/Institutions//json/2021-2022/Undergraduate-Catalog-local.json

/Institutions//json/2021-2022/Undergraduate-Catalog.json

Immunization Requirements

Under Tennessee law, all newly admitted students must meet and submit proof of certain immunizations, with the exception of students who are enrolled in a course of study that is exclusively online. The following immunizations are required at the University:

1. Varicella (Chickenpox) Requirement: Documentation of two doses of varicella vaccine given at least 28 days apart or a (+) antibody titer. Students born before January 1, 1980 are exempt. Proof must be submitted within seven (7) business days before the first day of classes.
2. Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Requirement: Documentation of two doses of vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella given at least 28 days apart or a (+) antibody titer. Students born before January 1, 1957 are exempt. Proof must be submitted within seven (7) business days before the first day of classes.
3. In addition, Hepatitis B immunizations are not required but are strongly recommended. All students must complete the Hepatitis B form.
4. Meningitis: (Required ONLY for students living on-campus) Requirement: Documentation of one dose of meningococcal vaccine given on or after the sixteenth birthday. All students under age 22 who are enrolling for the first time regardless of the level at which the student is matriculating AND who will be living in on-campus housing, must show proof of adequate immunization within seven (7) business days before the date on which the student moves into University housing. “Adequate Immunization” means students must have been vaccinated on or after their 16th birthday.

Proof of immunization may include: a completed Certificate of Immunization form signed by a health care provider; an official health department or medical provider immunization card or shot record; a titer laboratory report proof of immunity; a military form DD 214; active military service - ID must be provided; or a form immunization certificate provided by the University.
A student may be exempted from an immunization requirement in the following circumstances: (a) Where a physician determines that a particular vaccine is contraindicated and the student provides a written certification from the physician; or (b) Where a parent or guardian, or in the case of an adult student, the student, provides to the University a written statement, affirmed under penalties of perjury, that vaccination conflicts with the religious tenets and practices of the parent or guardian, or in the case of an adult student, the student. An individual who has been exempted from a particular vaccination must comply with immunization requirements for any vaccines from which the individual has not been exempted.