Meningitis Vaccination Requirement (Entering Students)
Per new Texas state legislation, and beginning Jan. 1, 2012, all Texas college students (new or transfer) must receive a vaccination or booster against bacterial meningitis.
The vaccine is required for students of public and private colleges, living both on and off campus. An entering student is a new student or a student who has had a break of enrollment for one or more fall or spring semesters. Transfer students are considered entering students.
- Students who are enrolled in online courses only or who are 30 years of age or older are exempt.
The student, or parent or guardian of the student, will be required to provide a certificate signed by a health practitioner or an official immunization record showing the student has received the bacterial meningitis vaccination or booster during the five-year period prior to enrollment, and not less than 10 days before the first day of classes.
Where do I submit my Meningitis Records?
Documentation may be faxed, scanned & emailed, mailed, or hand delivered to the following:
Office of the Registrar
ADM Building, Suite 128
P.O. Box 425559
Denton, Texas 76204
Fax: 940-898-3097
registrar@twu.edu
Office of Student Records
Admissions Building, Suite 130
P.O. Box 425649
Denton, Texas 76204
Fax: 940-898-3079
sr@twu.edu
Where can I get the Meningitis Vaccine (Booster)?
Contact your private physician, local health department or pharmacy retail store i.e. Kroger, for the Bacterial Meningitis Vaccination availability. TWU Student Health Services also provides the Meningitis vaccination for students accepted to TWU.
page last updated 5/23/2013 9:49 AM
