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Deadline Fall Semester, September 18, 2024

North Carolina Required Immunization Information

****Important Immunization Update****

Recently the North Carolina Immunization Branch informed all higher education institutions within the state that one dose of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, given on or after a student’s 16th birthday, is required for students enrolling for the Fall 2024 semester. Please see updated requirements below.

REQUIREMENTS

North Carolina law requires individuals attending a college or university, whether public, private or religious, to receive certain immunizations. The registrar of the college or university is responsible for assuring the required immunizations have been received by all new (undergraduate and graduate) students enrolling in college at any time during the year.

The statute applies to all students except students residing off-campus and registering for any combination of:

• Off-campus courses

• Evening courses (classes beginning after 5 p.m.)

• Weekend courses

• No more than four-day credit hours in on-campus courses

Per North Carolina state law, students will be WITHDRAWN FROM THE UNIVERSITY 30 days after classes begin if immunization requirements have not been met.

For more information, please visit North Carolina State Law Immunization requirements.

REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS

• Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis: Three (3) doses
  
  • Students entering college or university for the first time on or after July 1, 2008, must have had at least three doses of tetanus/diphtheria toxoid; one of which must be Tdap booster (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis).
  • The Tdap booster must have been given between 10 to 12 years of age or when entering the 7^th grade.
• Polio: Three (3) doses
  
  • An individual attending school who has attained their 18^th birthday is not required to receive polio vaccine.
• Measles: Two (2) doses (or 2 MMR doses)
  
  • Both doses must have been given on or after the first birthday.
  •  Antibody testing confirming immunity to measles will be accepted In lieu of vaccine.
• Mumps: Two (2) doses (or 2 MMR doses)
  
  • Both doses must have been given on or after the first birthday. 
  • Antibody testing confirming immunity to mumps will be accepted In lieu of vaccine.
  • Students that entered college or university before July 1, 2008, are not required to receive the second dose of mumps vaccine.
• Rubella: One (1) dose (or MMR dose)
  
  • Must have been given on or after the first birthday
  • Antibody testing confirming immunity to rubella will be accepted In lieu of vaccine.
• Hepatitis B: Three (3) doses
  
  • A two-dose series of Heplisav-B is acceptable (this vaccine is only available in the United States).
  • Antibody testing for Hepatitis B will NOT be accepted. Students must show documentation of a completed Hepatitis B vaccine series.
  • Hepatitis B vaccine is not required if a student was born before July 1, 1994.
• Varicella: One (1) dose
  
  • Documentation from a medical provider verifying varicella disease is accepted in lieu of vaccine dates.
  • Antibody testing confirming immunity to varicella will be accepted In lieu of vaccine.
  • Varicella vaccine or proof of immunity is not required if a student was born before April 1, 2001.
• Meningococcal Conjugate: One (1) dose ****New Requirement as of Fall 2024****
  
  • Must have been given on or after the 16th birthday.
  • Vaccine brands that satisfy this requirement are: Menactra, Menveo, MenQuadfi, and Penbraya.
  • Meningococcal B vaccines (Bexsero & Trumenba) will NOT meet this requirement.
  • Meningococcal is not required if a student was born before January 1, 2003.

For further information, please stop by Student Health Services (located behind the Weinstein Health Sciences Building, on the north end of campus, address 113 Hawk Drive; in the Brave Health Center) or contact SHS at 910.521.6219.