Incoming Students
HEALTH & IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE FOLLOWING DATES:
Fall Semester - July 1st
Spring Semester - December 15th
Failure to submit required information may prevent you from being cleared for residence, class attendance, and sports participation.
New York State Public Health Law 2165 mandates ALL students enrolled at institutions of higher education ARE REQUIRED to provide evidence of vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella, if born on or after January 1, 1957. For more information about MMR requirements please review the New York State Public Health Law Immunization Requirements.
Immunity can be demonstrated in one of the following ways:
- Documentation of 2 MMR vaccines (measles, mumps, rubella)
- Documentation of measles vaccination (2 doses), mumps (1 dose), rubella (1 dose)
- Titer tests (blood tests) showing immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella
New York State Public Health Law 2167 mandates ALL students, regardless of age, to provide proof of meningococcal vaccine (dated within 5 years) or a signed declination statement. For more information about meningitis vaccination requirements please visit the New York State Department of Health website.
Per New York State Public Health Law: No institution should permit any student to attend the institution in excess of 30 days without complying.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALLSTUDENTS
- Required Immunizations (MMR, Meningitis) *Supporting documentation required. You may use the provided form along with a physician’s signature OR provide an official copy of your immunization history from your doctor’s office.
- Health History Form
- Consent for Treatment & Authorization for Emergency Services
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS - INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
- Tuberculosis (TB) screening questionnaire
- Proof of active health insurance
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS - ATHLETES
- Physical examination (dated no earlier than 6 months prior to starting sports participation)
- Sickle Cell test results
- Proof of active health insurance
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS - NURSING STUDENTS IN CLINICAL
- Physical examination (dated within 1 year of clinical placement).
- Tuberculosis (TB) screening, varicella vaccination, annual flu/covid vaccination/declination, hepatitis B vaccination/declination, current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, active health insurance
- See Nursing Department for details about vaccinations and attestations required for your program prior to clinical placement.
See the Complete Health Packet for all required (and recommended) health, immunization, and consent forms. Forms are also available below.