All MSU students must submit immunization documentation before they can register for classes. If your documentation is not on file, a hold will be placed on your registration.

What You Need to Submit

1. Proof of two MMR vaccines (measles, mumps, and rubella)
An official record showing two MMR doses, including your full name and date of birth. Titers showing immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella can be submitted instead.

Students born before January 1, 1957 are not required to submit MMR documentation.

2. A completed tuberculosis screening form

Download the tuberculosis history form, complete it, and submit it through the Patient Portal.

Submitting Your Documentation

Records must be submitted as a single document in PDF or JPG format through the Patient Portal.

Submit your documentation only once. If you are unsure whether it was received, call 406-994-2311 before resubmitting.

Records in English process fastest. If your record is in another language, ask your provider for an official translated copy.

Having trouble accessing the portal? We are happy to help. Email your questions to immune@montana.edu.

Can't Find Your Immunization Record?

Your record may be available from any of these sources:
  • Your doctor's office
  • Your county or state health department (state certificate of immunization)
  • Your high school transcript, if it includes immunizations
  • Your military immunization record
  • A yellow card or childhood immunization booklet
  • Lab results of titers showing immunity (submit the full lab report)
If none of these work, a healthcare provider can help you compile your immunization history and complete the Student Health Services immunization form. You do not need this form if you have an official record.

Still stuck? Call us at 406-994-2311. We can help.

Exemptions

Montana Board of Regents policy allows students to request a medical or religious exemption from the MMR requirement.

Frequently Asked Questions

Your full name and date of birth. Records cannot be processed as official documentation without that information. For immunization records, we also need to see two MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) shots and the dates they were given.

Screenshots often do not include your name and date of birth. If yours is missing that information, reach out to your doctor's office for an official immunization record. If you are submitting photos, make sure the image is clear and easy to read.

Combine everything into a single PDF or JPG before uploading, rather than submitting multiple separate files.

Submit your record once. If you are unsure it was received, call the office at 406-994-2311 to check before resubmitting.

No. If you submit an official immunization record, the form is not needed.

Your record must show:
  • Both doses must have been given after 12 months of age.
  • There must be at least 28 days between dose 1 and dose 2.
  • Doses can be given as a combined MMR vaccine or as individual vaccines.
  • Any dose given before 1968 is not considered adequate.
  • The second dose must be after 1980.

    If you are not sure whether your record meets these, call us at 406-994-2311 and we will check.

 

Download the TB screening form and follow the instructions on it. Be sure to include your name, date of birth, and today's date. Your answers will tell you whether you need a skin test.

Your documentation must include the injection date, read date, and results in millimeters. The form has a section for this information.

Yes. We accept IGRA blood tests, including QuantiFERON-TB Gold and T-SPOT.TB. Submit the full lab report as your documentation.

Records in English are strongly preferred and process fastest. If your record is in another language, consider requesting an official translated copy from your provider.

Questions?

Call our office at 406-994-2311 or email immune@montana.edu.

Immunization requirements are set by the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education. To learn more, see their Policies and Procedures Manual.