Immunization and Health Requirements

UB requires you to meet certain health-related requirements. 

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Upload your Immunization Documents to the Patient Portal

UB students must upload vaccine documentation to their medical record via Student Health Services' patient portal. Your records will be reviewed in the order they were received. Be sure to check your HUB account often, and contact our office if your holds haven’t been removed in 7-10 business days.

What Is Required?

All incoming students must provide an official record in English of their measles, mumps and rubella immunity and meet the meningitis information requirement. Course registration is blocked until the requirements are fulfilled.

In addition, new and continuing students in health-related professions must meet additional requirements, as noted below.

Continuing as a UB Student?

  • Once in compliance with the requirements (for example, as an undergraduate student) and you then return to UB (for example, as a graduate student), you should not need to submit the MMR or Meningitis documentation again. Subject to change based on future NYS DOH and/or SUNY requirements. 
  • Students returning to UB in a health-related profession program must fulfill additional immunization requirements as noted below.
Please Read

We encourage you to read the requirements and directions carefully to avoid errors that may lead to delays in class registration.

Missing a Vaccination?

If you are missing a vaccination, please contact Student Health Services to learn your options. You can also view the list of available vaccinations.

Are you a remote only learner?

Students who are taking fully remote courses can choose to submit a waiver form for MMR and Meningitis each semester that they remain a fully remote learner.  The waiver enables us to future-date your health holds through the last day of drop/add for that semester. To permanently remove the health holds, please submit proof of MMR immunity.

4/12/23: SUNY Announces the End of the Emergency COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The State University of New York announced that a COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be mandated for students to attend SUNY’s 64 campuses, effective for summer courses, which coincides with the official end of the national public health emergency by President Biden’s administration.

Meet the Requirements

All students must provide documentation of their MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) immunity and meet the meningitis information requirement. Health-related profession students (also known as Health Majors) must also fulfill the requirements listed in the Health Majors tab.

MMR (Everyone) Meningitis (Everyone) COVID-19 (Everyone) Health Majors

Measles, Mumps and Rubella

Exemptions to Measles, Mumps and Rubella Immunization Requirements

Exemptions are granted in some cases, as explained here. If you have further questions, please contact Student Health Services.

Students with medical or religious exemptions will be allowed to register for and attend classes. However, these students may be excluded from campus in the event of a measles, mumps or rubella outbreak, per New York State Department of Health policies.

Submit Your Forms

Please use one of the following methods to submit your records:

Submitting Your Records
Upload  By Mail (USPS) By Fax
Upload your own
immunization records
to the Patient Portal.
Need help?
Student Health Services
4350 Maple Rd
Amherst, NY 14226
716-829-2564
International Student Recommendations

• Send your forms as soon as possible to facilitate class registration

• Do not return the forms to International Admissions

Did UB Receive My Health Records?

New/Incoming Students

Once your immunization records have been received, processed, reviewed and deemed compliant with requirements, your health holds will be removed; this will be reflected in your HUB Student Center in real time. This usually occurs 5-10 business days after we receive your compliant records (although it can take a few extra business days during the 3 months prior to the start of a semester).

Students will not be individually contacted to confirm receipt of records. Please check the HUB system (NOT your Patient Portal) for the current status of your holds.

If your paperwork is not in compliance, you will receive an electronic message  from Student Health Services. This message is sent to the student’s @buffalo.edu email address.

Please contact us only if you have a hold on your account for a prolonged period of time after submitting your records/forms:

  • More than 10 business days (15 business days during high volume months of June, July & August) after faxing or emailing
  • More than 3 weeks after mailing

Returning Students in a Health-Related Program

Please allow 10-15 business days for Student Health Services to process your records and update UB Learns.

Need a copy of your immunization records?

Current students can print out their immunization history by using the patient portal.

Former students must complete the Authorization to Release or Obtain Medical Records form and return it to Student Health Services via fax or mail.

Please note: It takes several weeks for our staff to manually enter student immunization data into this system.  For this reason, the patient portal immunization history may not be up to date for all students, especially first year students.

Need Help?

University at Buffalo
4350 Maple Rd
Amherst, NY 14226

Phone: (716) 829-3316; Fax: (716) 829-2564