Immunizations

(Undergraduate 12 credits or more; Graduate 6 credits or more)

• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) – 2 Doses. First dose must be after your first birthday.
• Hepatitis B – 3 Doses
• COVID-19 vaccine series (or a single dose series)

(Resident and Commuter Students)

• Meningitis (Menactra or Menveo) – 2 Doses with one dose given on or after 16th birthday
• May require Meningococcal B vaccine. See checklist below.
• COVID-19 vaccine series (or a single dose series)

(On-Campus Residents Only)

• Meningitis (Menactra or Menveo) – 1 Dose given after 16th birthday
• May require Meningococcal B vaccine. See checklist below.
• COVID-19 vaccine series (or a single dose series)

(Undergraduate fewer than 12 credits; Graduate fewer than 6 credits)

• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) – 2 Doses. 1st dose must be after your first birthday
• COVID-19 vaccine series (or a single dose series)

COVID vaccination will be required for participants in certain summer on-campus activities. Specifically, proof of vaccination will be required for:

• Everyone living in the residence halls
• Participants in summer academic enrichment programs, including the “summer bridge” programs for incoming freshmen, the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program, the Hispanic Student College Institute, and similar programs
• Participants in non-residential programs that last for more than three days, including summer camps, workshops and similar programs
• Commuter and resident students who are enrolled in certain, specifically identified courses with high interpersonal contact. A list of those courses can be found on the Red Hawk Restart website.

Furthermore, a negative test result for COVID-19, administered within 72 hours before the beginning of the program or activity, will be required for all participants in the above programs or activities.

Please Note: Because persons under 16 years of age cannot be vaccinated, all on-campus activities that require vaccination will be limited to participants who are 16 years of age or older.

Proof of vaccination will not be required for:

• Commuter students taking on-campus summer classes, unless those courses are on the “high contact” list.
• Participants in non-residential programs that last for three or fewer days, including summer camps, workshops and similar programs.

After July 5, to use the Student Recreation Center, a person must show that they are fully vaccinated or have a negative test within 72 hours.

Students Exempt from immunizations other than the COVID vaccine series (or a single dose series):

• Exclusively enrolled in a Certificate program. Please Note: Students in combined degree and certificate programs must submit immunizations.
• Exclusively enrolled in an official Montclair State University Online Program.
• Students age 31 or older at time of matriculation.
• Please Note: All students (undergraduate, graduate, full-time, part-time) are required to complete the COVID-19 vaccine series (or a single dose series) unless they have been approved for a medical or religious exemption.

1. People who were vaccinated outside the United States with an FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine and have received all the recommended doses do not need any additional doses.
2. People who received the first dose of an FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine that requires two doses do not need to restart the vaccine series in the United States but should receive the second dose as close to the recommended time as possible.
3. If you received all recommended doses of a COVID-19 vaccine that is not currently authorized in the United States but is listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO) you do not need any additional doses with an FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine.
4. People who have not received all the recommended doses of a COVID-19 vaccine listed for emergency use by WHO are required to complete an FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine series.
5. People who received all or some of the recommended doses of a COVID-19 vaccine that is neither authorized by FDA nor listed for emergency use by WHO are required to complete an FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine series. People who have received non-WHO-approved vaccines may be revaccinated, according to current guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC). View Information Regarding the Safety of Revaccination.

• World Health Organization COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency (EUL)
• United States FDA-approved COVID-19 Vaccine (EUA)

• Medical exemption: Completed by a licensed healthcare provider and submitted to the MyHealth Portal for review and approval. (Please Note: If you do not see the vaccine your healthcare provider is listing for exemption, please have them check “Other” and provide details.) View Medical Exemption Form.
• Religious exemption: Completed by the student and submitted to the MyHealth Portal for review and approval. View Religious Exemption Form.

Strongly recommended (though not required) in the event of injury or exposure.

Varicella (Chicken Pox) – Immunization dates or blood test results
Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis)
HPV
Td
Hepatitis A
Influenza
Meningococcal B