International Students
Immunization Requirements
The following health requirements must be fulfilled before registration:
- A completed Health History/Immunization Form. This form is mailed to all student when they confirm registration.
- Evidence of required immunizations:
- Two doses of Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR) vaccine, required for all full-time college students born on or after January 1, 1957. The first dose must be given after the first birthday. The second dose must be after 1989**
- Recent Tetanus (Adacel),
- Recommended Vaccines:
- Hepatitis A/B, Polio, Varicella (chickenpox), and Meningococcal. The Student Health Center carries most of these vaccines
All International Students must complete a health history and immunization form and provide documented proof of at least one MMR vaccine, on file at the Student Health Center, prior to attending any classes (per OAR 333-050-0130).
Also, students from countries identified as high risk for Tuberculosis (most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Russia) are required to complete a TB screening upon entrance to Oregon Tech. This may include a TB skin test and/or a chest x-ray.
**This requirement is supported by: Oregon Revised Statute 433.282, OAR 333-050-0130, and the CDC
Health Insurance Requirements
Oregon Tech (along with the OUS schools) requires that all full time and residential students have acceptable medical insurance. To ensure that students have adequate insurance coverage all registered students taking 6 or more credits are automatically enrolled in the Basic & Supplemental plans of the Aetna Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) offered by Oregon Tech. On your first student bill you will see that you have been charged for the Basic & Supplemental SHIP as well as the Health Service fee.
All international students and their accompanying dependents are required to have health insurance while enrolled at an OUS institution. As part of your immigration status as a J-1 Exchange visitor or a F-1 Student, the U.S. government has set minimum requirements for health insurance coverage.
The Aetna International Students’ Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) offered through Oregon Tech is specifically designed to meet the needs of international students including visa requirements.
If you have ANY questions, please feel free to contact Cindy Childers at the Student Health Center 541.885.1807