Oregon State Law requires all students born after Dec. 31, 1956 to provide proof of immunity to rubeola (measles), rubella (German measles), and mumps prior to registration for classes. Dates of complete immunization may be submitted by way of the BeWell Patient Portal. If you are unable to access the online forms, you may also print the Health History Form and submit the information by fax or mail. If you have not been immunized but are immune based on blood tests or having had the diseases, official documentation by your medical provider (personal physician, pediatrician or county health department) that you had the respective disease(s) or blood test results must be submitted.
ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: The immunization requirements for international students are slightly different and are detailed below. Please scroll down to the International Student Immunization Requirement section below.
Submitting Health History Form and Immunization Records
Please visit the Patient Portal to complete your Health History Form online.
To login to the Patient Portal:- User ID is your OSU Student ID number
- Password is your date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy format... INCLUDE THE SLASHES)
- You will be able to choose a new password after completing your first visit to the website.
- Fax: (541) 737-9665 or
- Mail to: Immunization Coordinator
201 Plageman Building
Corvallis, OR 97331-8567
If you need to request records from a doctor or school, feel free to use this Authorization Form to do so. You may complete this form and submit it directly to your health care provider, which will give them permission to send the information to Student Health Services directly.
If you are unable to provide proof of immunity to any or all of these diseases, you will be required to have either a blood test to measure your immunity (called a titer), and/or have the immunizations. Student Health Services can perform blood titers and administer the immunizations. Since titers can be very expensive and they may demonstrate your need to be immunized anyway, it is recommended that you simply take the immunizations. It is safe to have the immunizations even if you are already immune.
A hold will be placed on the registration process of non-compliant students attempting to register for their second term at OSU.
About Exemptions
Immunization requirements may be waived for students who have certain medical conditions or for religious reasons. Qualifying medical conditions may include pregnancy or breast feeding, diseases which lower resistance to infection, or present use of medications which lower resistance to infection. Religious exemptions include having a system of belief, practices or ethnic values which prohibit the use of immunizations. Please be aware that waived students may be removed from classes if an outbreak of the disease occurs. All students requesting immunization exemption are required to come to Student Health Services in person within two weeks of their first registered term in order to sign a waiver form and receive verbal and written information aobut the waiver. To learn more about waivers, call the Immunization Helpline at 737-7573 between 9 am and 3 pm, Monday-Friday.
Which Immunizations are Required at SHS?
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)
Entering Students born after January 1, 1957 must have:
- Measles:
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Two doses of measles vaccine given on or after the first birthday (at least 30 days apart), or Physician documentation of measles disease, or Lab test documenting immunity to measles disease.
- Mumps:
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One dose of mumps vaccine given on or after the first birthday, or Physician documentation of mumps disease, or Lab test documenting immunity to mumps disease.
- Rubella:
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One dose of rubella vaccine given on or after the first birthday, or Lab test documenting immunity to rubella disease. If you were born before January 1, 1957 you are automatically exempt from the immunization requirements, however, you must still fill out the health history form, checking the box in the exemption section that applies to your birthdate.
International Student Immunization Requirement
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)
As indicated above, all students must provide proof of immunity to Measles, Mumps and Rubella. According to Oregon law (OAR 333-050-0130), beginning September 1, 2007, international students who are attending the institution pursuant to a non-immigrant visa, must provide their official documentation of measles vaccination prior to attending classes. If your first dose of measles vaccine was received less than 30 days prior to attendance, you will have until the beginning of the second term to receive and provide documentation of your second dose.
Please mail, email or fax your completed International Student Health Form and official immunization documentation PRIOR to arriving at OSU:
Student Health Services
Immunization Coordinator
201 Plageman Bldg.
Corvallis, OR 97331
immunizations@oregonstate.edu
fax: 541-737-9665
Tuberculosis
All international students (except those exempt as listed below) are required to have TB screening by the Student Health Services regardless of previous TB screening in their home countries.
The following countries are exempt from TB screening: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States of America.
For additional questions about immunization requirements, contact the Immunization Coordinator by phone (541-737-7573) or e-mail immunizations@oregonstate.edu.