Full-time students are required to have the following:

• 3 Hepatitis Bs OR a positive titer OR a signed waiver
• 2 MMRs (measles, mumps and rubella) after 1st birthday OR a positive titer
• 1 Meningococcal ACWY vaccine after 16th birthday OR a signed waiver (this is NOT the Meningococcal Serogroup B vaccine)
• 1 Tetanus (Td or Tdap) within the past 10 years
• Documentation of the primary polio vaccine series is required for students ≤ 18 years old OR students from high risk countries, which include Afghanistan and Pakistan.

All students, regardless of credit hours, must complete:

• The Tuberculosis Screening questionnaire on page 3 of the VCU Certificate of Immunization.  Answers to these screening questions will determine if TB testing is needed.

• COVID-19 vaccine series (and boosters when eligible)
• 2 Hepatitis As
• 3 HPVs (human papilloma virus)
• Influenza (annually)
• Meningococcal Serogroup B (2 or 3 doses depending on vaccine used)
• 2 Varicella vaccines (for students who have not had chickenpox)

Students enrolled in the schools of Dentistry, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, or Pharmacy are required to have the following:

(Students in the pre-med, pre-nursing, and Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science programs should follow requirements for Non-Health Sciences students.)

• 3 Hepatitis Bs AND a positive titer.
• 2 MMRs (measles, mumps and rubella) after 1st birthday OR a positive titer.
• 1 Meningococcal ACWY vaccine after 16th birthday OR a signed waiver (this is NOT the Meningococcal Serogroup B vaccine).
• 1 Tdap (tetanus) within the past 10 years.
• 2 Varicella vaccines OR a positive titer.
• Documentation of the primary polio vaccine series is required for students ≤ 18 years old OR students from high risk countries (Afghanistan or Pakistan) OR for some away rotations.
• Tuberculosis testing (2-Step TST or IGRA on admission & annually thereafter; chest x-ray required if testing is positive).
• 1 Influenza vaccine annually.  Documentation of flu vaccine must be submitted to Student Health by your school's deadline or Dec. 1, whichever comes first.  If your program starts in January, please submit your current flu vaccine as soon as possible.  Click here for details about how to submit your flu vaccine documentation.  If you are exempt from the flu vaccine due to medical or religious reasons, please submit a Health Sciences Influenza Vaccination Exemption Request.

*Some Health Sciences programs are exempt from the Health Sciences requirements.  Please check the Health Sciences Exempted Programs List to verify exemption or call the Immunization Department at (804) 827-8047 for assistance.  If your program is exempt, please complete the VCU Certificate of Immunization for academic programs.

• COVID-19 vaccine series (and boosters when eligible)
• 2 Hepatitis As
• 3 HPVs (human papilloma virus)
• Meningococcal Serogroup B (2 or 3 doses depending on vaccine used)