Immunization
All students admitted to on-ground programs at Loyola University New Orleans are required to submit vaccination documentation prior to arrival on campus. Students enrolled in entirely online programs are not required to submit immunization documentation.
Proof of Immunization Requirements
- Tetanus/diphtheria (within past 10 years)
- Quadrivalent Meningococcal A,C,Y,W-135 vaccine (one dose at age 16 years or older)
- Measles, mumps, and rubella (two doses) for students born after 1956
Check our Required Immunizations section below for more details about each immunization.
How to Submit Your Immunization Records
Loyola has partnered with Med+Proctor to make the process of submitting your immunizations as easy and user-friendly as possible. Follow these steps:
- Log into the Med+Proctor portal using your SSO/Microsoft credentials
- Fill out the Personal Information page
- Fill out your Emergency Contact information
- Sign the End User License Agreement
- Upload forms
Submit Your Immunization Records on Med+Proctor
Instructional Video to Submit Your Immunization Records
For detailed step-by-step instructions, view the Med+Proctor Welcome Guide below. If you have questions regarding your Med+Proctor account, you can use the live chat function available on the Med+Proctor website or email help@medproctor.com.
Deadlines to Submit Immunization Records
- Fall enrollment: August 9, 2024
- Spring enrollment: January 10, 2025
- Summer enrollment: May 15, 2024
Registration for any course will be “temporary” until the completed proof of immunization compliance form has been reviewed and approved by Student Affairs. Failure to meet these requirements by the deadline will result in an Enrollment Hold being placed on your student account in LORA Self-Service, which will restrict you from dropping or adding classes and/or enrolling for classes for the next semester.
For questions about Loyola’s immunization requirements, please email immunization@loyno.edu or call the Office of Student Affairs at 504-865-3428.
All admitted Loyola students (undergraduate, graduate, and law) are required to show proof of the following immunizations:
- Tetanus-diphtheria Requirement: A booster dose of vaccine given within the past ten (10) years.
- Quadrivalent Meningococcal A,C,Y,W-135 Vaccine Requirement: It is mandatory for students enrolled at Loyola to be vaccinated against meningococcal disease. A Quadrivalent Meningococcal A,C,Y,W-135 vaccine (one dose at age 16 years or older).
- Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Requirement: Two (2) doses of live vaccine given on or after the first birthday. A history of physician-diagnosed measles, mumps or rubella (including positive titers) is acceptable for establishing immunity if properly documented. In cases where no records can be located, or especially when immunization in the past is doubtful, two doses of MMR separated by a minimum of 30 days may be indicated.
Louisiana Law
Louisiana law (R.S. 17:170 - Schools of Higher Learning) requires proof of dates of immunization against measles, mumps, rubella, and tetanus-diphtheria for all first-time Loyola students born on or after January 1, 1957, and for reentering students (born on or after January 1, 1957) who have been out of school for one semester or longer. The following guidelines are presented for the purpose of meeting the established recommendations for control of vaccine-preventable diseases, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to the United States Public Health Service (ACIP), and the American College Health Association (ACHA). In addition, current Louisiana legislation now mandates Quadrivalent Meningococcal A,C,Y,W-135 vaccination for persons being admitted to a postsecondary education institution.
STEP ONE
Log into the Med+Proctor portal using your SSO/Microsoft login credentials.
STEP TWO
Fill out the Personal Information page.
STEP THREE
Fill out your Emergency Contact information.
STEP FOUR
Sign the End User License Agreement.
STEP FIVE
If you do not have your own form and wish to download the Med+Proctor immunization form to give to your healthcare provider to fill out, click ‘Immunization Certificate’ to download and print out the form. If your institution requires a physical exam form to be submitted, it will be included in the download.
If you have your own form to upload, select the document type, then click ‘Choose Files’ to upload your immunization form and click ‘Continue.’
If a student requests an immunization exemption for any reason, the Immunization Exemption Form (available to download on the Med+Proctor portal) must be completed and signed. An exempted student may be excluded from campus and from classes in the event of an outbreak of measles, mumps, rubella, or meningitis until the outbreak is over or until the student submits proof of immunization.
Types of exemptions and requirements:
- Medical exemption
- Religious exemption
- Personal exemption
Guidance for medical exemptions for vaccination can be obtained from the contraindications and precautions described in the vaccine manufacturer’s package insert and by reviewing the most recent recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) available in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publication, General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization: Contraindications and Precautions.
- Log into the Med+Proctor portal using your SSO/Microsoft login credentials.
- Under the ‘Documents’ section, select the ‘Immunization Exemption Form’ to download and print out the form.
- Fill out all sections of the form, scan it, and upload it to Med+Proctor for review. Processing time is 24–72 hours.
- You will receive a message once your account is verified. Or, if you are missing immunization requirements, you will receive a message letting you know of the missing requirement.
- You can check the status of your account by clicking ‘Status’ at the top right corner of your account. You can also check messages by clicking ‘Messages’ at the top.