Coronavirus Information

Self-Screening and Reporting

Students should not physically visit campus, a clinical site, or any face to face curricular or co-curricular activity when symptomatic or when a positive COVID test has occurred. Students must follow pertinent public health orders for COVID-19, including mandatory isolation periods, that pertain to their location of physical attendance. Students should be forthcoming about any symptoms, exposures, and positive tests, and help protect the University community by seeking guidance from program administration when in doubt about attendance.

University Planning

University administration has assembled a multidisciplinary team from across the institution to identify and plan for a range of scenarios and potential near and longer-term impacts. These include considerations for:

• Contingency planning for necessary supplies
• Planning for classes during periods of quarantines, university closures, or transportation challenges
• Human resources considerations, including remote work options
• A patient surge within University Health System
• Support for students with travel plans during breaks

Disclosure Required by US Department of Education under the American Rescue Plan Act

Updated August 11, 2021

On March 11, 2021, Congress passed and President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP). ARP provided additional funding for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). HEERF provides funding to institutions of higher education to be distributed to students in the form of emergency grants. The funds are to help students with expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus.

The Department of Education (ED) has required institutions receiving these funds to make certain disclosures. SCU’s disclosures are as follows:

1. SCU has signed and returned to ED the Certification and Agreement, which includes our assurance that SCU has used the student portion of the funds received to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.
2. The total amount of funds that the institution has received from ED under ARP for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students is $786,300.
3. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under ARP as of the date of this report is $798,270.
4. The number of students at the institution verified to be eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under ARP as of the date of this report is 949.
5. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under ARP is 949.
6. The institution provided Emergency Financial Aid Grants to all eligible students. Pell-eligible students received $1,170. Students with an EFC of zero received $1,070. Students with an EFC above zero received $585. The average grant issued to a student was $841.
7. The institution advised students that they must use the funds for costs related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus, including any component of the student’s cost of attendance, and emergency costs related to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Disclosure Pursuant to the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act

Updated July 26, 2021

On December 27, 2020, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA). CRRSAA provided additional funding for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). HEERF provides funding to institutions of higher education to be distributed to students in the form of emergency grants. The funds are to help students with expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus.
The Department of Education (ED) has required institutions receiving these funds to make certain disclosures. SCU’s disclosures are as follows:

1. SCU has signed and returned to ED the Certification and Agreement, which includes our assurance that SCU has used the student portion of the funds received to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.
2. The total amount of funds that the institution has received from ED under CRRSAA for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students is $200,773.
3. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under CRRSAA as of the date of this report is $216,195.
4. The number of students at the institution verified to be eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under CRRSAA as of the date of this report is 930.
5. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under CRRSAA is 930.
6. The institution provided Emergency Financial Aid Grants to all eligible students. Pell eligible students received $330. Students with an EFC of zero received $285. Students with an EFC above zero received $165. The average grant issued to a student was $232.
7. The institution advised students that they must use the funds for costs related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus, including any component of the student’s cost of attendance, and emergency costs related to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Disclosure Pursuant to the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act – Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.

Disclosure Required Under the CARES Act

Updated October 1, 2020

On March 27, 2020, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act). One element of the CARES Act was a provision that provided funds to institutions of higher education to be distributed to students in the form of emergency grants. The funds are to help students with expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus.

The Department of Education (ED) has required institutions receiving these funds to make certain disclosures. SCU’s disclosures are as follows:

1. SCU has signed and returned to ED the Certification and Agreement, which includes our assurance that SCU has used, or intends to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004 (a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.
2. The total amount of funds that the institution has received from ED pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students is $200,773.
3. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of this report is $207,300.
4. The number of students at the institution verified to be eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of this report is 691. Additional verification is ongoing.
5. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is 691.
6. The institution provided Emergency Financial Aid Grants to all eligible students. Each student received $300.
7. The institution advised students:
   1. That they must use the funds for costs related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus, including costs such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care.
   2. That they should consider the institution’s technology requirements as they determine how best to use their relief funds.

Disclosure Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) – Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for HEERF I, II, and III

The Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for HEERF I, II, and III Sections 18004(a)(1) Institutional Portion and 18004(a)(3) for Southern California University of Health Sciences can be accessed via the following documents:

• SCU HEERF Report 4Q-2022
• SCU HEERF Report 3Q-2022
• SCU HEERF Report 2Q-2022
• SCU HEERF Report 1Q-2022
• SCU HEERF Report 4Q-2021
• SCU HEERF Report 3Q-2021
• SCU HEERF Report 2Q-2021
• SCU HEERF Report 1Q-2021
• SCU HEERF Report 3Q-2020