Current Testing Policy
Last updated: May 10, 2022
In-person Students & Employees Who Are “Up to Date”
In-person students and employees who have shown proof they are “up to date” on their COVID-19 vaccinations are not required to get tested for COVID-19 every week. To show proof, you must upload your vaccination card to Cleared4 (details below).
“Up to date” means:
- You have completed your primary series of COVID-19 vaccines (either the Pfizer or Moderna two-dose series or the Johnson and Johnson vaccine), AND you have received a booster, if you are eligible for one.
OR
- You have completed your primary series of COVID-19 vaccines (either the Pfizer or Moderna two-dose series within the last five (5) months or the Johnson and Johnson vaccine within the last two (2) months), and you are not yet eligible for a booster.
In-person Students & Employees Who Are Not “Up to Date”
In-person students and employees who have not shown proof they are “up to date” on their COVID-19 vaccinations must get tested on a weekly basis. Failure to test any week will result in discipline. Such students and employees are encouraged to take advantage of the free COVID testing offered at all City Colleges locations. The weekly schedule can be viewed below.
If you have never been tested for COVID-19 at City Colleges, please complete this pre-registration form before your first test. Pre-registration is required to ensure our testing provider has the necessary personal and contact information. This form only needs to be completed once. Testing will be performed on a walk-in basis. An appointment is not required to be tested.
If you are unable to get tested at City Colleges, you can get tested by an external provider. The test must be administered by a lab; at-home tests are not accepted. Results from off-campus COVID tests must be uploaded to Cleared4 no later than Saturday for a test taken that week.
Exemptions:
· Students and employees who are learning or working 100% remotely or those who have tested positive for COVID in the last 90 days are exempt.
· Employees out of the office for a full week with use of personal days, floating holidays, vacation, or an approved leave of absence will be excused from that week’s testing.