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Seton Hall University

Health Requirements

Student Health Portal

The Student Health Portal is a secure site where you input required vaccines and upload immunization records. Every student is also required to complete the following forms in the Health Portal: the Health History form, TB Risk Assessment, and Meningitis Information Sheet. Login using your Seton Hall username and password at PirateNet.shu.edu and click on the "Student Health Portal" chicklet (app). Instructions are provided within the Health Portal but our office is happy to assist with any questions or concerns.

Immunization Requirements

All students under the age of 31 years are required to submit documentation of immunization. See the Immunization Requirement Chart below. 

Guidelines are established based on New Jersey law (NJAC 8:57-6), Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) guidelines, American College Health Association (ACHA) guidelines, and University policies.

Immunization Recommendations (Not Required)

  1. Human Papillomavirus

  2. Influenza

  3. Hepatitis A

  4. Pneumococcal (Pneumonia/for high risk groups)

  5. Meningitis B (for students living on campus)

  6. COVID-19 Vaccination: 1 or 2 doses to complete the primary series of a CDC or WHO approved COVID-19 vaccine

Contact the Health Service at (973) 761-9175 for additional information.

What is Required of Me? 

Use the chart below to determine what vaccines and forms are required for you. All immunizations must be documented and uploaded to the Student Health Portal. 

I'm an online-only student

No Health or Vaccine requirements needed. 

 I'm attending class in person, and I'm...
30 Years or Younger
31 Years or Older
Living in campus housing:
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
  • Hepatitus B
  • Varicella
  • Polio
  • Tdap
  • Meningococcal ACWY
  • Read and Sign Meningitis Information Form
Enrolled full-time:
(12 credits for undergraduate; 9 credits for graduate):

  • Hepatitus B only
Commuting:

18 years or younger: 

  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
  • Hepatitus B
  • Varicella
  • Polio
  • Tdap
  • Meningococcal ACWY
  • Read and Sign Meningitis Information Form
  • Hepatitus B (if taking 12 or more credits)

19 Years or older: 

  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
  • Varicella
  • Polio
  • Tdap
  • Read and Sign Meningitis Information Form
  • Hepatitus B (if taking 12 or more credits)
 
Enrolled part-time:
No Vaccines Required

Exemptions 

1. Medical Exemption: Students are not required to have any vaccinations that are medically contraindicated. To apply for a medical exemption, the student must have the Medical Exemption form completed and signed by a health care provider. Students applying for a medical exemption from a certain vaccination must comply with all other pre-entrance health requirements including alternate laboratory antibody testing for the vaccine that the student cannot receive (i.e., measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B). Completed forms should be uploaded through the Medicat student health portal.

Applications for medical exemptions from certain vaccinations are reviewed and approved by the Director of Health Services. When the student’s medical condition permits vaccination, the medical exemption will end and the student will be required to obtain the vaccination that he/she was exempted from receiving.

Seton Hall University may temporarily exclude a student with a medical exemption from vaccination from classes and from participating in college sponsored activities during a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak or threatened outbreak. The decision to exclude a student with a medical exemption will be made by the University in consultation with the New Jersey Commissioner of Health.
Reference: N.J.A.C. 8:57-6.14

2. Religious Exemption: New Jersey permits exemption from mandatory vaccination for students with religious objections to the administration of these agents. To apply for a religious exemption, the student must provide the Health Service with the completed Religious Exemption that is dated and signed by the student (co-signed by the parent or legal guardian if the student will be under 18 years of age by the time of campus arrival). Completed forms should be uploaded to the Medicat Student Health Portal.

Students applying for a religious exemption from vaccinations must comply with all other pre-entrance health requirements including alternate laboratory antibody testing for those diseases against which the student has not been vaccinated and which are required for attendance at Seton Hall University. These include measles, mumps, rubella, and hepatitis B.

Applications for religious exemptions from vaccination are reviewed and approved by the Director of Health Services and/or designees. Seton Hall University may temporarily exclude a student with a religious exemption from vaccination from classes and from participating in college sponsored activities during a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak or threatened outbreak. The decision to exclude a student with a religious exemption will be made by the University in consultation with the New Jersey Commissioner of Health.
Reference: N.J. A.C. 8:57-6:15.

Additional information on immunization requirements may be found at: https://www.nj.gov/health/.