Longwood University Chief Academic Affairs Officer: Student Health and Wellness        201 High Street, Lancaster 159, Farmville, VA  23909                 Phone: 434.395.2039          Fax: 434.395.2347

Policy 3304
HEALTH RECORD: IMMUNIZATION

I.    PURPOSE

This policy is designed to comport with Section 23-25 of the  Code of Virginia in regard to Students enrolled at Longwood for the first time to have a health record and health history which include immunization records on file with Student Health Services which includes immunization records.

II.    POLICY

In accordance with 23-7.5 of the Code of Virginia, a full-time student, enrolling for the first time in any four-year, public institution of higher education in this Commonwealth must have a health record and history on file in the Student Health Services. 

III.    PROCEDURE 

Prior to pre-registration for the second semester, students must furnish documented evidence, provided by a licensed health professional or health facility, of diseases for which the student has been immunized, the numbers of doses given, the dates when administered, and any further immunizations indicated. These immunizations include diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles (rubeola), German measles (rubella), mumps, and meningitis according to the guidelines of the American College Health Association. Tuberculosis screening within the past year is also required.  Any student who fails to furnish this information will not be eligible for registration for the second semester.

A.  Exemptions in accordance with the Code of Virginia are:

1. Any student who objects on religious grounds and presents documentation from a minister unless an emergency or epidemic of disease has been declared by the Board of Health.

2. Any student who presents a statement from a licensed physician who states that his/her physical condition is such that administration of one or more of the required immunizing agents could be detrimental to health.

Revised and approved by the Board of Visitors, September 7, 2002.

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