While the spring semester will begin as scheduled on Tuesday, Jan. 18, the first two weeks of spring semester instruction will be conducted online, except for the Physician Assistant and Physical Therapy sessions currently scheduled in person for early to mid-January. 

On-campus instruction will begin Monday, Jan. 31, for all classes currently scheduled to meet in person. 

COVID testing will play a crucial role in managing the return to campus. All students, faculty, and staff, regardless of vaccination status, are required to get tested upon returning to campus. 

• New transfer and returning residential students must make appointments in advance for COVID testing before moving back in. 

• Information on appointment scheduling will be sent to all residential students by Jan. 6. Appointments are required to manage entrance testing and stagger the return of students to campus.

• All employees must be tested for COVID before returning to work on campus. Those who aren’t essential for on-campus operations are encouraged to work remotely until the last week of January and then be tested before they return to work.

• Arcadia recommends that residential students who can get tested on their own do so before returning to campus (especially those who live far from Glenside). 

• Any residential students who test positive upon their return to campus and have a permanent residence within 150 miles of campus will be required to go home and isolate there. 

• Further details on testing for the spring semester will be shared soon.