Weekly COVID Testing
Testing Requirements - Summer 2022
- There will be no grace period for making up missed tests.You must test each week during the times listed below to have your test count for the week.
- Testing closes on the Edwardsville campus at 2:30 on Wednesday for the week. Plan accordingly.
- The Edwardsville weekly testing location is SSC 0200.
- Students who will not be on campus at all for an entire week should complete a temporary campus absence request by Wednesday at noon of the week they are seeking to be excused. Temporary campus absence requests will not be issued retroactively.
- Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 90 days must have a COVID-19 Self-Report on file and submit the form for a 90-day exemption.
- Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 through SHIELD testing will automatically be exempted for 90 days based upon the date of the SHIELD test.
- Individuals who test positive through another testing location will need to submit documentation of a positive test result to be excused from the weekly testing requirement for the 90-day period.
- Students who do not comply with the weekly testing requirement for unvaccinated individuals will receive written notification of that missed test. There will be no makeup or late tests.
- Employees who do not comply with the weekly testing requirement for unvaccinated individuals will be referred to Human Resources. There will be no makeup or late tests.
On August 26, 2021, the governor of the State of Illinois issued an executive order requiring that all higher education students and personnel who are able be vaccinated against COVID-19 or participate in weekly testing.
Members of the SIUE community who are unable to be vaccinated or are without university-verified proof of vaccination on file must complete a weekly mandatory COVID test on campus to remain in compliance with SIUE policy.
Students who are taking a fully online class schedule as identified in Cougar Net, and do not plan to work on campus, utilize on-campus services, or attend an on-campus activity will automatically be exempt from weekly testing.
Employees who have an ADA accommodation from the Office of Equal Opportunity, Access, and Title IX Coordination to work a fully remote schedule will automatically be exempt.
Type of Test
SIUE is offering a saliva-based COVID-19 test through a partnership with SHIELD Illinois.
The test is a saliva-based Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. PCR tests are considered the gold standard. It can detect the virus in people who are asymptomatic and/or individuals early in the course of the disease, which makes it an exceptional screening tool. This specific PCR test has less than a 0.3% false-positive rate.
Cost
There is no cost to students, faculty, and staff to take a COVID-19 screening test on-campus.
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Location(s) |
Available Dates |
Scheduling |
|---|---|---|
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Student Success Center, Room 0200 |
Monday |
8:00 am - 11:30 am |
|
SDM Building 280 – Room 1100 |
Mondays |
Noon-1 p.m. |
|
East St. Louis Building A, Room 1015 |
Tuesdays Wednesdays |
11 a.m.-Noon 3 - 4 p.m. |
Notification
Once the lab receives the samples, results are expected in approximately 24 hours, excluding weekends and holidays.
When test results are ready, you will receive an email and text that you sign on to SHIELD Illinois to retrieve your results.
Pursuant to public health protocols, the lab will automatically upload test results into the Illinois Department of Public Health database. Test results will be shared with the individual via email/text message. Results will also be shared with appropriate University departments on a need-to-know basis, as determined by the Pandemic CORE Team.
