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Health Requirements for Admissions

1. Meningitis (MCV4) is required by the State of Texas if you are incoming first-time and/or transfer student who is 21 years or younger in age at time of admission. Learn more about meningitis.

   Meningitis (MCV4) Documentation Requirements:

   • The vaccine must be obtained within five years preceding enrollment. If the vaccine was received more than 5 years prior to the start of the first day of class, a booster is required.
   • Must submit to Health Center no later than ten days prior to the first day of class.
     • State Exemptions for Vaccination must be submitted within the same period.

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   • Submit a valid vaccine record with Student Name, Date of Birth, Name of Vaccine, and Date of vaccine administration to:

     • healthservices@umhb.edu – as an attachment or photo. If you have been given a Â鶹ÊÓƵ Student ID number, please include this information.

     • FAX to either (254) 295-4268 or (866) 243-1463

     • Mail: Health Center Â鶹ÊÓƵ, 900 College Street Box 8437, Belton, TX 76513 – original document required for exemptions

     • In person

2. Submissions of a negative TB test is required for any student from a country identified as "TB high-risk" by the World Health Organization. The test results must be dated no more than 6 months before the student's initial enrollment date at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Either a negative TB skin test or a negative (normal) chest x-ray report will be accepted. Results from TB tests completed in or outside the United States can be scanned or emailed to Â鶹ÊÓƵ Health Services at healthservices@umhb.edu. Â鶹ÊÓƵ reserves the right to review the source of test results to determine if they will be accepted.
   • If you have ever tested positive to a TB skin test, a current negative chest x-ray is required.
   • International students must check with International Services to verify current requirements.
   • A TB skin test is strongly recommended for students who have lived outside the U.S. for 8 or more consecutive weeks, whether international or not.

   Recommended: You are expected to have completed a primary series of childhood immunizations, which should have included: DPT, Polio, MMR, and others, depending on your high school graduation date. If you or your parents claimed an exemption to these childhood immunizations, the University will need a copy of the exemption. These may be done at your physician's office or your county health department. Your county health department will usually offer this.