FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions About Health Requirements Before Entering Wellesley College:

1. What if I cannot submit my health information by the July 1st / January 13th deadline?

We request that you make every possible effort to submit both your MyWellness and mailed forms by July 1st / January 13th. If you cannot adhere to the deadline due to extreme circumstances, please submit the information as soon as possible. Your health information cannot be reviewed until your MyWellness  online health history form and paper Health Form has been received.

If you cannot submit a complete form by July 1st / January 13th due to a vaccine series not being complete or other circumstance, please submit as much health information as possible by July 1st / January 13th. Health information received after the deadline will be subject to a delay in review as information is reviewed in the order it is received.

If your MyWellness health history and mailed forms have not been received by August 8th, the privilege of academic registration will be jeopardized.

Students with incomplete health information will be required to present to Health Service during Orientation Week. This mandatory visit could jeopardize participation in Orientation Programming. Student OneCards (I.D. cards) will be withheld.

2. How will I know if you have received my health information?

Students will receive an email when the health form has been received by mail. Our clinical staff will communicate by Secure Message when health information has been reviewed. This Secure Message will provide detailed information about what, if any, information is missing or incomplete.

3. Where do I mail the health forms?

Wellesley College Health Service
106 Central Street
Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481

Please make copies of all forms you mail for your own records.

4. What do I do if I cannot locate my immunization record?

You have a few options to discuss with your clinician:

• You may be re-immunized. This will involve multiple vaccines given in multiple series.
• You may have blood testing done to determine immunity. Health Services requires copies of all laboratory tests done. Refer to page 7 of your health form.

• If my clinician does not offer the vaccines required, what do I do?

Under rare circumstances, you may obtain vaccines or titres to determine immunity upon arrival at Health Services. You will be required to receive these vaccines or titres within the first week. There will be a fee for each vaccine administered and each lab test ordered.

Please refer to the price list on our Health Service Immunization page

5.  What if I do not receive the required vaccines?

Your registration will be placed on hold until vaccines have been received.

Failure to complete a series of vaccines (ie: Hepatitis B, MMR, Varicella) will also result in administrative hold being placed.

Waivers may be signed for religious or medical reasons. Refer to page 2 of the Health History form for details about religious and medical waivers.

Waiver for Meningococcal Vaccination Requirement is attached to the Health History form you must bring to your home clinician. You may sign the waiver and receive the meningococcal vaccine upon arrival to Wellesley College should you desire the meningococcal vaccine but lack access to it.