Immunization Requirements

Full-time (Undergraduate – 12 or more credits.  Graduate – more than 6 credits)  

• MMR 2-dose series (first dose AFTER first birthday)
• HepB 3-dose series (2nd dose at least 4 weeks after 1st dose.  3rd dose at least 8 weeks after 2nd, PLUS at least 16 weeks between 1st and 3rd dose.
• Meningitis 2 doses (Menactra, Menveo or MenQuadFi) Please Note: One dose must be given on or after 16th birthday.
• COVID-19: Both doses in a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna) OR one dose of a single-dose vaccine (Johnson & Johnson Janssen) and booster dose when eligible. Please Note: International students must present WHO-approved vaccination (2-dose series OR single dose vaccine) as well as a booster dose if eligible.

Part-time (Undergraduate – less than 12 credits.  Graduate – less than 6 credits)

• MMR 2-dose series (first dose AFTER first birthday) Please Note: You may see individual doses of Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine.
• Meningitis 2 doses (Menactra, Menveo or MenQuadFi) Please Note: one dose must be given on or after 16th birthday.
• COVID-19: Both doses in a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna) OR one dose of a single-dose vaccine (Johnson & Johnson Janssen) and booster dose when eligible. Please Note: International students must present WHO-approved vaccination (2-dose series OR single dose vaccine)

Full-time (Undergraduate – 12 or more credits.  Graduate – more than 6 credits)

• MMR 2-dose series (first dose AFTER first birthday) Please Note: You may see individual doses of Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine.
• Please Note: Only if living in University housing, add one dose of Meningitis vaccine (Menactra, Menveo or MenQuadFi) that must be given on, or after, 16th birthday.
• COVID-19: Both doses in a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna) OR one dose of a single-dose vaccine (Johnson & Johnson Janssen) as well as a booster dose. Please Note: International students must present WHO-approved vaccination (2-dose series OR single dose vaccine)
• HepB 3-dose series (2nd dose at least 4 weeks after 1st dose. 3rd dose at least 8 weeks after 2nd, PLUS at least 16 weeks between 1st and 3rd dose.
• Please Note: Only if student is Resident, add one dose of meningitis vaccine (Menactra, Menveo or MenQuadFi) that must be given on, or after, 16th birthday.

Part-time (Undergraduate – less than 12 credits.  Graduate – less than 6 credits)

• MMR 2-dose series (first dose AFTER first birthday) Please Note: You may see individual doses of Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine.
• Please Note: Only if student is Resident, add one dose of Meningitis vaccine (Menactra, Menveo or MenQuadFi) that must be given on, or after, 16th birthday.
• COVID-19: Both doses in a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna) OR one dose of a single-dose vaccine (Johnson & Johnson Janssen) as well as a booster dose. Please Note: International students must present WHO-approved vaccination (2-dose series OR single dose vaccine).

Students Exempt from immunizations other than the COVID-19 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. International students who were vaccinated outside of the U.S. with a WHO-approved vaccine are required to get a single booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at least 5 months after getting all required doses.
   
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.

Please review the policy for students with COVID-19 exemptions before completing the exemption request.

• Medical Exemption: Medical Exemption Form. Completed by a licensed healthcare provider and submitted to the MyHealth Portal for review and approval.
• Religious Exemption: Complete the Religious Exemption Form. Print a copy of the form to your desktop. MyHealth Portal, using your University login, then upload your religious exemption form.
• New Jersey Exemption Regulation

Please Note: All exemption forms for new students starting in spring 2022 must be submitted by Friday, January 18, 8 a.m.

International students and students who are admitted late (after Sunday, January 9, 2022) should submit their proof of vaccination or request an exemption as soon as they are able.

• How to Upload Your Medical Exemption to MyHealth Portal (Medical only), go to Upload Documents and select the “Medical Exemption” tag to upload.
  • You can then go to My Profile → Images to confirm your images have been uploaded properly.

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