Immunization Clinic

All students are required to have specific immunizations before coming to Drexel University. A list of these immunization requirements can be found at drexel.edu/StudentLife/ch/II_Main.html. If you do not complete the immunization requirements before coming to campus, there will be an Immunization Clinic from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesday, September 17th, 8-5 Thursday, September 18th and 8-12 Friday, September 19th. We will also be holding an Immunization Clinic on Saturday and Sunday, September 20th & 21st from 8-12. The clinics will all be held in the Myers Hall Multipurpose Room.

Drexel University requires all entering full-time students and all international students to complete the following immunization schedule:

• MMR vaccine: Measles, Mumps, Rubella (two doses)
• Hepatitis B vaccine (2 doses - 3 doses are preferred)
• PPD screening within 12 months of entering Drexel University (performed in the U.S.)
• Varicella (chicken pox)
• Tetanus (within the last eight to ten years)
• For resident students: Meningococcal (one dose required prior to entry into college for students living in University housing. Any undergraduate less than 25 years old who wishes to reduce the risk of the disease can consider the vaccine. Students with immunodeficiency, such as complement deficiency or aspienia should receive the vaccine every three to five years.)

Complete your Immunization Form. The pre-matriculation immunization requirement is based on the recommendations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health Immunization and the American College Health Association. You can satisfy this requirement by completing the Immunization Record which will be mailed to students prior to entering Drexel.

All full-time students are required to demonstrate proof of coverage under a health insurance plan. Domestic students and Graduate International students may satisfy the requirement by waiving (submitting proof of health insurance coverage) with a plan that meets our minimum requirements as outlined on the Immunization Policy page at the Counseling and Health website or by enrolling in the Drexel Student Health Insurance Plan online. All undergraduate international students must purchase the university sponsored plan. Graduate international students holding a J-1 Visa must also purchase the university sponsored plan so that federally governed J-1 mandates are met. Failure to complete the enroll/waive process online by September 30 will result in a default enrollment into the university sponsored plan. The charge for this plan will subsequently appear on the university bill. Information will be sent to the student during the summer on how to waive or enroll on line.

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