All full-time undergraduate students — as well as all DPT, MSN, MSOT, MSAT and Physician Associate students — are required to complete the health requirements listed below. The Medical and Counseling Center can provide necessary vaccines or titers, physical exams and tuberculosis testing to meet the health requirements. Medical insurance is billed for these services. Please contact the Medical and Counseling Center for an appointment at 610-568-1467.
General Medical Requirements
Required vaccines
- 2 MMR vaccines, both after your 1st birthday
- 1 Tdap booster after the age of 10
- 1 Meningitis vaccine at or after age 16. (Meningococcal conjugate, MCV4, MenACWY, Menactra, Menveo, MenQuadfi)
- 3 Hepatitis B vaccines
- 2 Varicella vaccines or a documented date of chicken pox illness. (Students in health majors must provide a record of vaccinations or a titer showing immunity).
Recommended vaccines
- COVID vaccines – Students with clinical, field placement, or internship experiences in a healthcare setting will need to provide record of COVID vaccines or request a medical or religious exemption for these vaccines.
- Hepatitis A vaccines
- Meningitis B vaccines (Bexsero or Trumenba)
| Deadlines for Health Requirements | |
| Incoming First-Year Students | Fall Enrollment - Connection Day Spring Enrollment - January 1st |
| Transfer Students | Fall Enrollment - August 1st Spring Enrollment - January 1st |
| Post-Baccalaureate | Fall Enrollment - August 1st Spring Enrollment - January 1st Summer Enrollment - May 1st MOD Enrollment - by the end of Add/Drop |
Health Insurance Requirements
The university requires all full-time undergraduate students — and graduate students in DPT, DNP, MSN, MSOT, MSAT, MSW and Physician Associate programs — to maintain health insurance coverage and requires an annual copy of each student's current insurance card by August 1 for students enrolled in the fall semester and January 1 for students who are starting at Alvernia in the spring semester. This must be done once per academic calendar year.
The university does not offer a student health insurance plan. If you need health insurance coverage, the following sites offer access to purchase coverage through the federal and state insurance marketplace:
Off-Campus Educational Experience Requirements
Many programs of study at Alvernia University have opportunities or requirements to participate in off-campus educational experiences as upperclassmen. These off-campus experiences may require additional health information to be kept on file. An example of this is a physical exam form completed by your healthcare provider or tuberculosis skin testing prior to participating in an off-campus educational experience such as fieldwork or an internship.
