Health Requirements

The following must be completed before students begin classes.

A.

Health Forms:

All students entering college must have a health form on file and have received a physical exam by their physician.

• All students are required to have a health form on file in Health Services. You can request a Health Form through the Heatlh Services office.
• The Physical Exam and Immunization portion of the health form must completed by your family physician.

Immunizations:

All students are required to have the following immunizations before entering college.

• Polio series.
• Varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccine or history of the disease.
• Tetanus/Diptheria vaccine (Must have a TD booster within the past 10 years.)
• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) 2 doses, or report of positive titers confirming immunity.
• All of the requirements listed under A.
• Meningococcal Vaccine or signed waiver (Pennsylvania Law).
• Health Insurance (We do not provide health insurance).
• Copy of health insurance card.

B. Required for all Resident Students living on campus.

• Ambulance Service. It is highly recommended that resident students purchase

C. Required for all Health Studies, Nursing, and Phlebotomy students.

• All of the requirements listed under A.
• Hepatitis B vaccine series of 3 doses.
• Current CPR from the American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider.
• Adult, Child, Infant, and AED. (We hold CPR classes on campus. If you have received CPR off-campus your card must not expire during the semester.)
• Titers: All Nursing and Health Studies Students must submit documentation of antibody titers for varicella, rubeola, mumps, and rubella showing immunity. If students are not immune, they must receive the vaccine for that which they are not immune and submit the dates 4-6 weeks before the beginning of classes.

D. Required for all College Athletes who are going to participate on a team

• All of the requirements listed under A.
• Physical exam by your family physician.
• Health Insurance.
• Copy of insurance card.
• Athletic pre-participation health form.