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Can we nicely have this thread - without disses on either side? I’m very curious to know which schools decide to do this and a thread is easier to follow than trying to look at a ton of news stories.
So far I know we’ve reported:
Will require COVID-19 vaccination for Fall 2021 term:
- Atlanta University Center Consortium (Clark Atlanta, Morehouse, Spelman): https://www.cau.edu/news/2021/04/AUCC-Schools-Vaccination-Statement-From-Member-Presidents.html
- Bates College (medical exemptions only): https://www.bates.edu/health-services/2021/05/11/covid-19-vaccine-requirement-frequently-asked-questions/
- Boston College
- Boston University (including faculty and staff as well as students attending in-person classes): https://www.bu.edu/articles/2021/bu-to-require-faculty-staff-to-get-vaccinated-for-fall-semester/
- Bowdoin (medical exemptions only for students): Vaccinations, Working on Campus, and Remote Work (April 16, 2021) | Bowdoin College
- Brigham Young University (Hawaii, not necessarily other campuses): COVID-19 Immunization Requirement for Students Beginning Fall 2021
- Brown
- Bryn Mawr College: COVID Vaccinations to be Required for Students for Fall 2021 | Bryn Mawr College
- Bucknell University
- California Institute of Technology (as of August 20, 2021, medical exemptions only; those who submitted personal declination forms previously based on vaccines being EUA rather than fully approved must be vaccinated by October 15, 2021): 8/20/2021 - To Undergraduate Students: Caltech's COVID-19 Vaccination Policies | Coronavirus Information
- University of California: University of California COVID-19 vaccine mandate update | Berkeley News
- California State University (for students accessing on-campus facilities): California State University to Implement COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Fall 2021 Term | CSU
- Carleton College (“Requests for exemptions from these vaccination requirements will be considered and managed in accordance with applicable state and federal law.”): https://www.carleton.edu/covid/frequently-asked-questions/faq-students/#acc1_0
- University of Chicago (for students attending in-person programs; medical and religious exemptions; FDA and WHO authorized vaccines accepted; vaccine to be facilitated on arrival for those unable to get it): COVID-19 FAQs | University of Chicago
- City University of New York: COVID-19 Vaccine Required for In-Person Fall Classes – The City University of New York
- Claremont McKenna College: Claremont McKenna College to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for students enrolled in fall - The Student Life
- Colorado College (“We will consider requests for exemptions for medical, religious, and personal reasons.”): https://www.coloradocollege.edu/other/coronavirus/faq.html#vaccines
- University of Colorado system: CU Requires Vaccine for Fall Semester 2021 | Office of the President
- Colorado State University (as of August 11, 2021; also will continue to require twice weekly screening): https://president.colostate.edu/speeches-and-writing/csu-announces-new-vaccine-screening-and-mask-mandates-for-fall-2021/
- Cornell
- Columbia University
- Dartmouth College
- University of Denver (“will consider requests for applicable exemptions for medical, religious and personal reasons”): https://www.du.edu/news/covid-19-vaccine-required-students-fall-2021-term
- DePaul University
- Dickinson College (for students living on campus): https://www.dickinson.edu/download/downloads/id/12850/vaccine_faqs.pdf
- Duke University
- Elon University
- Emory
- Fordham University (“the University will require all students—undergraduates and students in graduate and professional schools—to be vaccinated by the opening of the fall semester (medical and religious accommodations will be considered) … The University will offer on-campus vaccinations upon arrival to international students who could not be vaccinated in their home countries.”): https://news.fordham.edu/uncategorized/university-covid-19-vaccination-policy/
- Fort Lewis College (CO)
- Franklin and Marshall College: Franklin & Marshall – [PORT] COVID-19 Vaccine Required for Students Fall 2021
- Gettysburg College: Fall 2021 vaccine requirement for students - Gettysburg.edu
- Harvey Mudd College (for those living on campus, which was 98.5% of students in 2019): Anna Gonzalez, dean of students and vice president of student affairs - April 7, 2021 - Google Docs
- Haverford College: COVID Vaccinations to be Required for Students for Fall 2021 | Bryn Mawr College
- University of Illinois: Vaccinations – COVID-19
- Johns Hopkins University
- Kenyon (“reasonable accommodations for sincerely held religious beliefs and medical exceptions will be considered on an individual basis”): COVID-19 Update: Vaccination required for students | Kenyon College
- Lawrence University: “Acceptable reasons for exemption from vaccination are for medical reasons, religious belief or personal conviction.”
- Lehigh
- Lewis & Clark (“Students may request an exemption from the vaccination requirement for medical or non-medical reasons as provided by Oregon and federal law. … For students who find it impossible to be vaccinated prior to arrival on campus in the fall, we anticipate having vaccinations available through our Health Service.”)
