diff --git a/PICS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/PICS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index b1ddaeb..7452185 100644
--- a/PICS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/PICS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
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 		8649094A2B8AB65600054C9A /* TimelineView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 864909492B8AB65600054C9A /* TimelineView.swift */; };
 		86EB7FF72B8FB7A000D52EE2 /* NotificationPermissions.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 86EB7FF62B8FB7A000D52EE2 /* NotificationPermissions.swift */; };
+		86EF04BE2B9B1661005596D8 /* AppointmentsTests.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 86EF04BD2B9B1661005596D8 /* AppointmentsTests.swift */; };
 		86F62AF62B916B670075F23C /* AppointmentInformation.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 86F62AF52B916B670075F23C /* AppointmentInformation.swift */; };
 		9733CFC62A8066DE001B7ABC /* SpeziOnboarding in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = 2FE5DC8029EDD91D004B9AB4 /* SpeziOnboarding */; };
 		9739A0C62AD7B5730084BEA5 /* FirebaseStorage in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = 9739A0C52AD7B5730084BEA5 /* FirebaseStorage */; };
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@
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 		864909492B8AB65600054C9A /* TimelineView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = TimelineView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		86EB7FF62B8FB7A000D52EE2 /* NotificationPermissions.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NotificationPermissions.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		86EF04BD2B9B1661005596D8 /* AppointmentsTests.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = AppointmentsTests.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		86F62AF52B916B670075F23C /* AppointmentInformation.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = AppointmentInformation.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A403A52D2B705A8C003CFA5C /* HealthVisualizationTests.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = HealthVisualizationTests.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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@@ -451,6 +453,7 @@
 				A403A52D2B705A8C003CFA5C /* HealthVisualizationTests.swift */,
 				74AE05922B98620300AB5287 /* AssessmentsTests.swift */,
 				862AB7F52B9AA6460048D158 /* ContactsTests.swift */,
+				86EF04BD2B9B1661005596D8 /* AppointmentsTests.swift */,
 			);
 			path = PICSUITests;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -801,6 +804,7 @@
 				A403A52E2B705A8C003CFA5C /* HealthVisualizationTests.swift in Sources */,
 				74AE05932B98620300AB5287 /* AssessmentsTests.swift in Sources */,
 				2F4E237E2989A2FE0013F3D9 /* LaunchTests.swift in Sources */,
+				86EF04BE2B9B1661005596D8 /* AppointmentsTests.swift in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
diff --git a/PICSUITests/AppointmentsTests.swift b/PICSUITests/AppointmentsTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a85a3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PICSUITests/AppointmentsTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//
+// This source file is part of the PICS based on the Stanford Spezi Template Application project
+//
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Stanford University
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+
+import XCTest
+
+
+class AppoinmentsTests: XCTestCase {
+    override func setUpWithError() throws {
+        try super.setUpWithError()
+        
+        continueAfterFailure = false
+        
+        let app = XCUIApplication()
+        app.launchArguments = ["--skipOnboarding"]
+        app.launch()
+    }
+    
+    func testApplicationLaunch() throws {
+        let app = XCUIApplication()
+        // checks that you can access the tab and view renders
+        XCTAssertTrue(app.buttons["Appointments"].waitForExistence(timeout: 2))
+        app.buttons["Appointments"].tap()
+        // checks contents of tab
+        XCTAssertTrue(app.staticTexts["Getting Here"].waitForExistence(timeout: 2))
+    }
+}