International Students - Immunization Requirements
International students, regardless of age, are required to submit additional information.
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Requirements
Current KSU immunization policy requires that international students from a specific group of countries who are attending the Kent campus must provide proof of the following immunizations:
- Documentation of two MMR vaccines given after one year of age and separated by at least one month (or)
- Documentation of immunity as demonstrated by titers.
MMR Exemption
All students born before January 1957 are exempt from the MMR requirement.
Tuberculosis (TB) Requirement
- Students from the following high risk countries are required to have a tuberculosis screening test (TB test – Mantoux type):
| Afghanistan | China, Macao SAR | India | Namibia | South Africa |
| Algeria | Colombia | Indonesia | Nauru | South Sudan |
| Angola | Comoros | Iraq | Nepal | Sri Lanka |
| Anguilla | Congo | Kazakhstan | Nicaragua | Sudan |
| Argentina | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Kenya | Niger | Suriname |
| Armenia | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kiribati | Nigeria | Tajikistan |
| Azerbaijan | Djibouti | Kyrgyzstan | Niue | Thailand |
| Bangladesh | Dominican Republic | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Northern Mariana Islands | Timor-Leste |
| Belarus | Ecuador | Latvia | Pakistan | Togo |
| Belize | El Salvador | Lesotho | Palau | Tokelau |
| Benin | Equatorial Guinea | Liberia | Panama | Tunisia |
| Bhutan | Eritrea | Libya | Papua New Guinea | Turkmenistan |
| Bolivia | Eswatini | Lithuania | Paraguay | Tuvalu |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ethiopia | Madagascar | Peru | Uganda |
| Botswana | Fiji | Malawi | Philippines | Ukraine |
| Brazil | Gabon | Malaysia | Qatar | United Republic of Tanzania |
| Brunei Darussalam | Gambia | Maldives | Republic of Korea | Uruguay |
| Burkina Faso | Georgia | Mali | Republic of Moldova | Uzbekistan |
| Burundi | Ghana | Malta | Romania | Vanuatu |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Greenland | Marshall Islands | Russian Federation | Venezuela |
| Cabo Verde | Guam | Mauritania | Rwanda | Vietnam |
| Cambodia | Guatemala | Mexico | Sao Tome and Principe | Yemen |
| Cameroon | Guinea | Micronesia | Senegal | Zambia |
| Central African Republic | Guinea-Bissau | Mongolia | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe |
| Chad | Guyana | Morocco | Singapore | |
| China | Haiti | Mozambique | Solomon Islands | |
| China, Hong Kong SAR | Honduras | Myanmar | Somalia |
- High risk countries have > 100 cases per 100,000 population
- This test must be completed and results submitted to Med+Proctor within 12 months prior to starting classes
Methods of Documentation
All documentation must contain name and birthdate.
- Download the international student immunization certificate from Med+Proctor for your healthcare provider to complete (or)
- Request a copy of the records from your physician or school high school and upload to Med+Proctor (or)
- Upload to Med+Proctor an image from the page from your Immunization book containing MMR dates
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