- Loyola Marymount University (“LMU will allow exceptions on a case-by-case basis for students with qualifying medical or religious reasons. Where exceptions are granted, the university may require additional COVID-19 testing, social and access restrictions, quarantining, and other requirements or limitations.”): LMU Requires COVID-19 Vaccinations for Students in Fall 2021 - LMU Newsroom
- Macalester College (exemptions allowed if already immune, or for medical or personal belief reasons): https://www.macalester.edu/covid-19/recent-updates/president-rivera-covid-19-vaccine-requirement/
- University System of Maryland (will “comply with all federal and state laws in granting appropriate exemptions for medical or religious reasons”): USM Chancellor Jay A. Perman Issues COVID Vaccination Mandate for USM Students, Faculty, and Staff - USM and COVID-19 Information for UMD | The University of Maryland and Maryland Today | University System Mandates COVID Vaccination for…
- University of Massachusetts - Amherst (“Religious and disability exemptions will be accommodated pursuant to state and federal law”): COVID-19 FAQs | UMass Amherst COVID-19 Information
- University of Michigan: COVID-19 Vaccine Information and Update | Michigan Medicine
- Michigan State University: COVID-19 Vaccine | TOGETHER WE WILL | Michigan State University
- University of New Mexico (all campuses)
- Northeastern
- Northwestern University (except online-only students; exemptions for medical or religious reasons; also allows temporary exemption until full FDA approval; accepts WHO-authorized foreign vaccines): Vaccination Requirement FAQs: COVID-19 and Campus Updates - Northwestern University
- Notre Dame
- Olin College of Engineering https://www.olin.edu/olin-ahead/updates-messages/june-29-update/
- Peralta Community College District (in Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, CA; required for students who access campus properties and employees; medical, disability, and religious exemptions allowed, and deferral for pregnancy allowed): Chancellor's Announcement: Vaccination Policy Update August 5, 2021 | Peralta Colleges Peralta Colleges
- Pitzer College: COVID-19 Vaccine Update for Students - Emergency Preparedness
- Pomona College (as of July 28, 2021): Pomona College to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination for Staff and Faculty (7/28/21) | Pomona College in Claremont, California - Pomona College
- Princeton
- Rhodes College: Spring 2023 Campus COVID FAQ | Rhodes College
- University of Rochester
- Roger Williams
- Rutgers
- Salem College (allows medical and religious exemptions; those exempt required to do weekly testing and daily health screening): COVID-19 Vaccine & Booster Requirement Information | Salem College
- Santa Clara University (as of August 11, 2021; medical and disability exemptions only): COVID-19 Vaccine and Booster Information and FAQs - Santa Clara University
- Scripps College (CA)
- St Edwards (TX)
- St John’s College–both Annapolis and Santa Fe campuses
- University of Scranton Faculty, staff and students attending on-campus classes must be fully vaccination no later than August 27, 2021.
- Simmons University (“Simmons will require all students who are enrolled in classes on our campus to be vaccinated before they arrive on campus in the fall.”; can request medical or religious exemption like for other vaccines): COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement - April 26, 2021 | Simmons University
- University of Southern California (for students living in campus housing, allows medical and religious exemptions; for students not living in campus housing, allows personal declination with signed form acknowledging risks of COVID-19 and accepting that the university may impose additional requirements like PPE on unvaccinated people to enter campus; campus is closed to those with neither vaccine nor a signed personal declination form – according to some but not all campus web sites, personal declination forms stopped being accepted as of June 29, 2021): https://studenthealth.usc.edu/immunizations/ and COVID-19 Vaccination Program – Policies and Policy Governance and COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Fall 2021 – USC Student Health | Keck Medicine of USC
- Stevens Institute of Technology (“Limited exemptions will also be considered for medical and religious reasons”): https://www.stevens.edu/about-stevens/spring-21-campus-operations-and-guidance/announcements-updates/04222021-message-president
- Stanford University (“Stanford plans to require all undergraduate, graduate and professional students coming to campus this fall to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. We will accommodate those who cannot take the vaccine for medical or religious reasons. Students in these situations will be able to request an exception and, once it is approved, will be required to undergo regular COVID-19 testing. Other requirements may also apply.”): COVID Vaccinations - COVID-19
- State University of New York (“SUNY will require all in-person students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus this fall.”): https://www.suny.edu/campus-reopening/
- Syracuse University
- Tufts University
- Vassar College
- University of Virginia Students who are not vaccinated and do not qualify for an exemption are not permitted to come to Grounds as of July 1, 2021.
