Immunization Requirements

Printable Immunization Information Sheet.

State of Connecticut General Statutes as well as University of Connecticut regulations require each full-time or matriculating student born after December 31, 1956, to provide proof of adequate immunization against measles and rubella before permitting such student to enroll at the university.

The following are required for ALL students:

• Proof of immunity to Measles (Rubeola) - this means you must provide proof of one of the following:
  • Two measles (or MMR) immunizations (one after your first birthday and one at least one month later), OR
  • Documentation of positive measles titer (blood test), OR
  • Documentation of date of measles disease by your health care provider.
• Proof of immunity to Rubella - this means you must provide proof of one of the following:
  • One rubella immunization after first birthday, OR
  • Documentation of positive rubella titer, OR
  • Documentation of date of rubella disease by your health care provider.
• Proof of screening for Tuberculosis (TB) is required of all Storrs campus students. Complete the "Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment" that is on the health history form. If you answer "yes" to questions 2, 3 or 4 you will need a TB test.
  • Acceptable TB tests:
    • Mantoux (PPD) skin test
    • Quantiferon Gold or T-Spot blood tests
  • If your TB test is positive, or if you have had a positive TB test in the past, you will need a chest x-ray. We accept chest x-rays done within the past 6 months. The radiology report MUST be attached in order for us to accept the x-ray result.
• Meningitis immunization – Storrs Campus Residents Only – Students living in campus owned housing must provide proof of meningococcal immunization having been administered within the past 5 years.
  
  

The following are recommended for all students:

• Proof of immunity to Varicella (Chicken Pox) will be required for all students beginning on August 1, 2010, but we recommend you meet this requirement now. This means you must provide proof of one of the following:
  • Two varicella immunizations, OR
  • Documentation of positive varicella titer, OR
  • Documentation of date of chicken pox disease by your health care provider.
• Proof of immunity to Mumps will be required for all students beginning August 1, 2010, but we recommend you meet this requirement now. This means you must provide proof of one of the following:
  • Two mumps immunizations, OR
  • Documentation of positive mumps titer, OR
  • Documentation of date of mumps disease by your health care provider.
• We recommend you be immunized for Hepatitis B. (This is not a requirement.)
  • Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection which may be asymptomatic; it is common in many countries of the world, especially countries in sub-Saharan Africa, in the Amazon basin of South America, and in countries in eastern and southeastern Asia. It is strongly recommended that all students (even those who have been immunized) who were born in any of these countries, or whose mothers were born in any of these countries, be screened for prior infection with a Hepatitis B surface antigen test. (CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON HEPATITIS B

It is very important that you complete the requirements and submit proof of immunizations on our Student Health History Form before your arrival at UConn.

A Health History Form is part of the Orientation packet that is mailed to each freshman or transfer student. If you did not receive this packet, please contact the Office of Orientation Services at (860) 486-4866.

University policies require that you submit your health and immunization history before July 15 for the fall semester and before January 1 for the spring semester.

IMMUNIZATION EXEMPTIONS

• Students born prior to January 1, 1957 are exempted by age to the Measles and Rubella requirement.
• Students over 29 years of age do not need to provide Meningococcal vaccination information.
• The university will only permit vaccination waivers for religious or medical reasons. A signed statement indicating specific medical contraindication from your medical provider is required for medical exemption. A signed statement stating religious objections to immunization must be submitted in order to obtain a religious exemption.
• Distance Learners do not need to meet the immunization requirements if all courses are on-line. It is each student's responsibility to notify Student Health Services annually if that is the case.

Exemption for either medical or religious reasons subjects the individual to exclusion from campus in the event of an outbreak of a disease for which immunizations are required.

• Immunization Exemption Form