COVID-19 Testing

Stay Home If Sick

Please do NOT come to campus for school or work if you are sick or have a fever, cough, or sore throat.

Testing Options

Self-Serve, Asymptomatic Testing

U of U faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students (not household members) who are asymptomatic may go to our SELF-SERVE SITES.

Staff-Assisted, PCR Testing

U of U faculty, staff, currently enrolled students and household members who are asymptomatic may follow the ASYMPTOMATIC instructions below for a test at our staffed collection site.

Asymptomatic vs Symptomatic Testing

What is the difference between asymptomatic and symptomatic testing?

Asymptomatic testing is conducted weekly throughout the semester as a way to identify COVID-19 in people who are not showing any symptoms of the disease. Because you might contract the virus and transmit it to others before you ever experience symptoms, weekly asymptomatic testing may identify that you are positive and need to isolate, thus helping prevent the spread of the virus. Follow the instructions below for asymptomatic testing.

Symptomatic testing is conducted when a campus community member has any symptoms, even mild ones, of COVID-19.

Staff-Assisted PCR Testing

Asymptomatic testing is free for students, faculty and staff and immediate household members of students, faculty and staff.

Hours of operation
Hours of operation and locations are viewable once you click below to begin scheduling your appointment.
REGULAR ASYMPTOMATIC TESTING

Regular asymptomatic testing – whether the individual is vaccinated or not - is an important part of slowing the spread of COVID-19. New scheduling surveys will be released by Thursday each week for the following week’s testing dates.

Note: Availability of these tests throughout the semester will depend on supplies and laboratory processing capacity.

Please be aware of the following instructions before getting tested

Before Getting Tested
  1. For this saliva-based PCR test it is very important that you do not eat or drink within 30 minutes prior to your test.
  2. Schedule a time to be tested in a University-licensed survey. Within the survey you will be asked to provide:
    • Your University Network ID (uNID) or that of your immediate household member who is a student, faculty or staff member.
    • Sign the consent form
    • Select a testing site (If you cannot go to a site, you will be prompted to provide a reason and the survey will end)
    • Select a testing date
    • Select a testing time
    • If there are no testing times available, go back and select another day
    • Once the scheduling process is complete you will receive an email reminder of your appointment.
  3. Bring your U Card and the confirmation e-mail with you to the testing location 

Do NOT come to the testing site if you are experiencing any of these COVID-19 symptoms:

  • Cough, Shortness of Breath, or Difficulty Breathing
  • Fever or Chills
  • Muscle or Body Aches
  • Vomiting or Diarrhea
  • New Loss of Taste or Smell

If you ARE experiencing any of the above symptoms, please follow the symptomatic testing instructions below

Schedule an ASYMPTOMATIC test

What to Expect During the Test
  • Distancing and masking will be enforced for all on site 
  • You will provide a self-collected saliva sample
  • If your test is returned "not detected", you will receive your results via encrypted email to your official University email address. If you are an immediate household member, you will receive a result to the email you provided upon test collection. No further action is required.
  • If your test is returned "detected", and you have a University Network ID (UNID), you will also receive a phone call from the University contact tracing staff with instructions to isolate and receive a confirmatory test. If you do not have a UNID, please refer to CDC guidelines.

Staff-Assisted Symptomatic Testing

Symptomatic testing is available to students, faculty, and staff and immediate family members of students, faculty and staff who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.

Hours of operation:

U Health Employees:

U of U Health students, faculty and staff with clinical duties who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or confirmed exposure should call Work Wellness at 801-581-2227 (select option 1) before returning to work.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions / Concerns

Testing Questions

If you have read the above details and visited the scheduling link and still have questions or concerns regarding testing, please ask a staff member via phone 801-585-6600 or e-mail campuscovidtesting@utah.edu.  (Include your UNID and testing location if applicable.)

Contact Tracing Questions

If you have questions regarding contact tracing, please ask a staff member at:

University of Utah Contact Tracing
801-585-6600ucontacttracing@utah.edu