Student Immunization Policy

Responsible Unit: Enrollment Services | Executive lead: Provost 
Created: 5/2008 | Reviewed/Revised: 02/25/2020, 02/02/2023 | Effective: 04/11/2023 
Compliance: NWCCU 2.G.2, ACOTE A.3.1 & A.3.2, CAPTE 5A & 5B, COCA 9.1, CODA 4-1 
Approving Body: PPC | Classification: Local: Students 

Policy:  
All PNWU students will comply with Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations for Health Care Providers and common requirements of regional hospitals and clinical facilities. Immunizations must be current as of the start of classes of the student’s first year and maintained thereafter with tetanus toxoid, annual influenza vaccination, and tuberculosis surveillance.  

If vaccine records are not available, then serum titer documentation of immunity is required. Students must comply with any additional immunizations or screenings required by a clinical facility at their own expense. 

Failure to comply with the student immunization policy may lead to limitations on participation in educational activities and disciplinary actions which could include dismissal or a rescinded offer of admission. 

Definitions:  
N/A 

Procedure:
N/A 

Related Documents:  
Immunization of Health-Care Personnel: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Recommendations and Reports November 25, 2011/60(RR07); 1-45 
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, MMWR Recommendations and Reports 
CDC Traveler’s Health  
U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories 

Policy Resources

For assistance with policies and procedures contact:

Lori Fulton
lfulton@pnwu.edu