Immunization Requirements for College Students

Under the Massachusetts General Law, 105 CMR 220.600, in order to be registered at an institution of higher learning, every (1) full-time undergraduate or graduate student and (2) every full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate student in a health science program who is in contact with patients, must present a physician?s certificate that such student has received the following immunizations:

1. at least one dose of mumps and rubella vaccine(s) given at or after 12 months of age;
2. two doses of live measles vaccine given at least one month apart beginning at or after 12 months of age;
3. a booster dose of Td within the last ten years; and
4. 3 doses of Hepatitis B vaccine. (If the Hepatitis B vaccine has not been received, arrangements must be made prior to enrollment.)

The requirements of the Massachusetts General Law 105 CMR 220.600, shall not apply where:

1. the student provides written documentation that he or she meets the standards for medical or religious exemption set forth in M.G.L.c.76, §15C;
2. the student provides appropriate documentation, including a copy of a school immunization record, indicating receipt of the required immunizations; or
3. in the case of measles, mumps, rubella, and hepatitis, the student presents laboratory evidence of immunity.

Students may be registered on the condition that the required immunizations be obtained within 30 days of registration. You may obtain the vaccination record from your high school, personal physician or military records. If you are unable to obtain your record, you may be re-immunized or may obtain bloodwork to prove immunization.