Vaccinations

All students in all programs are required to complete all necessary health/physical examination forms and to have all immunizations and health-related records completed by the deadlines set by the Office of Student Wellness. Vaccinations are required, upon initial enrollment, for all students, except those enrolled in Applied Behavioral Analysis (Certificate) and Applied Positive Psychology (MS) Programs - Please read below for the exception for these two programs.

ABA Certificate students:

As an ABA certificate student, your required coursework is fully online. However, if you wish to visit campus in person for any reason or participate in an off-campus school event in person, you must complete the Medical History Questionnaire, which includes providing your documented vaccination history. Students who would like to be in-person at any point are required to provide labs related to blood titers if their vaccination records are not available. The cost for lab work and for medical visits to complete the MHQ is the student's responsibility. PCOM has a process to request an exemption for vaccination requirements based on disability or religious practice. To engage in that process, please email titleixcoordinator@pcom.edu.

MAPP Students:

As a MAPP student, your required coursework is fully online. However, if you wish to visit campus in person for any reason, participate in an off-campus school event in person, or be in person for commencement ceremonies, you must complete the Medical History Questionnaire, which includes providing your documented vaccination history. Students who would like to be in-person at any point are required to provide labs related to blood titers if their vaccination records are not available. The cost for lab work and for medical visits to complete the MHQ is the student's responsibility. PCOM has a process to request an exemption for vaccination requirements based on disability or religious practice. To engage in that process, please email titleixcoordinator@pcom.edu

If a student requires an exemption to the immunization requirements for medical or religious practice, reach out to the Equity and Title IX Manager at: titleixcoordinator@pcom.edu, for more information on the processes available.

Vaccination and Requirements:

·       PCOM Required (Pre-Matriculation) MHQ form

·       PCOM FERPA form.

·       PCOM Health Insurance Verification form.

·       Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment and Screening

·       Students must complete the PCOM TB Risk Assessment/Questionnaire and provide one of the following:

o   TB-Gold (T-Spot, IGRA blood test) (Preferred)

o   TST (TB Skin Test): Two-step testing, consisting of two separate TSTs done 1-3 weeks apart

o   Chest X-ray: Only acceptable if the student has a history of receiving the BCG vaccine or a positive TB screening with documentation of a latent TB evaluation and/or INH treatment history

o   Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis)

o   One Tdap dose administered as an adult and a Td/Tdap booster required every 10 years thereafter

·       Hepatitis B

o   Hepatitis B vaccination records and a Positive Quantitative HBsAB IgG (Hep B Surface Antibody) Serological Testing

·       Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)

o   MMR vaccination records and Positive Quantitative Measles, Mumps, and Rubella IgG Antibody Serological Testing

·       Varicella (Chickenpox)

o   Varicella vaccination records or documented history of the disease and a Positive Quantitative Varicella IgG Antibody Serological Testing

·       Poliomyelitis (Polio)

Polio vaccination records or Positive Quantitative Polio IgG Type 1 and Type 3 IgG Serological