Immunizations
Tennessee law requires that students enrolling in any of the following academic program areas are required to submit proof of compliance with the recommended immunization schedule:
- Programs that involve interaction with children, such as a teacher education or early childhood education training
- Programs in the school of nursing, laboratory technology, or any other allied health professions
For all other academic areas of study, students who provide proof of one of the following are considered to be compliant with the recommended immunization schedule:
- Prior or current military service
- Graduation from a Tennessee high school after 2014
Students enrolling in all other academic program areas who fail to provide health information that establishes the applicant’s compliance with the recommended immunization schedule for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella for adults, issued by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) shall be presumed to be un-immunized and subject to immunization, quarantine or isolation recommendations for the purposes of public health disease control.
A student may be exempted from immunization requirements if vaccination conflicts with the religious tenets and practices of the student or if a licensed physician determines that the risk of harm from the vaccine outweighs the potential benefit.
For more information: Visit https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/immunization-program/ip/immunization-requirements/college-immunization-requirements.html. and
TBR Student Immunization Rules