Anyone 5 years and older can get a free COVID-19 test at UW-Whitewater. Choose your category below for information on how to sign up.
Whitewater campus
Testing location: Hamilton Room in the University Center
Available dates and times: 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, through April 16, 2021
Free nasal swab testing procedure:
Rock County campus
Testing location: Health Clinic office in Hyatt Smith Hall
Available dates and times: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on a rotating Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday schedule through April 21, 2021
Free nasal swab tesing procedure:
Have questions about testing? Check out our student FAQs or contact the COVID-19 hotline at 262-472-1362 or covid19info@uww.edu.
Whitewater campus
Testing location: Hamilton Room in the University Center
Available dates and times: 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, through April 16, 2021
Free nasal swab testing procedure:
Rock County campus
Testing location: Health Clinic office in Hyatt Smith Hall
Available dates and times: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on a rotating Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday schedule through April 21, 2021
Free nasal swab testing procedure:
Have questions about testing? Check out our faculty and staff FAQs or contact the COVID-19 hotline at 262-472-1362 or covid19info@uww.edu.
Beginning Feb. 1, free, fast COVID-19 tests are available to anyone 5 years or older at:
UW-Whitewater Community Engagement Center.
1260 W. Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190
Monday through Friday
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Persons who want to receive a rapid-results test – available in about 15 minutes – should register at doineedacovid19test.com or call 1-800-635-8611. Those who test positive through the rapid-results test are urged to get a confirmatory PCR test.
Individuals do not have to be experiencing symptoms or be a close contact of someone with COVID-19 to get a test, nor do they need to live in the community where the testing site is located.
Additional sites:
Community members who wish to get tested can also consult the COVID-19 Community Testing Site page on the Wisconsin Department of Health Services website. That page currently lists testing sites across the state, including those in Walworth, Jefferson and Rock counties. (Please note: COVID-19 testing for community members at the UW-Whitewater Williams Center concluded on Jan. 22).
Call the COVID-19 hotline at 262-472-1362 or email covid19info@uww.edu. The COVID-19 Office, which monitors the hotline phone and email, is staffed in person from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. However, you may call or email 24 hours a day, and your message will be returned as soon as practicable.
Student testing is made possible due to a partnership with UW System and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Faculty, staff and community testing is possible due to a University of Wisconsin System “surge testing” initiative, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
“We have a longstanding mission to serve the region; and during this public health crisis, UW-Whitewater stands ready to offer its expertise, its resources, its venues and the talents of its caring employees to assist in the fight against COVID-19,” said Chancellor Dwight C. Watson. “With the virus surging across Wisconsin, testing is a critical component to stopping the spread. We want people to know that the Warhawk family is here to help, and in the spirit of our great university, we always pull together in the most challenging times.”