We are excited for your return to campus in January. We recognize there is a significant amount of important information included in this email and appreciate you taking the time to review it. If you have any questions about our COVID-19 testing protocol, please visit our website or contact covid19@regiscollege.edu or health.services@regiscollege.edu.
All students, faculty, and staff returning to the Weston campus in the spring are required to participate in Regis’ mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing using a PCR nasal swab. The process is quick, painless, and an important part of the university's campus safety protocol. Santi Pedraza Novak '23 takes us through the testing process in this brief video.
Testing Protocol Overview
You will receive information from the Office of Residence Life with your assigned date and time to move to campus. When you arrive for move in, you will first need to go to Health Services and get your test before you can enter your residence hall.
Massachusetts residents are not required to complete a PCR COVID-19 test prior to coming to campus. However, we ask that you limit contact with others out of an abundance of caution prior to obtaining your negative test result from Regis’ testing center.
Out-of-state residents are required by MA state travel guidelines to provide a negative COVID-19 test from no more than 72 hours prior to arrival. If a PCR or Antigen test cannot be obtained, you will need to quarantine in your room until you receive the results from your first test.
In quarantine, you can only leave your housing assignment for emergency purposes or to utilize the restroom. A to-go dinner for the evening of move-in will be provided. We recommend that you come prepared with meals/snacks if needing to quarantine.
You are required to come in for testing every week in order to remain in compliance and to support Regis’ efforts to protect the community: Any student found to be violating Regis College's COVID-19 policies and expectations, such as missing their testing appointment, will face conduct sanctions up to and including removal from housing.
How to Schedule Your COVID Test
Please use our online system to schedule your testing appointments for each week of the spring semester. Testing for faculty, staff, and undergraduate students will take place on:
Mondays and Fridays: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Important Reminders
You must bring your Regis ID to every testing appointment.
Before returning to campus, please sign the attached consent form that allows you to participate in our testing protocol. You can either sign this and bring it to your first testing appointment or scan a signed copy to health.services@regiscollege.edu.
You are also required to complete this brief tutorial to learn more about best practices for preventing the spread of COVID-19 before returning to campus.
If you are under the age of 30, you must obtain a flu shot no later than December 31, 2020.
The flu vaccine requirement applies to all full time and part time health science students, regardless of age.
Submit documentation for your flu shot through CastleBranch.
If you do not have access to CastleBranch, submit your flu shot documentation to health.services@regiscollege.edu before your arrival to campus.
If You Are Experiencing COVID-19 Symptoms
You should not return to campus if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or have been in direct close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. In addition, please notify Health Services of these updates by calling 781.768.7290
Prior to leaving your residence hall each day, please use the free CDC symptom checker app to monitor your symptoms. Continue to check your symptoms daily while on campus.
If You Have Tested Positive for COVID-19
If you were positive for COVID-19 within 90 days of arriving to campus but are not symptomatic AND have been approved by your health care provider to no longer be in isolation, please submit your clearance documentation, including the report of your positive test result, from your health care provider or local Board of Health to health.services@regiscollege.edu at least one week before you move onto campus. Those who fall into this category may be exempt from the testing protocol for the 90 days following the positive test result.
If you test positive for COVID-19 while in the testing protocol, you will receive a call from Health Services who will provide next steps for you to take, in collaboration with the Board of Health. You will be provided designated wellness housing on campus to separate from the greater campus community if you test positive or are deemed a close contact to someone who is COVID-19 positive.
We thank you for your efforts to support our Regis Pride Pledge by adhering to the many intricacies of the testing protocol on campus. Your participation in this protocol is essential to our safety and well-being.
