In accordance with the Texas Department of Health Immunization Schedule as informed by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendations and adopted by the Texas Board of Health, students shall show acceptable evidence of vaccination prior to entry, attendance, or transfer to a private institution of higher education.

Provisional Enrollment:

All students born on or after January 1, 1957, must provide documentation of immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella.  A student may be enrolled provisionally if the student has as immunization record that indicates the student has received at least one dose of each specified age-appropriate vaccine. To remain enrolled, the student must complete the required subsequent doses in each vaccine series on schedule and provide acceptable evidence of vaccination to the University. A school nurse or administrator shall review the immunization status.

Exemptions:

The law allows (a) for physicians to write a statement stating that the vaccine(s) required would be medically harmful. Parents/guardians have the right to choose an exemption from immunization requirements for reasons of conscience, including a religious belief.

Students enrolled in Huston-Tillotson University shall have the following:

One dose Diphtheria Tetanus (Td) is required within the last ten years.

Two dosages of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)

Three doses of Hepatitis B vaccine are required.

Current TB Test

To ensure continued compliance in completing the required doses of vaccination, if, at the end of the 30-day period, a student has not received acceptable evidence of vaccination, the University shall exclude the student from attendance until the required dose is administered.