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Immunization Law
District of Columbia
Your student account will incur a REGISTRATION HOLD if complete immunization records are not received by our office.
Mandatory Immunization Form
Meningitis Waiver ( Fall 2009 Entrants)
Q&A Meningitis (Fall 2009 Entrants)
How Do I Know My Hold Was Lifted?
- Visit https://my.gwu.edu/login/.
- Login to the GWeb Info System.
- Select the following: Student Records & Registration, Student Records Information Menu, View Administrative Holds.
- “Incomplete Immunization Status” means your record was either not received or is incomplete. If there is no Student Health hold listed, your record is received and complete.
Who Must Comply?
ALL students under age 26,
Regardless of program of study, part-time or full-time, degree or non-degree status, all students must comply with the immunization requirement as set forth by the Law of the District of Columbia.
Students age 26 or over,
Are automatically exempt from university immunization requirements. Medical and Health Science students should contact their academic department for additional requirements.
**Must turn 26 years of age on or before due date to submit forms in order to be exempt**
Deadline to Submit Forms
All students must have forms submitted to SHS by:
Aug. 1st for Fall admits
Jan. 1st for Spring admits
What is Required?
Mail or fax proof of the following immunizations:
-One Polio vaccine (All Students under 18).
-One Tetanus vaccine in the past 10 years.
-Two MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccinations after age 1 and at least one month apart. -OR- Lab Report showing positive immunity.
-Three Hepatitis B vaccines -OR- Lab Report showing positive immunity.
-Two Varicella vaccines (Chicken Pox) -OR- Documented history of chicken pox -OR- Lab Report showing positive immunity.
-One Meningococcal vaccine -OR- Meningitis Wavier.
-Medical Students: all of the above + Hepatitis B titer (blood test which proves immunity).
-International Students: All of the Above + TB screening (PPD) strongly recommended.
How to Submit Forms?
The following documents are sufficient in place of a clinician's signature:
1) Childhood immunization records
2) Clinician records
3) High school or college records
*** Print and fill-out the Student Health Service Immunization Form
This is an Adobe Acrobat file. You may need to download the free Acrobat Reader software.
*** Medical Students must submit BLUE CARDS with immunization information.
****Physician Assistant (PA), Physical Therapy, Clinical Lab Sciences and Sonography students must comply with program requirements in addition to DC Law Requirments listed above.
*** Make a copy of the SHS form and your official documents for your records. *** Documents may be sent to Student Health directly from their source, e.g. your clinician's office or your past school.
Where to Submit Forms?
MAIL
Student Health Service
Attn: Immunization Record
2141 K. Street, NW, Ste. 501
Washington, DC 20037
FAX
Attn: Immunization Record
Please include GW ID
(202) 973-1572
WALK-IN
Visit us at 2141 K. Street, NW, Ste. 501
Medical or Religious Exemptions
Students seeking exemption from the immunization requirement for medical or religious reasons must submit the following:
1) A notarized letter from a medical clinician or religious clergy stating the reason for a need for exemption.
2) GWU- Mandatory Immunization form
Processing Time
4 weeks by mail
2 business days, if forms are faxed or brought into our office
** We do not process records on Saturdays & Sundays.
** During class registration periods, records are processed in 24 to 48 hours or less.
Contact Us
(202) 994-6827
Provide your name, GW ID, and contact information.
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