Campus immunization requirements

College immunization requirements in Connecticut

Conn. Gen. Stat. §10a-155 (student immunization)VerifiedReviewed June 2026 · illustrative concept

The short answer

Connecticut requires full-time college students to show proof of immunity to measles, mumps, rubella and varicella, and requires students living in on-campus housing to receive meningococcal (MenACWY) vaccination unless they sign a waiver.

Conn. Gen. Stat. §10a-155 (student immunization)

Full-time students show immunity to measles, mumps, rubella and varicella; students in on-campus housing need meningococcal vaccine unless waived.

Connecticut Department of Public Health · Conn. Gen. Stat. §10a-155

Baseline requirements in Connecticut

What most institutions in Connecticut require, resolved from the statute or system policy plus national CDC/ACIP guidance. Individual campuses may add to this.

All students

VaccineWhat's requiredStatus
MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)VerifiedTwo doses of MMR or proof of immunity for full-time students.Required
Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis)DerivedTdap within the last 10 years (common campus requirement).Required
Varicella (chickenpox)VerifiedTwo doses of varicella vaccine or proof of immunity for full-time students.Required

Living in a residence hall

VaccineWhat's requiredStatus
Meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY)VerifiedMenACWY dose for students living in on-campus housing, unless a waiver is signed.Required / declination

Recommended

VaccineWhat's requiredStatus
Meningococcal B (MenB)DerivedMenB series recommended for young adults (ages 16–23) through shared clinical decision-making.Recommended
Influenza (seasonal)DerivedAnnual seasonal influenza vaccine for all students.Recommended
COVID-19DerivedStay up to date with COVID-19 vaccination per current CDC guidance.Recommended
Health professions · clinical rotations

Health-professions & clinical-rotation students

Students placed in clinical sites carry an occupational-health style clearance on top of the all-student requirements — titers, TB screening and annual boosters tied to a clinical site.

VaccineWhat's requiredStatus
MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)DerivedDocumented immunity to measles, mumps and rubella by titer or a two-dose series.Required
Varicella (chickenpox)DerivedDocumented immunity to varicella by titer or vaccination.Required
Hepatitis BDerivedComplete Hepatitis B series plus a positive surface-antibody (anti-HBs) titer before patient contact.Required
Tuberculosis screeningDerivedBaseline tuberculosis screening (IGRA preferred) on entry, with annual screening based on risk assessment.Required
Influenza (seasonal)DerivedAnnual seasonal influenza vaccination during clinical rotations.Required

Sources & provenance

  • Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCDC immunization of health-care personnel guidanceReference →
  • Advisory Committee on Immunization PracticesCDC/ACIP recommended immunization scheduleReference →
  • Connecticut Department of Public HealthConn. Gen. Stat. §10a-155

Institutions in Connecticut

17 institutions — open one for its full vaccine list, deadlines and clinical-rotation rules.

About this page. Illustrative concept generated by Enterprise Health to demonstrate a programmatic, knowledge-graph-driven requirements library. Confirm current requirements with each institution and the Connecticut Department of Public Health.

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