Welcome Carleton Class of 2017!

Please read this page in its entirety before submitting any information.
(Additional instructions are located to the right under "Related Documents".) 

Please access the Online Student Health (OSH) Portal and complete two required items by August 15th:

1) Enter your Immunization Information. 

2) Complete the Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment Form.

IMPORTANT - Please read the following before submitting your information:

All incoming Carleton students are REQUIRED to:

• Submit dates of immunization against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR). Evidence of two (2) doses is required.

• Submit date of immunization against tetanus and diphtheria (Tdap preferred, Td also acceptable). Must have been received after September 1, 2003.

• Send a copy of your immunization record via mail, fax or e-mail to Student Health and Counseling (see below for contact information).
• Complete the online Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment form. If you answer "Yes" to any of the Risk Assessment questions, you will need to meet with your health care provider and ask them to complete and sign the TB Clinical Documentation Form. Submit this form along with hardcopy results of a Tuberculin Skin Test (TST, PPD, or Mantoux) or Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) blood test, and chest x-ray (if applicable),  performed after March 15, 2013.

 Note:  If you do not complete your Immunization Information and the Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment Form online or if you do not comply with all the required immunizations, you will not be allowed to register for winter term classes.

Note to International Students:

• If possible, complete the required immunizations and TB testing before leaving your country.  Immunizations and other medical treatments may be more costly in the United States.  The Carleton Student Injury & Sickness Plan covers required immunizations.  However, there will be expenses if you need to have a Tuberculin Skin Test (TST, PPD, or Mantoux), IGRA blood test or a chest x-ray in the United States.

• All students from countries with a high incidence of TB who have not had an IGRA blood test will be required to attend a TB screening appointment within two weeks of their arrival at Carleton.  During that session, students will discuss their risk factors with one of SHAC's health care providers and will be required to have an IGRA test.  While there may be a cost associated with an IGRA that would be charged directly to your student account, at this time the test is covered by Carleton's Student Injury & Sickness Plan.

To enter your Immunization Information and complete the Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment Form, logon to the OSH Portal using your Carleton Username and Password at https://go.carleton.edu/osh.

Contact information:

Student Health and Counseling
Carleton College
One North College Street
Northfield, MN 55057

(507) 222-4080
(507) 222-5038 (fax)
shac@carleton.edu

Additional information:

Flu shots and other immunizations are available on-campus multiple times throughout the year, beginning fall term.  Check our immunization webpage for specific dates.

From the Minnesota Department of Health:

Information on Minnesota's College Immunization Law

Meningococcal Disease and the Vaccine:  What College Students need To Know

Hepatitis Disease Information

During the summer months (June 17-August 16), Student Health and Counseling has limited office hours.  We will resume regular Monday-Friday hours on August 19, 2013.  The best way to reach us during the summer is via email (shac@carleton.edu).  You may also contact us by phone (507-222-4080) and leave a voice message.