Coronavirus Information

Prior to sample collection: 

• Within three hours of testing: Do not brush your teeth or use mouthwash.
• 30 minutes prior to testing: Do not eat or drink anything, including chewing gum, mints, or lozenges.
• 30 minutes prior to testing: Abstain from smoking, vaping, or using smokeless tobacco products.
• Ensure that the current day is Sunday-Wednesday and you will be able to drop off your test kit that day.

1.

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Creating Your Surveillance Account (PDF)

Contact Administrative Operations at 878-6114 (Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.) if assistance is needed. 

2. Register a new test every time you submit a test by clicking “Register COVID-19 Test.”

a. Click through and answer the screening questions.
 
b. When you reach the screen titled “Please enter the test kit barcode” manually enter the barcode number located on your test tube twice. Do not copy and paste. You must reenter the number manually.

c. Double-check that your barcode is correct, enter the collection date and time and click “Next.”

Doing so will bring you to a screen to verify your information. Make sure everything is accurate then click “Submit Test.”

d. Write your full name and date of birth on the test tube or on a label that you affix to the test tube.

Your name must match how it appears on your testing account (i.e., if your Quadrant account shows "Jim," type "Jim," not "James").

e. Return your test tube to the Ziploc bag and seal.
 

Test kits must be dropped off on the same day you take the test.

Drop your test kit off between Sunday at 8:00 a.m. and no later than Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the drobox located at the University Police “Safe Trade Zone,” Chase Hall 126. Tests that are dropped off outside of these hours will not be processed.

You may also drop off your test at the COVID Testing Center in Buckham Hall's D-Wing gym during normal testing hours.

1. Remove the test from the plastic package. Discarded packaging in appropriate recycling bin, when possible.
    
2. Spit into the top section of the tube until the amount of saliva (no bubbles) reaches the fill line.
    
3. Close the lid tightly by pushing down hard on the funnel lids until you hear a click.
    
4. Unscrew the funnel from the tube.
    
5. Use the small cap to close the tube tightly.
    
6. Shake the capped tube for 5 seconds.
   
   
   
   
    
7. Write your full name and date of birth on the tube on the blank white square or write on a label.
   
   If using a label, wrap the label around the test tube perpendicular to the barcode by affixing the blank end of the label to the tube first so your name and DOB is readable when fully attached.
   
   The label should be place at the top part of the tube just under the location where the cap is screwed on. Make sure to not cover the cap, barcode, or registration number.