Where and when to drop off your sample
The daily deadline for dropping off your saliva sample in a drop box is 10:00 a.m., Monday through Friday. Samples submitted after that time will not be picked up and taken to the Lab that day.
If you miss the 10:00 a.m. deadline on Friday, you can bring your sample in person to the testing clinic until 1 p.m. Any samples submitted after this time on Friday will be unable to be analyzed.
The deadlines for samples below for undergraduates reflect testing times after Arrival Quarantine concludes and undergrads begin taking part in the regular asymptomatic testing process. Undergraduates, look to drop off your samples on the days associated with your residential college (meaning the college you were assigned to when you started at Princeton, regardless of where you are living currently).
Undergraduates note: For sample deadlines and specific drop-off locations during Arrival Quarantine, refer to emails from covidtests@princeton.edu or uhscommhealth@princeton.edu.
| Drop-off Deadline |
Undergraduates By Residential College |
Graduate Students |
Health Care Workers & Public Safety Patrol Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 10 a.m. | Butler, First, Whitman, test 1 of week | Graduate students, test 1 of week (Option 1) | Test 1 of week |
| Tuesday, 10 a.m. | Forbes, Mathey, Rockefeller, test 1 of week | Graduate students, test 1 of week (Option 2) | |
| Wednesday, 10 a.m. | Butler, First, Whitman, test 2 of week | ||
| Thursday, 10 a.m. | Forbes, Mathey, Rockefeller, test 2 of week | Graduate Students, test 2 of week, (Option 1) | |
| Friday, 10 a.m. | Graduate Students, test 2 of week, (Option 2) | Test 2 of week |
- Test-eligible employees on self-collection can submit on any day of the week, if you do so consistently (for example, every Monday).
- Some staff and academic departments have designated specific days for testing; if employees have not received notice from a supervisor/chair or from covidtests@princeton.edu about a designated day, faculty and staff can choose the most convenient day for them, Monday through Friday.
Employees: If you will miss one of your designated testing dates for any reason (vacation, illness, not being on campus, etc.), please inform your supervisor.
If You Are On Campus Intermittently
Many faculty, staff, researchers, and affiliates that are eligible for testing are not on campus every week. If your presence on campus varies from week to week, only come for testing during the weeks when you will already be on campus.
You can also time your testing for when you will already be on campus. If your schedule is that you are on campus on Mondays, you can come for testing on Mondays.
Drop Box Locations
Note: All drop box locations depicted are currently in use with the exception of (30) Stadium, Western Concourse, which becomes operational 2/1.
|
Building |
Drop Box Location |
|---|---|
|
Frist Campus Center |
100 Level, by ATMs |
|
McCosh Health Center |
Foyer |
|
Yoseloff Hall |
Inside Entry #2 (For Undergraduates Only) |
|
Graduate College |
Old Grad Common Room |
|
Lawrence Apartments |
Building 1 Lobby |
|
200 Lakeside Apartments |
Administrative Office |
|
ReCAP (400 Forrestal Road) |
Entry vestibule |
|
Friend Center |
Lobby by Olden St. Entrance |
|
693 Alexander |
1st Floor Elevator Lobby |
|
Firestone Library |
B-floor by Core Bathrooms and Elevator (for PUL staff only) |
|
200 Elm Drive |
Lobby (For Faculty and Staff Only) |
|
East Pyne/Chancellor Green |
Lobby |
|
Fisher Hall |
Prospect Street Entrance |
|
Wilcox Hall |
2nd Floor Lobby, Near Julian Street Library |
|
Lewis Thomas Lab |
North Entrance |
|
MacMillan Building |
South Entrance Near Garage |
|
Frick Chemistry Building |
Atrium |
|
228 Alexander |
Rear Entrance |
|
300 Washington |
Construction Trailer |
|
Class of 1981 Hall |
Lobby Near Community Hall Entrance |
|
Bloomberg Hall |
Lobby Entry 170W |
|
E-Quad |
Joint Entry to A,C,E |
|
Henry Hall |
Entry 1 |
|
Forbes College |
Main Lobby Entry 109 |
|
Dod Hall |
Entry 2 — Lobby |
|
Little Hall |
Entry 17 Near the Circle |
|
U-Store |
Vestibule |
|
Blair Hall |
Entry A Inside Archway |
|
Mathey Hall |
Vestibule to Common Room—Entry 5 of Hamilton Hall |
| Stadium - Testing Clinic (beginning 2/1/21) | Western Concourse (Washington Rd. Side) |