# Spring 2022 Arrival ## expand\_more ## On this page: - [Before campus arrival](#before-arrival) - [Complete pre-arrival testing](#pre-arrival-test) - [Step 1: Claim your testing kit](#pre-arrival-test-1) - [Step 2: Test based on your arrival date and return your kit](#pre-arrival-test-2) - [Step 3: Take action based on your test results](#pre-arrival-test-3) - [If you can't get a pre-arrival testing kit from Color](#no-pre-arrival-kit) - [Step 1: Take whatever test is available where you are](#no-pre-arrival-kit-1) - [Step 2: If you test positive, isolate and report results](#no-pre-arrival-kit-2) - [Step 3: If you test negative, keep your travel plans](#no-pre-arrival-kit-3) - [Upon campus arrival](#upon-arrival) - [Follow post-arrival guidelines](#post-arrival-guidelines) - [Step 1: Prepare an isolation comfort kit to bring with you or purchase what you need when you arrive on campus](#post-arrival-guidelines-3) - [Step 2: Minimize social contact until you receive 2 negative COVID PCR tests](#post-arrival-guidelines-1) - [Step 3: Take precautions to avoid spreading or catching the virus](#post-arrival-guidelines-2) ![before icon](/sites/g/files/omnuum7076/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/dso/files/noun-home-3238641.png?itok=w66b1pQ9) **BEFORE ARRIVAL** ## Complete Pre-Arrival Testing Required if you are arriving on or after **January 14, 2022**. ### Step 1: Claim your testing kit Visit the Harvard University COVID-19 Pre-Arrival testing program page to [register and claim your kit](https://www.color.com/harvard-s2h). Review the requirements for testing outlined below. ![green check icon](/sites/g/files/omnuum7076/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/dso/files/noun-check-45888-007435.png?itok=SkHbOYD0) **Color can provide pre-arrival testing for students who:** - **Returning to on-campus housing** for Spring 2022 on or after January 14, 2022 (if you live off-campus, you are welcome to test on campus when you return to the local area) - **Currently in the U.S.** (Due to regulations, Color can only ship tests within the US) - In a location where you can **access a FedEx drop box** - **18 years or older** #### [Register and claim your kit](https://www.color.com/harvard-s2h) ![x](/sites/g/files/omnuum7076/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/dso/files/noun-x-2172392-a51c30_01.png?itok=-bygaXY6) **Color cannot provide pre-arrival testing for students who:** - **Tested positive** on a PCR test in the past 90 days. - **Live off-campus** (you are welcome to test on campus when you return to the local area) **IMPORTANT:** **We encourage everyone to test before arriving** on campus. If you do not meet the criteria for a Color Pre-Arrival test, see [*If you can’t get a pre-arrival test from Color*](#no-pre-arrival-kit). --- ### Step 2: Test based on your arrival date and return your kit. **How to test:** Harvard has partnered with Color, a health testing company, to administer the University’s testing procedures. [Learn about testing](https://www.harvard.edu/coronavirus/testing-tracing/). If you have any questions or need help with the logistics of testing, email . **When to test:** Use the table below to determine when you should test. **How to return your test kit:** - Send kit back **via FedEx** – Monday through Friday during business hours. - Results will be displayed within **48-72 hours**. SortTraveling onTest on**January 14** (Friday) **January 10** (Monday) **January 15** (Saturday) **January 11** (Tuesday) **January 16** (Sunday) **January 12** (Wednesday) **January 17** (Monday, MLK, Jr. Holiday) **January 12** (Wednesday) **January 18** (Tuesday) **January 13** (Thursday) **January 19** (Wednesday) **January 13** (Thursday) **January 20** (Thursday) **January 13** (Thursday) **January 21** (Friday) **January 18** (Tuesday) **January 22** (Saturday) **January 18** (Tuesday) **January 23** (Sunday) **January 19** (Wednesday) ### Step 3: Take action based on your test results. - If **positive**, isolate at home. **Do not return to campus until discharged** from isolation by HUHS contact tracers. You should expect to hear from the HUHS Contact Tracing Team within **two to three days** of receiving your positive test result. If you have received a positive result greater than five days ago outside the Color testing process and pending resolving symptoms and no fever for 24 hours, you are authorized to return to campus. Please [report your test result to HUHS](https://www.harvard.edu/coronavirus/health-wellbeing/#report) and a member of the team will remove you from the testing cadence for 90 days from your test positive date. - If **negative**, keep your travel plans. ## If you can't get a pre-arrival test from Color ### Step 1: Take whatever test is available where you are. - You can [find a list of testing locations near you](https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/community-based-testing-sites/index.html) on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website. - If you are are currently **outside of the U.S.