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Re-entry Testing Survey and Order Form
In order for you to have a successful in-person semester next spring, it will be important that we start the semester with no COVID-19 cases within our student body. To reach this goal, every student taking at least one class in person at the College will be required to provide a negative PCR test result prior to moving into their residence hall, or starting classes, whichever comes first.
We have contracted with Global 7 Diagnostics to offer at-home PCR saliva tests to all of our students who qualify. To begin the process, as well as determine if you might be exempt from re-entry testing, please complete the brief Re-entry Testing Survey (button below). You will be prompted to answer a short series of questions. If it is determined that you need an at-home test (most will), we ask that you register for your Global 7 test kit as soon as possible. Once your kit is received, you must wait to collect and send in your sample closer to your move-in date.
Dates and Deadlines
Remember you should wait until one week before your assigned move-in date (or the date of your first class, whichever comes first) before collecting the sample, and you need to mail it back the same day to get your results on time. Tests taken longer than a week before the assigned move-in date (or the date of your first class, whichever comes first) will not be accepted, and could result in having to pay for/take a second test.
General Move-In for On-Campus and Off-Campus Students
Move-in or first class, whichever comes first, between Friday, January 29 and Monday, February 1
Mail test to Global 7 one week before assigned move-in or first class, whichever comes first.
(Those who have tested positive for COVID-19 on or after November 1 are exempt.)
Registering Your Global 7 Test Kit
All test kits ordered through the Saint Mary's order form are pre-registered. Follow the instructions you receive with the kit. While Step 2 guides you to make sure you are registered at saintmarys.g7test.com, please know if the kit is in your name, and you ordered the G7 test kit through Saint Mary's, this step is already complete.
Upload Test Results from Alternative Testing Sites
If you did not use Global 7 for re-entry testing, or if you have been positive in the last 12 weeks, upload your results using this link.
Check Your Global 7 Test Results Online
To do so:
- Visit https://saintmarys.g7test.com/admin/
- Use your Saint Mary's email address as your login
- Use the password sent to you by Global 7 after you registered. It starts with "P"
- If you can not locate the email, you can reset your password
Monitoring Our Campus Status
To determine the current status of our College operations, many factors are monitored simultaneously, including positive cases across our community, the capacity of our quarantine and isolation space, regional trends, state and local mandates, and others. Our response team meets daily at 8 a.m. to analyze all of this information, then makes decisions about any changes to our academic and operational plans.
Screening Testing
Screening testing allows an organization to discover positive cases, in particular among asymptomatic individuals. Diagnosing cases before individuals present symptoms and get tested “for cause” allows for exposure control and can prevent uncontrolled outbreaks. Student and employee screening testing at Saint Mary’s begins Monday, February 8, and continue throughout the semester. Learn more about screening testing at Saint Mary's on this page.
Visitor Policies for Saint Mary's College
Saint Mary’s expects all community members to continue to make smart and thoughtful decisions, taking into consideration the health and safety of the entire community, and the desire of students, faculty, and staff. For details on the guidelines, visit the Living on Campus page by clicking here.
Check Up, Mask Up, Back Up, Wash Up
For our fall semester, we came together safely — with masks on — prepared to handle this new dynamic. We adopted these four core guidelines as a mantra that shaped our return and gave us a measure of personal freedom to be in each other’s company and where our students could safely enjoy their college experience.
Check Up
Students, faculty, and staff must record their health status before reporting to class or to work.
Mask Up
Everyone is required to wear a mask while indoors, and outdoors when physical distancing is not possible.
Back Up
It's important to maintain safe physical distancing of at least six (6) feet from others both indoors and outdoors.
Wash Up
Hand sanitizer stations located throughout campus should be used when a sink and soap is not available.
Preparing for Positive Cases on Campus
At Saint Mary’s, we work diligently to limit our community’s exposure to the COVID-19 virus, even when positive cases are part of our daily campus operations. To mitigate widespread exposure, we have enacted several important features to keep our community safe:
- Creating a dedicated on-campus space for residential students to recover, receive care, and actively participate in their academic classes if they are able
- Establishing a COVID-19 sterilizing/sanitation team to thoroughly and routinely deep-clean all public spaces
- Employing a robust contact tracing tool to identify those who may have been exposed
When a residential student tests positive for, or is verifiably exposed to COVID-19, she is assigned to the isolation/quarantine area on campus, the Mother Angela Care Center located in Regina Hall South. Read more about the Saint Mary’s process for Isolation and Quarantine here.
Frequently Asked Questions About Re-entry Testing
+Why do I need to complete the survey?
+Who is exempt from testing?
+I have received one dose of the vaccine? Do I need to be tested?
+I have received both doses of the vaccine? Do I need to be tested?
+What happens if I do not qualify for an exemption, and I fail to get tested?
+I completed the survey once, but my plans have changed. I tried to complete the survey again, but I did not have access. Do I need to notify the College?
+I was diagnosed COVID positive after November 1 by the Health and Counseling Center staff, but I do not have a record of the test result to upload with the survey. What should I do?
+I have access to free PCR testing or want to test at my local testing lab. Am I required to use the Global 7 option?
+I arranged for a different PCR test, tested within a week from move in/first class, and I have my results. Where do I send my results?
+Can I apply for emergency funding to pay for the test? Will you cover other tests or only Global 7?
+Once I complete the registration in the Global 7 site, is my credit card charged immediately, or when the test is shipped?
+How long after I complete the registration will the test kit be shipped?
+I received the test kit, now what?
+Do I need to register my Global 7 test kit when I receive it? It says I have to, right on the box.
+I need to correct an address or cancel a test! Who should I contact?
+Can I return an unused test and get a refund? If the answer is yes, is the refund only for the cost of the test?
+If I have questions on the collection of the sample or shipping it back, is there someone I can contact?
+What is our move in date?
+Will the College continue screening testing in the spring semester?
Prospective students are welcome to visit campus. Please see the Visit Campus page for further details.
The plans outlined by Saint Mary’s College are dependent upon local, state, and national health and wellness guidelines, and can change according to the current state of COVID-19. We encourage you to watch for further updates via email communications and on this website.
