Leaving campus for break? Here’s how to get tested

Jessa Reid Bolling | @jr_bolling, News EditorNovember 8, 2020

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The University of Alabama is offering free exit testing to those students who want it before leaving campus for the Thanksgiving and winter breaks.

This new option joins COVID-19 exposure and symptomatic testing available to UA students, as well as sentinel testing.

Weekday exposure, symptomatic and exit testing are currently available at Coleman Coliseum at these dates and times:

  • Now through Nov. 13: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Nov. 16-20:  8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Nov. 23-24:  9 a.m. to noon

Appointments for testing can be scheduled online. Students need to bring their ACT card, CWID and a  driver’s license or government-issued ID.

Starting Nov. 30 through Dec. 11, weekday exposure, symptomatic and exit testing will be available at the East Campus Storm Shelter at these dates and times:

  • Nov. 30-Dec. 4: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Dec. 7-11: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, contact the UA COVID-19 Hotline at 205-348-2819.