** you will need to follow the [Harvard University travel guidance](https://www.harvard.edu/coronavirus/travel-guidance/#travel-regs). Please contact your local department of health if you need help finding a testing location. - If you are **under 18**, you should have received an email about pre-arrival testing on January 5 at 1:55 PM ET. If you did not or have questions, you should email . ### Step 2: If you test positive, report your results. - If you receive a positive test result outside of Color, **report it to** [**HUHS**](https://www.harvard.edu/coronavirus/health-wellbeing/#report)**.** - **Do not return to campus until discharged** from isolation from HUHS contact tracers. - You may continue to receive **Color notifications**, but you can ignore them. ### Step 3: If you test negative, keep your travel plans – no reporting required. - If you test negative you can travel to campus on the date you originally planned when you tested. - You do not need to report your results via Crimson Clear or to HUHS if you test negative. **Questions** about pre-arrival testing? Email . ##### [JUMP TO TOP](#top) ![noun-arrival-time-1655682.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum7076/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/dso/files/noun-arrival-time-1655682.png?itok=6E-2neBu) **UPON ARRIVAL** ## Follow post-arrival guidelines ### Step 1: Prepare an isolation comfort kit to bring with you or plan to purchase these items on your way to campus. Suggested items include: - acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil) - Thermometer - Snacks - Any prescription medication you might need - Personal care items (cough drops, contact lens fluid, tissues) etc. ### Step 2: Minimize social contact until you receive 2 negative COVID PCR tests. - Upon arrival to campus, take your **first Color PCR test** and your **rapid antigen test** (found in your room) the day you return. - If you have a negative antigen test, you may attend class, masked - If you test positive on the antigen test, follow the [Positive Antigen Test Protocol](/spring-isolation-and-quarantine-policies#quarantine). - Take your **second Color PCR** test 48 hours later - **You are able to** take out trash, drop off tests, and get grab and go meals from the dining hall (pick-up only). Please return to your room to eat your meal. - If you have been instructed not to test because you have tested positive within the past 90 days, you should not test and may move about campus freely, but you are **required to mask indoors**. - DO **NOT** DO LAUNDRY - **No overnight guests** until further notice ### Step 3: Take precautions to avoid spreading or catching the virus. - After your **first 2 negative PCR tests**, follow the testing schedule on your [Crimson Clear](https://crimsonclear.harvard.edu/) profile - **Mask** everywhere, including within your suite if you share space with others - **Grab and go** from the dining halls (pick-up only). Please return to your room to eat your meal. - All students will have access to appropriate supplies for **cleaning bathrooms**. If you are responsible for cleaning your bathroom, review the [bathroom cleaning guide](https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/yardops/files/bathroom_cleaning.pdf). ##### [JUMP TO TOP](#top) ## Useful Links [Residential Portal](http://harvard.starrezhousing.com/starrezportalx) [Harvard College Housing Office](https://collegehousing.fas.harvard.edu/) [Student Organization Center Online (SOCO)](https://soco.college.harvard.edu/) [Reserve a Space](https://roombook.harvard.edu/) [my.harvard](http://my.harvard.edu/) [Submit a Work Order](https://www.pin1.harvard.edu/pin/default.asp?__authen_application=FAS_PHYS_RES_DMS) [HUDS Menu](http://www.foodpro.huds.harvard.edu/foodpro/menu_items.asp?type=30&meal=1) [Handbook for Students](https://handbook.college.harvard.edu/) [College Facebook](https://facebook.college.harvard.edu//searchform) [Ten Year Calendar](https://registrar.fas.harvard.edu/ten-year-calendar)