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CSUSM Immunization Requirement

Immunization Requirement

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Required Immunizations for New Students 

All NEW students entering CSUSM for the first time  (including undergraduate, graduate, students matriculated in self-support degree programs and K-12 students participating in concurrent enrollment courses entering California State University (CSU) in or after Fall 2020) will be required to have the following immunizations or show proof of immunity to these diseases: MMR and Hepatitis B. 

Residential Immunization Requirements
All first-time CSUSM residential students (living in university or affiliated housing), who are 21 years or younger will be required to have the following immunization administered within the last four years: 
  • Meningococcal Conjugate (MenACWY).
Records of up-to-date immunization must be submitted prior to move in. 

If students do not meet the immunization requirement, they will not be permitted to enroll in classes. Enrollment holds are placed if proof of immunization has not been submitted to SHCS prior to enrollment deadline. If you would like assistance with submitting your immunizations, please all SHCS at 760-750-4915.  We can assist you over the phone or make an appointment for you at SHCS to help you meet these system-wide requirements. 

Submit Immunizations Records

Instructions: 

  • Full Vaccination: Upload completed vaccinated card(s) for all required immunizations; OR
  • Medical Exemption: For medical reasons, immunization accommodation/exemptions are available. Please submit documentation from a licensed physician (MD,DO), physician assistant (PA) or nurse practitioner (NP) indicating medical reasons for a medical accommodation/exemption here. 

    To submit your immunization records for verification at SHCS, you may submit  records for the immunizations online below or via Fax or Mail. Be sure to include your name, phone number/email, date of birth and student ID if submitting via Fax.

Where to Submit Your Immunization Records 

SUBMIT
ONLINE

Submit your Records 

INCOMING STUDENTS FOR FALL 2023, PLEASE SUBMIT LATER IN JUNE. WE WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER  LINK.

FAX
 Fax your records to: 760-750-3181 
MAIL

Mail your records to: 
ATTN: SHCS
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001

 

REQUIRED Immunizations

Required Vaccines
Required Immunizations & Screening Required Dosages & Screening Information Costs at SHCS
Prices subject to change.
Call SHCS to confirm.
Measles, Mumps, & Rubella  (MMR)

Two (2) doses with first dose on or after 1st birthday; OR
positive titer (laboratory evidence of immunity to disease)

$101 - MMR Vaccine

$4 - Rubella Titer
$6 - Rubeola Titer
$14 - Mumps Titer
Hepatitis B (Hep B)

Students age 18 and younger (CA Health & Safety Code, Sec. 120390.5)

$62 - Hep B Vaccine

$6 - Hep B Titer  
Meningococcal Conjugate (MenACWY)

REQUIRED within the last 4 years for first time students living in on campus or affiliated housing who are 21 years or younger.

Call for pricing 

 

Highly Recommended Immunizations

CSUSM students are HIGHLY recommended for the following vaccines and undergo screening/risk assessment for Tuberculosis below:

Recommended Vaccines
Recommended Immunizations & Screening Recommended Dosages & Screening Information Costs at SHCS
Prices subject to change.
Call  SHCS to confirm.     
Varicella (Chickenpox)

Two (2) doses with first dose on or after 1st birthday; OR positive titer.
History of  contracting the disease does not meet compliance. 

Not Available - Varicella Vaccine

$5 - Varicella Titer   
Tetanus, Diphtheria, & Pertussis (Tdap) One dose on or after age 11. Must have been received within the past 10 years.

$43 - Tdap Vaccine
Meningococcal Disease
(Serogroups A, C, Y, W-135)		 1 dose on or after age 16 for all students under 22 years of age. Not Available - Meningococcal  Vaccine
Screening/Risk Assessment: Tuberculosis  (TB)

Tuberculosis risk questionnaire to be reviewed and signed by a medical provider.  

Incoming students who are at higher risk* for TB infection, as indicated  by answering “yes” to any of the screening questions, should undergo either skin or blood testing for TB infection within 1 year of CSU entry.  *Higher risk include travel to or living in South and Central America,  Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East; prior positive TB test;  or exposure to someone with active TB disease.

$10 - TB test

We encourage you to start your immunization process as early as possible, as some vaccines require multiple doses and may take six months to complete. Schedule and complete any outstanding vaccines/titers with your medical provider since some vaccines are not avaialble at SHCS, or costs to getting vaccinated may be more at SHCS than with your medical provider. 

Other Recommended Immunizations

The following EO 803 recommended immunizations and screenings. Please discuss this with your healthcare provider. 

  • Hepatitis A (Hep A)
  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
  • Influenza (Flu)
  • Meningococcal B (Meningitis B)
  • Pneumococcal
  • Poliovirus (Polio)
  • COVID-19 Vaccination

Still have questions? You may call us at 760-750-4915 or email us immunizations@csusm.edu