Required Immunizations & Screenings
Required Immunizations and Screenings
ALL new students, including freshmen, transfer, and international students, and ALL residential students and staff must be immunized or screened for the following diseases:
- Hepatitis B (3 doses required; must have started the series, or have blood test indicating immunity)
- MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) (2 doses required; must have started the series, or have blood test indicating immunity)
- Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (primary series administered during childhood with a booster within the last 10 years)
- Tuberculosis Screening (must have been administered within the past year)
- Varicella (Chickenpox) (must have had the disease or vaccination, or have blood test indicating immunity)
To satisfy this requirement, students and staff in the groups mentioned above must provide verification of their required immunizations and screenings, before the start of classes, by submitting the Student Health Information Form to the Student Health Center. Please submit your completed and doctor-verified immunization form to the Student Health Center at the time of admission deposit to insure registration for classes.
- Student Health Information Form: Fall 2009-Spring 2010 Click here
- This form must be verified by your health care provider and then mailed or delivered (NOT faxed) to the Student Health Center:
University of San Diego
Student Health Center, Camino Hall 161
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110
- Failure to submit a completed Student Health Information Form signed by a health care provider, will impact class registration.
- Letter from Student Health Center Supervising Physician to all new students about USD immunizations requirements. To avoid having a "hold" placed on registration, or to remove a "hold", a verified Student Health Information Form must be submitted.
For More Information
- For further information, please contact the Student Health Center at (619) 260-4595.
