Admission Health Requirements

The health of the individual can affect the health of the campus community. To protect the campus from outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, all undergraduate students entering UCI are required to provide proof of compliance with specific immunizations and tuberculosis screening.

Admission health requirement forms will be mailed to undergraduate students a few weeks prior to commencement of the academic quarter, and must be completed and returned to Student Health Center prior to the stated deadline. If you are missing all or part of the health requirements, you can have them done at Student Health Center. (See bottom of page to download Student Health forms)

FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE HEALTH REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT IS MANDATORY IN ORDER FOR YOU TO SUCCESSFULLY REGISTER FOR CLASSES.

Health Items Required of All Incoming Undergraduate Students:

1. Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Vaccine - two doses for all those born after 1956 (dose #1 should be given at 12 months after birth or later, and dose #2 must be at least one month after dose #1 and after 1980) - or proof of immunity by serologic titers.
   
   
2. Hepatitis B vaccine for students 18 years of age or younger - the California State Health and Safety Code mandates that all individuals below 19 years of age when first entering a California State University or the University of California, be immunized against or provide proof of immunity from the hepatitis B virus prior to enrollment. Since the hepatitis B vaccine program requires a series of 3 injections given over 6 months, undergraduate students may have a full compliance period extended to six months after entry to UCI. However, they must have received at least their first hepatitis B vaccine prior to enrolling at UCI.
   
   
3. Tuberculosis Screening, if indicated (see below) - to determine freedom from the disease. PPD is the preferred screening test for tuberculosis. If found positive, chest x-ray is required to rule out active disease. PPD and chest x-ray should be done within 6 months prior to entering UCI.
   
   The American College Health Association recommends and UCI requires tuberculosis screening for all incoming undergraduate students who have arrived in the United States within the last 5 years from any foreign country except the following:
   
   
   • American region: Canada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, U.S. Virgin Islands
     
     
   • European region: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
     
     
   • Western Pacific region: American Samoa, Australia, New Zealand

Additional Requirements - for International Undergraduate Students Only:

• Tetanus/diphtheria vaccine booster (Td) within the last 10 years.
• Completion of the polio vaccine primary series.
• Screening test for tuberculosis (either skin test or chest x-ray).

Recommended but Not Required:

• Meningococcal Vaccine
  While a physical examination is not a requirement for enrollment, it is strongly recommended as a record of your baseline health status. The physical examination may be performed by your own health care provider but must be documented on the Student Health Physical Examination form. As an alternative, you can schedule an appointment for a physical examination with us at Student Health.
  
  
• Physical Examination
  While a physical examination is not a requirement for enrollment, you may want to consider it as a record of your baseline health status. The physical examination may be performed by your own health care provider or you can schedule an appointment for a physical examination with us at Student Health.

Exemption

If the immunizations are contrary to your personal or religious beliefs, you will need to sign a declination statement in order to be considered for exemption (contact Student Health for a Vaccine Declination form). If they are not advisable because of a medical condition, an official statement from a licensed medical doctor must be sent to Student Health for review.

Forms

Incoming Undergraduate Student Health Requirements Form (New Student Packet Forms)

Questions

Please refer to the FAQ page for further questions.