scheduling. Counseling sessions will continue to be offered remotely.

Visit the SHCC website

Academic Innovation

This year, WOU has two platforms for online courses: Moodle and Canvas. Over the year, WOU will gradually move more courses to Canvas each term until we are no longer using Moodle. However, this fall, your courses may be taught on either platform. More information on how to access your courses will be sent shortly before the first day of classes.

WOU is making every effort to ensure you can easily find and access your course materials and receive support as you use these systems. Students will have access to 24/7 user support for Canvas, and the Academic Innovation team continues to be available to help students with Moodle, Canvas and many other digital media and learning tools.

Visit the Keep Learning website

Student Success and Advising

SSA has created a number of tools to help students be successful in an online learning environment. Services provided by SSA have also shifted to meet students wherever they are, including remote appointments with Academic Success Advisors via Zoom or phone and tutoring sessions via Zoom/WebEx. Remote appointments can be scheduled online via Wolf Connection System in the WOU Portal.

Find SSA resources

Hamersly Library and Computing Spaces

The Hamersly Library will open to students in mid-September, and users should bring their WOU ID so staff can monitor library occupancy in real time. Print books, DVDs and other physical items from the local collection and from Summit libraries are already available through curbside pickup or mail delivery. Computers and printers are available in the library, the WUC, the Valsetz Residential Lab and possibly others. The Audio and Video Production studios will be available. The 24-hour computer lab will be open with a limited number of physically distanced computers.

The library will continue to lend a range of computing technology to facilitate online learning, including loaner Wi-fi hotspots for students with financial need.

Visit the library’s COVID-19 webpage

Disability Services

Students interested in pursuing disability-related accommodations, which may be more substantial in the online learning format, should contact Disability Services. The office is open for drop-in support 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and for remote appointments throughout the week.

Visit the Disability Services website

WOU:Salem

Like most of our courses on our main campus in Monmouth, WOU:Salem classes are primarily conducted online.

Visit the WOU:Salem website

Support for parents

The Child Development Center’s preschool program is available. A comprehensive safety plan has been developed to meet all OHA and CDC guidelines. The center is open to WOU students and employees first, then community members.

Register your child