Preadmission Immunization Requirements
All new incoming freshmen, newly admitted
graduate students, transfers, special students who reside on campus, and
returning former students born after 1956 and who receive instruction on one of
the residential campuses, and students admitted after May 1993 who are attending
the Center for Public Higher Education in Sioux Falls must document their immune
status for measles and rubella. Proof of two doses of measles vaccine or of the
presence of an immune antibody against measles is required. Immunization
for tetanus, diphtheria, poliomyelitis, and mumps, as well as a tuberculin test,
is recommended. Meningitis vaccinations are not required, but are highly recommended. This documentation may be accomplished by either a State Health
Department certificate, or it may be included as part of the institution's
physical exam report.
A student who fails to provide
satisfactory documentation of his or her immune status shall not be permitted to
register for or to attend classes. An institution's president or the president's
designee may grant an extension of the deadline for an amount of time determined
necessary. In no case may the extension be longer than one semester.
Students who are unable to ascertain
their immunization status may obtain, at their own expense, the necessary tests
and vaccination from the Student Health service of their university.
In the event the South Dakota State
Department of Health declares an epidemic of measles or rubella, the institution
involved shall provide to the State Department of Health a list of students who
have not submitted immunization documentation. Subsequent campus actions shall
consider the advice and authority of the South Dakota State Department of
Health. Students who have no vaccination or immunity against the required
preventable infectious diseases may be dismissed from the campus.
The Required Immunization Form is
provide with orientation information at the Registrar's office. Records are
entered into the students record and kept at the Student Health Office for 10
years.
For more information contact...
New Student Orientation
Student Activities and Leadership Center
501 East Saint Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Work Phone (605) 394-2336
FAX (605) 394-1986
newstu@sdsmt.edu
Contact: Student Activities and Leadership Center
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