Immunizations
Immunization requirements and recommendations
Cornell College requires all incoming students have proof of:
- one Quadrivalent Meningitis Vaccine (A,C, Y, W-135) on or after the student's 16th birthday
- two MMR vaccines
(Please visit the CDC website for more information about the Meningococcal ACWY vaccine and the MMR Vaccine.)
Without documented proof of proper Meningitis and MMR vaccination, a student's registration will be cancelled.
How to request an exemption
You can request an exemption from these required immunizations for medical or religious reasons. A medical exemption requires certification from a licensed physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner that a vaccine would harm your health. A religious exemption permits you to opt out of immunization when it conflicts with a sincerely held religious belief. To apply for either exemption, download, complete, and submit the Cornell Immunization Exemption form.
Note that during outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, students with exemptions may be excluded from campus activities or classes to protect public health. Cornell College will not refund tuition for any inability to attend or complete classes due to this exemption.
Suggested immunizations for living in campus community
No other immunizations are required for admittance; however, the American College Health Association strongly recommends that students consider the following vaccines:
- COVID-19 - (2 doses of Pfizer or Moderna, 1 dose of Johnson and Johnson)
- Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccine - (MenB4-C, 2 doses, or MenB-FHbp, 3 doses)
- Tetanus, Diptheria, Pertussis, Vaccine - primary series given in childhood (DT, DTaP, DTP, or TD), booster dose of Tdap given age 11-18, Td/Tdap every 10 years after that
- Chicken Pox (Varicella) - 2 doses
- Influenza vaccine yearly
Additional vaccines to consider are:
- HPV - series of 3
- Hepatitis A - series of 2
Questions about student health services?
Stop in our office, call 319.895.4292 or email student_health@cornellcollege.edu.