Student Vaccination Requirements
Strayer University must comply with various state health and immunization standards that require students to provide proof of proper immunization. Students residing in the states listed below may be required to obtain certain vaccinations prior to enrollment.
District of Columbia Vaccination Requirements
Strayer University must comply with various state health and immunization standards that require students to provide proof of proper immunization.
The District of Columbia requires that entering students at Strayer University provide evidence that they have received the following vaccinations or can demonstrate that they are immune to these diseases:
Measles, Mumps, Rubella - 2 doses administered at least 28 days apart.
- Tetanus, Diphtheria (Td), Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) – minimum of 3 doses. Generally, a primary series of 3 doses is administered in childhood. The first and second doses must be administered at least 4 weeks apart and the third dose at least 6 months after the second dose. A booster dose is generally administered 10 years after the primary series.
- Hepatitis B – 3 doses with the second dose administered 4-8 weeks after the first dose and the third dose 8-16 weeks after the second dose but not earlier than 16 weeks after the first dose.
- Varicella (Chickenpox) – 2 doses administered between 28 days and 2 months apart.
Most people born in the United States after 1968 will have received these vaccinations as part of their regular childhood immunizations or have evidence of immunity. Some students do not need to receive the vaccines. The following categories of students do NOT need to receive the vaccines:
- Students who are 26 years old or older
- Students with medical conditions who cannot receive vaccinations
- Students who object to vaccinations on religious grounds
If you are subject to the District of Columbia vaccination requirements, please complete the form below and return it to the admissions office prior to enrollment.
District of Columbia Vaccination Form
New Jersey Vaccination Requirements
Strayer University must comply with various state health and immunization standards that require students to provide proof of proper immunization. The State of New Jersey requires that entering students at Strayer University provide evidence that they have received the following four vaccinations:
- Measles - 2 doses of live measles vaccine that was administered after 1968;
- Mumps - 1 dose of live mumps vaccine;
- Rubella - 1 dose of live rubella vaccine; and
- Hepatitis B - 3 doses of Hepatitis B vaccine (the Hepatitis B vaccine is only required for students enrolled in 18 or more credit hours per quarter.)
Most people born in the United States after 1968 will have received the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines as part of their regular childhood immunizations.
Some students are not required to receive one or more the vaccines. The following categories of students do NOT need to receive the vaccines:
- Age Exemption – Students born before 1957 (The age exemption applies only to the MMR vaccination requirements.)
- Medical Exemption – Students with medical problems who cannot receive vaccinations or who present documented laboratory evidence of immunity
- Religious Exemption – Students who object to vaccinations on religious grounds
In addition to the above required vaccinations, New Jersey also requires that ALL Strayer University students receive information about meningococcal meningitis and the availability of the meningococcal meningitis vaccine. Strayer University students do not need to receive the meningococcal vaccine prior to enrollment, but they must fill out a form for statistical purposes indicating that they have read the information and indicating whether they have previously received the vaccine, received the vaccine after receiving the information about the vaccine, or have not received the vaccine.
All New Jersey students must complete and submit the New Jersey Vaccination Form and New Jersey Meningococcal Vaccine Information Form to the admissions office within 60 days of enrollment.