Testing schedule

• Your testing sequence—testing twice each week—will be either Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays for the remainder of the spring semester.
• Operating hours of the testing sites will remain 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Make your appointment

• You should already have an appointment scheduled for Monday or Tuesday of next week, so please schedule your second weekly test for Wednesday or Thursday.
• Schedule your twice weekly appointments following the same method as before by visiting MyUHealthChart.com.
• Follow a consistent pattern of Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Testing locations

• Lakeside Village residents: outside the Lakeside Village music rooms
• University Village residents: University Village front office breezeway

Before you arrive for your test

• Please complete the Daily Symptom Checker.
• Know your University C#.
• Practice good hand hygiene prior to arriving at the testing site.

At the testing site

• Have your ’Cane Card visible at all times.
• Wear a face covering except for the brief moments during your test.
• Show confirmation of your appointment time and the results of your Daily Symptom Checker on your mobile device.
• A qualified health professional will observe you during a self-administered breath test.
• The entire process should take about 10 minutes.

If you test positive using the breath-based test

• A mid-nasal PCR swab—the style of testing you are accustomed to on campus—will be conducted immediately.
• While the results of this PCR test are pending, you will be asked to self-isolate in your room until those results come back.
• If the PCR test returns a positive result, you will be placed into self-isolation.
• If the PCR test returns a negative result, you will be allowed to return to your daily activities as normal.

If you have tested positive previously

• If you tested positive before Nov. 14, 2020, you must test via the process outlined above.
• If you tested positive on/after Nov. 14, 2020, you are exempt from this testing requirement only if you tested positive through a University test or notified the Student Health Service of an off-campus positive result.

If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19

• Any students with symptoms of COVID-19, or those who are a close contact to a known positive person, will have access to timely testing at an on-campus testing facility by calling the University's COVID-19 hotline at 305-243-8378 and selecting option #3. For more information, please visit the Student Health Service website.

Failure to comply

• If you do not comply with this testing requirement, you will lose access to the Daily Symptom Checker and you may lose access to CaneLink, and Blackboard.
• You may also be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to removal from on-campus housing.