Walk in HIV and STI testing
The Student Wellness Center (SWC) and the Multicultural Center (MCC) offers the OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody test (ADVANCE) for FREE. We are able to do this from the support of Undergraduate Student Government (USG), the Ohio Department of Health, and Columbus Public Health.
Students have 4 options to be tested for HIV antibodies:
1. By appointment: Free testing is available throughout the year (Mondays-Fridays) by appointment. To schedule a 1-hour appointment to take the test, please phone 292.4527 or stop in B130 (Student Wellness) to schedule an appointment.
2. Weekly walk-in testing in SWC (B130 RPAC) are offered on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30 p.m. All walk-in testing is on a first-come, first-serve basis and the last client is 30 minutes prior to the end time. NOTE: walk-in STI testing will be offered in the SWC every 3rd Thursday of the month (HIV testing is every Thursday).
3. Weekly walk-in testing at the MCC are offered on Tuesdays from 5-9 p.m. All walk-in testing is on a first-come, first-serve basis and the last client is 30 minutes prior to the end time.
4. Outreaches are offered to events that would like to include testing. They occur somewhere on campus, outside the SWC or MCC. All outreaches are walk-in, on a first-come, first-serve basis and the last client is 30 minutes prior to the end time.
Both the walk-in and appointment-based HIV testing use the same test, which is the OraQuick ADVANCE HIV 1/2 Antibody test.
NO BLOOD, NO NEEDLES, and RESULTS IN 20-40 MINUTES OF TESTING.
STI Testing Dates for Winter and Spring quarter 2012 are:
STI testing will be available for free every 3rd Thursday of the month and will be located in B130 RPAC (unless specified). Dates include:
Thursday, 19 January from 4-6 p.m. in B130 RPAC (Student Wellness)
Thursday, 16 February from 4-6 p.m. in B130 RPAC
Thursday, 15 March from 4-6 p.m. in B130 RPAC
Thursday, 19 April from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in B130 RPAC
Thursday, 26 April from 5-9 p.m. in B130 RPAC (part of the African American Heritage Festival Wellness Summit)
Thursday, 17 May from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in B130 RPAC (NOTE, the location and time of this date is tentative)
STI testing is provided by Columbus Public Health (CPH). CPH will provide chlamydia/gonorrhea (urine samples) and syphilis (blood draw) testing.
Walk-in HIV testing is available weekly at the SWC on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30 p.m. or at the MCC (Ohio Union) on Tuesdays from 5-9 p.m.
Due to the high level of interest, there is a limited number of tests available for each walk-in testing opportunity. There is free HIV antibody testing available by appointment Monday-Friday in the Student Wellness Center. Phone 292.4527 to schedule your test today! For more information on other STI testing sites in Columbus please check out our "other STI/STD testing" link.