- Virginia Tech: https://ready.vt.edu/faq.html
- Wake Forest University: Campus Health | Wake Forest University
- Washington and Lee University (students, faculty, and staff; can request medical or religious exemption): New Guidance for Vaccinated Individuals and Vaccination Requirement for Fall – Students, Faculty and Staff : Washington and Lee University
- Washington University in St Louis(WUSTL) Students must be fully vaccinated before they arrive on campus for the start of their fall academic term or August 30, whichever comes first
- University of Washington (all campuses) (“Students will need to verify they have been vaccinated before the start of the fall quarter unless they are claiming a medical, religious or philosophical exemption”): UW announces COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students | UW News
- Wheaton College (MA)
- Whitman College: Fall 2021 COVID-19 Protocols
- College of William and Mary (as of July 29, 2021; one dose required by August 10, 2021 and full vaccination required by September 17, 2021; may allow disability, religious, and medical exemptions): COVID-19 Vaccination Policy | William & Mary
- Williams College (medical and religious reasons)
- Worcester Poly Tech Vaccine Information | Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Yale: Requiring Students to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 | COVID-19 Information
- University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) requires all incoming 2021 students to be vaccinated
Intend to require COVID-19 vaccination when vaccines have full FDA approval (note: FDA granted full approval to Pfizer - BioNTech vaccine on August 23, 2021):
- (place holder for any colleges that expressed such intent, but have not stated implementation of requirement)
Will not require COVID-19 vaccination for Fall 2021 term:
- Alabama public and private schools are not allowed to require any vaccinations beyond those required on January 1, 2021 (recently enacted law): http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021RS/PrintFiles/SB267-enr.pdf
- Calvin University (students may choose between vaccination and weekly testing at own expense ($20 per test), plus possible other additional restrictions, such as those relating to quarantine, food delivery, and masks): August 11, 2021 COVID Response Update | Calvin University
- University of Cincinnati (“the university strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccination but will not mandate COVID-19 vaccination for students, faculty or staff for the coming academic year.”): Campus Health & Wellness | University of Cincinnati
- Florida public and private schools are not allowed to require COVID-19 vaccination under newly-passed statute 381.00316: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/2006/BillText/er/HTML (starts at line 1138)
- University of Minnesota: Get the Vax | Safe Campus
- Montana State University " Following guidelines set forth by the Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, MSU is not requiring students to be vaccinated for COVID-19, and we are not asking for COVID-19 vaccination records."
- University of Montana
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (students and employees may choose vaccination or weekly testing): New Mexico Tech Announces Interim NMT Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination or COVID-19 Surveillance Testing Policy: New Mexico Tech
- New Mexico State University All NMSU system students and employees at all campuses and offices have the choice to either provide proof of vaccination or proof of a weekly negative COVID-19 test beginning Sept. 30, 2021.
- UNC- Chapel Hill, NC State, Appalachian State, UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Wilmington, East Carolina and the other universities that make up the 16 member University of North Carolina system will NOT require vaccinations. "The UNC System strongly recommends the vaccine for students but is not requiring it. "
- Nova Southeastern University (due to Florida disallowing colleges from requiring vaccination): Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates | Nova Southeastern University
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University of Oklahoma– per "Oklahoma Senate Bill 658, effective July 1, 2021, the Oklahoma public universities may not:
Require a vaccination against Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a condition of admittance to or attendance of the school or institution; Require a vaccine passport as a condition of admittance to or attendance of the school or institution; or Implement a mask mandate for students who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19.” - Oklahoma State University
- University of Pittsburgh
- Purdue University (vaccine not required, but unvaccinated students must continue frequent testing, and some campus events may be open only to vaccinated students): Video Update from President Daniels: Expectations for the fall
- St. Joseph’s University (Philadelphia)–Covid 19 vaccinations recommended, but not required.
- Texas public or private entities receiving any public funds (including schools, but except nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and long term care facilities) may not require COVID-19 vaccination while under emergency use authorization (governor’s executive order): https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA-35_private_health_information_protection_vaccines.pdf
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University of Texas -El Paso UTEP officials provided this statement:
The COVID-19 vaccine is not mandatory, but it is encouraged. - Utah State University
- University of Utah, Utah State University and all Utah colleges Under a law signed in mid-March, Utah universities and colleges cannot require that students receive the COVID-19 vaccine in order to attend in-person classes unless they allow students to opt-out of the vaccine for medical or personal reasons.
- University of Wyoming Vaccination not required, but vaccinated students can win variety of prizes, including a semester of free tuition & fees.
Other statements:
- Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) “As part of BYU’s efforts to ensure a safe return to campus, all students and employees are being asked to self-report their COVID-19 vaccine status. Data about the BYU community vaccination rates will help inform policy decisions for the upcoming semester, such as mask requirements.”
- California community colleges (local community college districts may choose whether to require vaccination): https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/Files/General-Counsel/2021-01-advisory-mandated-covid-19-vaccinations-a11y.pdf
- Hope College – Vaccines strongly encouraged but not required. Campus Health Update dated 8/4/2021 says students who do not submit proof of vaccination must submit a “Student Acknowledgement of COVID-19 Non-Vaccination” form. This form will ask you to identify why you are not receiving the vaccine (religious, medical, or personal reasons) and will inform you of additional measures that the college is requiring of those who are not vaccinated. These measures will be put in place to protect the community, and they include, but are not limited to, pre- and post-arrival testing, surveillance testing, quarantine and isolation process, possible travel limitations, and personal financial responsibility. COVID-19 Guidelines & Protocols | Health Center
