All incoming students are required to complete a Student Health Center Health Questionnaire that includes information regarding university and state-mandated vaccinations, as well as information on other strongly recommended vaccinations. This Health Questionnaire should be returned to the Student Health Center with vaccination information. This form also contains important health history information that allows the staff at the Student Health Center to better serve your needs.
The State of Tennessee requires certain immunizations for all students (undergraduate, graduate, and professional) on university campuses. As such, Vanderbilt University will block student registration for those who are not in compliance with the requirements. In order to accommodate students who have difficulty acquiring their records or needed vaccinations, incoming students not in compliance with the state laws will be enrolled for their first semester, but if they fail to comply within two months of enrollment, registration for the second semester will not be permitted.
Non-compliance with the following requirements will result in a registration hold on the student’s record:
1. Meningococcal meningitis vaccine (one injection) for all incoming students living in on-campus housing. Click here for health questionnaire.
2. Measles, mumps, and rubella (2 injections) for all incoming students born after January 1, 1957. Any waivers for this vaccine are very strict, and include only certain religious or medical exemptions that must be approved by the Medical Director of the Student Health Center. For more information regarding this waiver, please call the Director’s assistant at 615-322-2254 or email her at studenthealth@vanderbilt.edu. Click here for health questionnaire.
3. Varicella vaccine (two injections) is required for all students who have not had documented chickenpox. Students born before 1980 are exempt from this requirement. Any waivers for this vaccine are very strict, and include only certain religious or medical exemptions that must be approved by the Medical Director of the Student Health Center. For more information regarding this waiver, please call the Director’s assistant at 615-322-2254 or email her at studenthealth@vanderbilt.edu. Click here for health questionnaire.