^ That sounds like standard medical leave policy. Other schools have withdrawal dates but you have to forfeit semester tuition at one point. So UC doesn’t sound like it’s outside of SOP for universities (except that perhaps with the quarter system you end up forfeiting “less” than you would with a semester system). It sux. But the parents I know who had to help their kid withdraw due to a medical emergency had reimbursement from the university as really the last issue on their mind.
Most that age who contract would be asymptomatic or exhibit mild flu-like symptoms that last for several days, and will be able to follow their coursework via remote. This happened to my oldest in Chicago last spring. She came down with symptomatic Covid (caught the virus from riding CTA to her job most likely) and was able to work from home. She felt mildly crappy for about 10 days but was able to keep up with a full workload and get plenty of rest. She was very diligent and monitored her symptoms twice a day to ensure that her fever didn’t get worse or oxygen levels drop (the first sign of respiratory distress). She knew to get to the ER immediately the second everything started to worsen, which fortunately didn’t happen.
My guess is that discussing your situation with your instructors will be the best path forward for anyone quarantined with symptomatic Covid. Anyone who is nervous or knows they are in a high-risk group should consider staying remote from home or taking a leave.
For the rest, be prepared and bring along items to boost your immune system and micro-manage your symptoms, including while in isolation. This is a highly infectious disease and despite your best efforts you might catch it. Here is what our family does/has at our disposal:
- Daily doses of D3, Vitamin C and Zinc.
- Zicam nasal swabs or Zicam nasal spray for use at first sign of a cold.
- Infrared thermometer to measure temperature.
- Oximeter to measure oxygen levels.