COVID-19 Sampling & Tracking Program

No, our current testing method requires that sample collection must be observed by program personnel.

If you have a positive result, you will be contacted by UHS or OHS with that information and for instructions on next steps. You will be asked to isolate following CDC and public health guidelines.

On and off-campus isolation spaces will be identified for use by any U-M student who needs isolation. Students also may choose to isolate with their families at home. More details about student isolation is available here.

No. Provided you are asymptomatic and have not been exposed to someone with confirmed COVID-19 at testing, you are free to leave your home or residence hall room. Please continue to follow social distancing and masking requirements.

No, there is no charge for participating in surveillance testing through this program. Your insurance will not be billed.

If you are a student who is experiencing symptoms on your test day or if you have had a recent close-contact exposure to someone with COVID-19 please contact UHS for an online assessment. Employees can contact OHS or their individual provider. Do not come to the Community Sampling and Tracking Program location if you are experiencing symptoms.

We know inequities in access to COVID-19 testing programs have been present in our country through the epidemic. This makes it difficult to understand the true spread and impact of COVID-19. We will be following participation rates with a goal of using this data in a representative way to protect our entire community. We will continue to strive to make this program available as widely as possible, particularly for members of vulnerable communities where the health and economic impact of COVID-19 infection is the greatest. Our collection of demographic information will help us work toward this and provide transparency around access to testing that has been provided throughout this program.

For questions, please email covid19sampling@umich.​edu.

To schedule your test, sign in here with your U-M credentials, and click “My Account” then “Book a New Appointment.” You can then select your preferred location, date and time.

To help maintain social distancing at our testing centers, we ask that you schedule an appointment for your test. Please continue to schedule appointments if you are testing on a regular weekly basis.

To cancel or reschedule your test go here, click “My Account,” and then “View Appointments.” You will see all scheduled appointments and can then cancel or reschedule an appointment as needed by clicking the magnifying glass icon under “View Details.” If you are no longer able to keep your appointment, please cancel it to open the space for someone else.

Yes, registration with the CSTP program must be completed by 5pm the day before your first test. Click here to register. This registration survey only needs to be completed once.

Yes, you can choose the time and preferred site for your test. Please click here and schedule your test for a time and location convenient for you.

Vaccinated students who self-report their COVID-19 vaccination information via Wolverine Access will be exempt from weekly testing requirements as described in the policy for mandatory testing for Spring/Summer term. If you are fully vaccinated and would like an exemption to weekly testing for Spring/Summer 2021 please click here or call the Covid Call Center at 734-936-7000 for more information.

The CSTP program currently has five (5) campus testing sites including the LSA Atrium (Multipurpose Room 1040), Palmer Commons (4th Floor Great Lakes Room), Pierpont Commons (1st Floor Mezzanine, East Room) and Michigan Ross (Ground Floor, Ross Executive Residence Room 0600). Hours of operation vary from location to location. Please feel free to schedule your test at any of the available times at these locations. Michigan Medicine employees may also get tested at Towsley Lobby (Towsley Center for Continuing Medical Education, Ann Arbor, MI 48109). To view the availability of the testing sites please click here.

If you have any other questions regarding scheduling, the CSTP team can be reached by e-mail at covid19sampling@umich.edu.

To verify your identity at the testing site, please bring your MCard. Your MCard is required to check into the testing kiosk. This program is for asymptomatic individuals without a recent close-contact exposure to someone with COVID-19. For this reason, you will be asked to show your daily green ResponsiBLUE screen to enter the test center. If you are experiencing symptoms on your test day or if you have had a recent close-contact exposure to someone with COVID-19, please contact University Health Service for an online assessment or Occupational Health Services for faculty and staff (734-764-8021, Option 1).

No! Food, colored drinks, and mouthwash cannot be consumed in the 20 minutes prior to sample collection. Drinking water is permitted. If you arrive at the testing station within 20 minutes of eating, please drink water and return 20 minutes later to collect your saliva sample.

• Only asymptomatic individuals with no recent close-contact exposure to someone with COVID-19 will be allowed to attend a testing appointment.
• Individual stations will be set up for specimen collection.
• Participants will be asked to use clearly routed one-way paths throughout the testing center location
• If you are at increased risk of severe outcomes of COVID-19 because of other health conditions and are limiting your contact with others, please do not come to the testing location. Contact covid19sampling@umich.edu for more details.

Step 1: The sample will be sent to the LynxDx laboratory for testing by RT PCR.

Step 2: LynxDx will send your results directly to you.

Step 3: If negative, you are all set. If positive, begin isolation and UHS or OHS will contact you.

LynxDx will complete diagnostic SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing and return your test result directly to you. When your test results are available, you will receive an email and text alert with a link to view the result. Individuals with a positive test result will be contacted by University Health Service or Occupational Health Services for follow-up and instructions on next steps.

As part of participating in the program, your COVID-19 test results, along with your name, uniqname and other personal information, will be shared with the University of Michigan, including the School of Public Health, Michigan Medicine and University Health Service, and may be disclosed to the appropriate county, state or other governmental entity as may be required by law. Your test result will be returned to you by LynxDx and, if your test result is positive, University Health Service, Occupational Health Services or other appropriate public health officials will alert you.

Tests will be sent to LynxDx at the end of the testing day. Test turnaround time is approximately 3-4 days.