diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index c650b5f1..baafaeda 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 import pytest
+from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker, scoped_session
 
 from atst.app import make_app, make_deps, make_config
+from atst.database import make_db
 from tests.mocks import MockApiClient, MockFundzClient, MockRequestsClient, MockAuthzClient
 from atst.sessions import DictSessions
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def app():
+def app(db):
     TEST_DEPS = {
         "authz_client": MockAuthzClient("authz"),
         "requests_client": MockRequestsClient("requests"),
         "authnid_client": MockApiClient("authnid"),
         "fundz_client": MockFundzClient("fundz"),
         "sessions": DictSessions(),
+        "db_session": db
     }
 
     config = make_config()
@@ -21,6 +24,26 @@ def app():
 
     return make_app(config, deps)
 
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
+def db():
+
+    # Override db with a new SQLAlchemy session so that we can rollback
+    # each test's transaction.
+    # Inspiration: https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/orm/session_transaction.html#session-external-transaction
+    config = make_config()
+    database = make_db(config)
+    connection = database.get_bind().connect()
+    transaction = connection.begin()
+    db = scoped_session(sessionmaker(bind=connection))
+
+    yield db
+
+    db.close()
+    transaction.rollback()
+    connection.close()
+
+
 class DummyForm(dict):
     pass
 
diff --git a/tests/domain/__init__.py b/tests/domain/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/domain/test_requests.py b/tests/domain/test_requests.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f45d5be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/domain/test_requests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import pytest
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+from atst.domain.exceptions import NotFoundError
+from atst.domain.requests import Requests
+
+from tests.factories import RequestFactory
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def requests(db):
+    return Requests(db)
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def new_request(db):
+    created_request = RequestFactory.create()
+    db.add(created_request)
+    db.commit()
+
+    return created_request
+
+
+def test_can_get_request(requests, new_request):
+    request = requests.get(new_request.id)
+
+    assert request.id == new_request.id
+
+
+def test_nonexistent_request_raises(requests):
+    with pytest.raises(NotFoundError):
+        requests.get(uuid4())
+
+
+@pytest.mark.gen_test
+def test_auto_approve_less_than_1m(requests, new_request):
+    new_request.body = {"details_of_use": {"dollar_value": 999999}}
+    request = yield requests.submit(new_request)
+
+    assert request.status == 'approved'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.gen_test
+def test_dont_auto_approve_if_dollar_value_is_1m_or_above(requests, new_request):
+    new_request.body = {"details_of_use": {"dollar_value": 1000000}}
+    request = yield requests.submit(new_request)
+
+    assert request.status == 'submitted'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.gen_test
+def test_dont_auto_approve_if_no_dollar_value_specified(requests, new_request):
+    new_request.body = {"details_of_use": {}}
+    request = yield requests.submit(new_request)
+
+    assert request.status == 'submitted'
diff --git a/tests/factories.py b/tests/factories.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b07b36fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/factories.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import factory
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+from atst.models import Request, RequestStatusEvent
+
+
+class RequestFactory(factory.Factory):
+    class Meta:
+        model = Request
+
+    id = factory.Sequence(lambda x: uuid4())