If you have expressed COVID-like symptoms you will need to be evaluated before you can participate in group activities or return to classes. Please immediately return to your residence and contact the CMU Student Wellness Center COVID hotline at 970.644.3740. Employees should isolate in their residence, contact their supervisor and their primary care provider.
If your test result comes back positive you will be contacted by Mesa County Public Health or our CMU Contact Tracing Team with instructions on what to do next. View post-test instructions.
COVID-19 testing specimen samples will be obtained through swabbing the inside of the front of the nose using both nostrils, called anterior nasal swabbing. In most cases, nurses, medical assistants, nursing students or an instructional video will show you how to swab the inside of each of your nostrils. If done in person, a staff member will watch to make sure you collect the specimen correctly to ensure viable samples for testing. In some medical settings based on testing site, a nurse may swab the back of your nose, also called a nasopharyngeal swab. All CMU on-site testing will use the self-swab anterior nose for specimen collection.
When testing through the CMU test site, results will be returned within 48 hours of receipt to the lab.
Testing at all sites will be free of charge to students, faculty and staff. In some cases, insurance may be billed, as necessary/appropriate (again, at no cost to you).
For students getting tested by their own doctor and not at one of the CMU testing partner sites, students will need to answer a few questions in MAVzone and upload an image or PDF of their test results.
To report your results to CMU to be cleared for your return to campus, complete the Third Party Private Test Results Form (i.e. non-CMU sanctioned lab test results).
Please fill out a COVID-19 testing waiver if you do not want to get tested and want to remain off-campus for the Fall 2020 semester. By signing the waiver, you are agreeing to forego utilization of indoor or outdoor campus facilities for all campus locations as well as campus events.