Student-Related Information Concerning COVID-19

The University is following CDC guidelines and taking proper measures to keep everyone safe. Cleaning standards are increased, and residential students should follow all cleaning schedules and responsibilities. Resident assistants are also conducting monthly health and safety checks of rooms/apartments.

Yes, you will receive a response from the University verifying that you will be required to isolate/quarantine. Your faculty will be contacted by a case manager confirming that you have been asked to isolate/quarantine.

Appointments are not needed. Normal hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The site is closed noon – 1 p.m. for lunch.

Yes, as long as you have your current student ID.

No. The site only conducts tests for UT Tyler students.

A case manager with the Campus Assessment, Response and Evaluation (CARE) Team will contact your faculty. This correspondence will not disclose any personal information, such as your diagnosis; however, it will serve as verification that they can provide you with accommodations, such as approved absences and other accommodations. The case manager will then forward you this notice for your records.

You will receive a response from the University verifying that you will be required to isolate/quarantine. Additional documentation may be obtained by contacting the case manager via the Dean of Students office by emailing dos@uttyler.edu.

It is best to seek medical attention whenever you deem necessary. Monitor symptoms and report any developing symptoms to the COVID hotline, 903.565.5999, or if urgent, call 911.

No, residents in campus housing cannot have guests, and students cannot visit an on-campus residence.

If you, or someone you know, has been exposed to or tests positive for COVID-19 and had recent contact with the campus community, please make a report via the COVID-19 hotline, 903.565.5999. This allows campus officials to act quickly to prevent a spread on campus.

If there has been no recent contact with the campus community, please report using the COVID-19 reporting form.

You must quarantine for 14 days after last known contact with a confirmed or presumed case of COVID-19, even if your results are negative. Monitor your symptoms and report any developing symptoms to the COVID hotline, 903.565.5999.

Stay home until overall symptoms have improved, and you have been fever free without the use of fever-reducing medications for at least 24 hours. Follow up with your physician or the University Health Clinic if symptoms persist or worsen.

Yes. If you’ve had no known exposure and you have tested negative, then you may continue normal activities while following CDC guidelines.

If you tested positive, you must isolate for 10 days. After 10 days, you may only return to normal activities once:

• Your overall symptoms have improved
• You are fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications
• You have been released by the University Emergency Management Team

An inconclusive result is considered a positive result. You must isolate for 10 days. After 10 days, you may only return to normal activities once:

• Your overall symptoms have improved
• You are fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications
• You have been released by the University Emergency Management Team

Report here.

Yes. If you have had contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19, you are required to quarantine for 14 days starting the day of your last contact with the person who tested positive.

If you finished isolation, you will not be allowed to return to student housing if your roommates are still under the 14-day quarantine.

Each scenario is unique, and each case is handled differently.

Email housing@uttyler.edu or call 903.566.7008 to begin meal delivery. For after-hours assistance, please contact your RA on duty.

You may order delivery take out at your own expense.

Students who are in quarantine may order groceries for curbside pick-up, leave their room to pick-up curbside groceries and then return directly to their room.

Yes. You can have medication delivered to the front desk of your residential facility, and residence life will also deliver to your door.

Email housing@uttyler.edu or call 903.566.7008 to arrange for laundry service during regular business hours Monday through Friday.

If you are in isolation at a hotel, set your trash in the hallway outside your room.

If you are in quarantine, please contact residence life at housing@uttyler.edu or by calling 903.566.7008 during business hours and set your trash outside your suite/apartment to get your trash picked up.

Yes. Contact Residence Life at housing@uttyler.edu or 903.566.7008.

Yes. Contact Residence Life at housing@uttyler.edu or by calling 903.566.7008 during normal business hours if you wish to finish isolation back home.

You will be notified by the University Emergency Management Team when your quarantine or isolation is over. For an estimated time, please refer to the Results Chart from University Police.

There are several pick-up locations on campus. Bring a mobile device to log in to Engage and complete the form to receive your UT Tyler-branded mask.

General University Resources for COVID-19: www.uttyler.edu/coronavirus

Follow CDC Guidelines