Immunizations

REQUIREMENTS

• All Students are required to show proof of having the following immunizations prior to registering for classes:
• Please allow 2 - 3 business days for immunizations to enter in the computer.
  
  • MMR (Measles) 2 separate injections of MMR vaccine after the first birthday.
  
  
• All students living on campus are also required to show proof of having had the following immunizations, or sign a waiver refusing the vaccines:
  • Hepatitis B - 3 separate injections
  • Meningitis - 1 injection

• Effective July 1, 2008, all new matriculating students must provide documentation of vaccinations against meningococcal meningitis and hepatitis B or provide a signed waiver for each declined vaccination.  All new matriculating students 18 or older who choose not to be vaccinated against either meningococcal meningitis or hepatitis B must sign a statement that they have been made aware of the potential fatal nature of the diseases and choose not to be vaccinated.  All new matriculating minor students must provide signed parental consent to opt out of vaccination from either of these diseases.
  • Hepatitis B information
  • Meningitis information

These vaccines are available in the Student Health Center or may be obtained through your personal physician. Download PDF forms here (click here for free adobe acrobat reader to read PDF forms):

• Medical History(.PDF)
• MMR Form (2 pages)Page 1(.PDF), Page 2(.PDF)
• Meningitis/Hepatitis Form(.PDF)
• Foreign Student Form(.PDF)

The following vaccines are also available in the Health Center:

• Flu (Influenz) vaccine - Offered annually during winter semester.
• Hepatitis A. vaccine
• TD-Tetanus Diptheria vaccine - Recommended every 10 years.
• Chicken Pox - 2 doses, 12 months to 12 years of age.

For more information about Hepatitis B, Meningitis or other vaccinations, visit www.cdc.gov/nip/home-hcp.htm or www.acha.org