Health Requirements
Student Health Services requires that all students submit documentation of their immunizations in accordance with Connecticut law. Online health forms, found in the student health portal are also required.
Instructions for completing health requirements
All students who will be on campus for any amount of time must complete the following:
All students must provide proof of compliance with State of Connecticut immunization requirements:
- Two doses of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and two doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine are required for all students.
- Meningococcal ACYW vaccine given within the past 5 years is required for living in campus housing
- If you do not have your vaccine record you may submit a blood test proving immunity (called a titer) for MMR and varicella. There is no blood test to replace the meningococcal ACYW vaccine.
All students must access the student health portal to upload their complete immunization record and fill out the online forms required by Student Health Services.
- Instructions for uploading your documents are found on the student health portal
- All students must complete the online forms found in the student health portal and required by Health Services.
- Athletes have additional requirements that must be uploaded into the athletic portal. Check with your coach or athletic trainer.
For questions, please email us at healthservices@bridgeport.edu
International students may choose to use the Health Requirements for International Students Form (PDF), which provides step-by-step instructions for meeting the requirements.
The School of Nursing, Physician Assistant Institute, and Fones School of Dental Hygiene have additional immunization, blood tests, and physical exam requirements. These forms are listed below.
Student athletes
Student athletes should refer to the UB Knights website for additional information.
Hepatitis B
A law enacted by the State of Connecticut mandates that all college students must be informed of hepatitis B infection and its devastating consequences. All clinical health science students are required to be vaccinated for hepatitis B or provide serologic evidence of immunity. Non-clinical students are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated for hpatitis B, which is administered as a series of three (3) injections over a six-month period. Refer to the Hepatitis B Fact Sheet (PDF).
Thank you for your attention to this matter and please accept our best wishes for a healthy and happy educational experience at University of Bridgeport.