Current Testing Sites and Hours

To schedule a Penn Cares COVID-19 screening test, please visit covidscheduling.upenn.edu/.

PennAccess provides information on the accessible features of the buildings and campus grounds owned or leased by the University. View a map of the testing site.

Screening Testing Locations

Du Bois Tent 

3901 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 7 am - 7 pm
Thursday: 6 am - 7 pm
Saturday: 9 am - 4 pm 
Closed on Sunday

  • Enter from the southwest side of Locust Walk. Follow signs for either screening or symptomatic testing entrances.
  • Be sure to bring your Penn Card and your completed daily PennOpen Pass.
  • The testing tent is located between Rodin and Du Bois College Houses.
  • Inclement weather, such as the threat of lightning and/or high sustained winds, may affect the hours for COVID-19 testing.
  • Testing is saliva-based for screening purposes of asymptomatic individuals.
  • The southwest entrance is ADA accessible.

Houston Hall 

3417 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Monday - Friday: 8 am - 4 pm
Closed on Saturday and Sunday

  • Be sure to bring your Penn Card and your completed daily PennOpen Pass.
  • Testing is saliva-based for screening purposes of asymptomatic individuals.
  • Houston Hall is ADA accessible.

Symptomatic, Close Contact, & Red Pass Testing Locations

Houston Hall 

3417 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Monday - Friday: 8 am - 4 pm
Saturday: 8-11 am
Closed on Sunday

  • Be sure to bring your Penn Card and your completed daily PennOpen Pass.
  • Testing is performed on symptomatic/close-contact individuals.
  • Testing uses a nasal swab.
  • Houston Hall is ADA accessible.

Red Pass Management of Symptoms and Close Contacts

When you enroll in PennOpen Pass and report symptoms or recent contact with someone who may have COVID-19, you get a Red PennOpen Pass. Answer the additional questions, and read and follow the instructions on your Red Pass carefully. In addition:

  • Self-isolate at home and do not go to work/class in-person.
  • Stay home, wear a face covering, and avoid contact with others - including those you live with.
  • Contact your manager or Campus Health (if you are a student) to let them know about your absence from work or class.
  • Seek care and advice from one of the following clinical team(s): Occupational Medicine, your primary care provider, or Campus Health. If you would like to speak to a Penn Medicine clinician to discuss your situation, please schedule a call using this link: https://tinyurl.com/scheduleredpass.