IMMUNIZATION POLICY

Wake Forest University and North Carolina State law (G.S. 130A-152) require documentation of certain immunizations for students attending a North Carolina college or university. Students must submit certification of these immunizations PRIOR TO REGISTRATION. Documentation should be on or attached to the completed Health Information Summary form provided by the Student Health Service in order to assure correct identification of the student. If you have not received the Health Information Summary form, you may download it from this web page. Acceptable documentation is a statement signed by the appropriate official(s) having custody of the record of immunizations, such as a physician, county health department director or a certificate from a student's high school containing the approved dates of immunizations. The State statute applies to all students except those registered in off campus courses only, attending night or weekend classes only, or taking a course load of four (4) credit hours or less.

The American College Health Association recommendations and North Carolina State law require certification in accordance with the following.

REQUIRED:

1. Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis (Tdap). Students must document three doses of a combined tetanus-diphtheria vaccine (DTaP, Td, or Tdap) of which one must be within ten years of enrollment. Tdap should be used if a vaccine is given prior to matriculation to fulfill this requirement.
2. Rubeola (Measles). Students must document two doses of live virus measles vaccine given at least 30 days apart, on or after their first birthday unless (a) they have a physician's certificate which states that they have had measles prior to 1/1/94, (b) they were born prior to 1/1/57, or (c) they have documentation of a titer indicating they are immune.
3. Rubella (German Measles). Students must document that they have had one dose of live virus vaccine on or after their first birthday unless (a) they have documentation of a titer indicating they are immune, or (b) they will be fifty years old before they enroll. History of the disease is not acceptable.
4. Mumps. Students must document that they have had two doses of live virus mumps vaccine given at least 30 days apart, on or after their first birthday unless (a) they were born before 1/1/57 or (b) they have documentation of a titer indicating they are immune. History of the disease is not acceptable.
5. Polio. Students must document that they have had a trivalent polio vaccine series and a booster on or after their fourth birthday unless they will be eighteen years old or older when they enroll.
6. Tuberculin skin test is required within twelve months of the University registration date for (a) students who may have been exposed to tuberculosis or (b) students whose home country is other than the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Western Europe, or Japan. If the student is known to be tuberculin-positive or if this test is positive, documentation of a chest X-ray and appropriate treatment should be sent with the immunization form..

RECOMMENDED:

1. Hepatitis B - A three-dose series of the vaccine is recommended.
2. Varicella - The two-dose series is recommended.
3. Meningococcal - Recommended for first-year undergraduates living in residence halls.
4. Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - A three-dose series is recommended.

Immunizations required under North Carolina law must be documented within thirty days following registration. After that time, students with incomplete documentation of immunizations will not be permitted to attend classes. Please note that some series require several months for completion.