| Semester Entering | Immunization Submission Due Date |
|---|---|
| Fall | May 15
June 15 (Transfer Students only) |
| Spring | November 15
December 1 (Transfer Students only) |
| EOF Summer | May 5 |
FULL-TIME Students (Undergraduate – 12 or more credits, Graduate – nine or more credits) are required to present proof of immunization against measles, mumps, rubella and hepatitis B
Two doses of measles vaccine, two doses of mumps vaccine, one dose of rubella vaccine. The minimum time between doses is as follows: Dose 1 must be AFTER first birthday, Dose 2 must be at least four weeks after Dose 1. NOTE: The 2-Dose MMR vaccine immunizes against measles, mumps and rubella and follows the same requirement for time between doses.
Three-dose HepB vaccine. The minimum time between doses is as follow: Dose 2 must be at least four weeks after Dose 1. Dose 3 must be at least eight weeks after Dose 2 AND sixteen weeks after Dose 1.
NOTE: If documentation of your immunizations is not available, blood test results from a lab that indicate immunity to measles, mumps, rubella and hepatitis B can be uploaded into the portal.
*Any student living in Montclair State University Campus housing must also present proof of immunization against meningitis (serogroups A, C, W and Y. Common vaccine name – Menactra or Menevo). The vaccine must be administered on, or after, the student’s 16th birthday. Failure to present documentation of updated meningitis immunization may result in expulsion from campus housing until the requirement is met.
PART-TIME Students (Undergraduate – less than 12 credits, Graduate – less than nine credits) are required to present proof of immunization against measles, mumps and rubella.
Two doses of measles vaccine, two doses of mumps vaccine, one dose of rubella vaccine. Minimum time between doses is as follows: Dose 1 must be AFTER first birthday, Dose 2 must be at least four weeks after Dose 1. NOTE: The 2-Dose MMR vaccine immunizes against measles, mumps and rubella and follows the same requirement for time between doses.
IMPORTANT: If immunization documentation is not available, students may present blood test (called a titer) results from a lab that indicates immunity to measles, mumps and rubella.
Additional Immunizations
The following are strongly recommended (though not required) in the event of injury or exposure. Please provide most recent immunization date.
- Varicella (chicken pox) – Immunization dates or blood test results
- Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis)
- HPV
- Td
- Hepatitis A
- Influenza