Safe Return FAQ

All students with a regular on-campus presence are required to be fully vaccinated, in progress of becoming fully vaccinated, or be granted a medical or religious exemption.

As per current CDC guidance, individuals are eligible to receive a booster dose:

• Five (5) months following the second dose of either Moderna or Pfizer
• Two (2) months following their one dose of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen)

Proof of receiving a booster must be provided by each student by the later of:

1. February 13, 2022
   
   or
2. one month from the date such student becomes eligible to receive a booster

Proof of receiving a booster should be uploaded to the “Submit Proof of Booster” Form, located in the “Vaccine & Booster Verification” tile in the NCC Mobile App.

Note: DO NOT submit proof of booster to the SUNY Verification Application.

Instructions:

1. Login to the NCC Mobile App with our NCC ID and Password
2. Select the Vaccine & Booster Verification tile on the home screen
3. Select the Submit Proof of Booster form and follow instructions to upload your booster.

Yes, all students must upload their proof of booster to the “Submit Proof of Booster” form in the NCC Mobile App. Students should not upload it to the SUNY Verification Application, unless it is part of their initial vaccine verification.

As per CDC recommendation, individuals can be vaccinated or boosted after having COVID-19 as long you have completed 10 days of isolation and are fully recovered.

• All students must verify completion of their initial vaccine regimen through the SUNY Verification Application.
• View an example of SUNY Verification Screen
• If you have uploaded a card for manual review, please also notify HealthOffice@ncc.edu.

Yes. If you have uploaded a card for manual review, please also notify HealthOffice@ncc.edu. 

In order to come on campus, any student who is in progress to be vaccinated must apply and be approved for a medical accommodation. To apply for a medical accommodation, email HealthOffice@ncc.edu with the subject line “Medical Accommodation,” along with proof of your first dose (eg, your vaccine card), name, and N number.

Further information including detailed instruction can be found on our SUNY COVID-19 Vaccination Policy webpage.

If you are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, or fully vaccinated but have not yet submitted your proof of vaccination, and plan on coming to campus you will need to complete the mandatory requirements found in the Student Guide for Returning to the Campus.

Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated students, as well as fully vaccinated students who have not yet submitted their proof of vaccination, MUST complete the mandatory health and safety protocols listed and found in the Student Guide for Returning to the Campus.

Fully vaccinated individuals are no longer required to participate in surveillance testing. Individuals are “fully vaccinated” two (2) weeks following their conclusion of full vaccine regimen. 

To be exempt from testing, students must submit their vaccine information to the SUNY Vaccination Verification Application. This application can also be accessed through the NCC mobile app. More information, including detailed instructions on how to upload your vaccination proof, can be found on our SUNY Vaccination Mandate webpage.

Employees must email the same information, along with the name of their department, to COVIDHR@ncc.edu.

Through the NCC mobile app, students can upload test results. Follow these instructions:

1. Log in to the NCC Mobile App
2. Choose the “Daily Pre-Screening” tile located on the home screen
3. Choose the “Self Reporting Form” located on the next screen
4. Follow instructions to upload your test result

Employees may directly email their test results to COVIDHR@ncc.edu.

You do not need to quarantine while you are awaiting results from the weekly surveillance testing. 

Please notify covidtestingncc@ncc.edu. You must go during the next available day of testing.

Visit the NCC Surveillance testing web page.

No, we will identify that you did the testing when you scan in with your NCC ID prior to testing.

No, if your class does not meet face-to-face on Campus, you do not need to participate in surveillance testing. However, if you are an unvaccinated or partially vaccinated student who falls into one of the below categories, you will need to complete the testing requirements.

• Students enrolled in face-to-face courses
• Students working on campus
• Student athletes
• Students using on-campus resources, on a weekly basis, for the facilitation of their academic courses (computer, internet or study space access)

No, no appointment is required to do the campus testing.

You will need your NCC ID card and a mobile phone with the testing website pulled up on your phone.

No, you need an NCC ID. For additional information, visit the Student Services NCC ID webpage or email StudentID@ncc.edu.

Visit, http://register.suny-covid.com, to create a testing account. 

No, there is no app, only the testing website: http://register.suny-covid.com. 

If the pool comes back with a COVID-19 positive result, each person in the pool will be contacted via email and instructed to isolate until the individual reflex tests are conducted on each pool participant’s saliva sample. All participants will be notified when the results of the individual reflect tests are available. If your reflex test is negative, you will be instructed that you may end your isolation and return to campus. If your reflex test is positive, regardless of your vaccination status, you will be notified and you must continue to isolate for a duration of 10 days from the date of your test if you remain asymptomatic.

No, you do not. If you are student, please submit your positive test result through the NCC mobile app. If you are an employee, please email the test result directly to COVIDHR@ncc.edu.

Email the Student Health Office immediately at HealthOffice@ncc.edu. If you are an employee, email Human Resources at COVIDHR@ncc.edu. They will provide you with further guidance.