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• Students with an affidavit or certificate signed by a physician who is duly registered and licensed to practice medicine in the United States that states that the vaccination would be injurious to the health and well-being of the student;
• Students who sign an affidavit stating that the student declines the bacterial meningitis vaccination for reasons of conscience, including a religious belief. A conscientious exemption form from the Texas Department of State Health Services must be used. This affidavit requires a notarized signature and must be submitted prior to registration.
The effective date of this statute is October 1, 2013; thus this requirement applies to all new students enrolling beginning in the Spring 2014 semester.
Vaccination policy is subject to changes in regulations by the State of Texas.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE POLICY
Students who fail to provide the required documentation will not be allowed to register for classes. However, these students will be allowed to be advised when attending orientation so they are prepared to register once they do provide the required bacterial meningitis documentation.
MARKETING/OUTREACH
The University will maintain a website reflecting the bacterial meningitis immunization requirement as well as additional vaccination requirements for students living on-campus. This site is accessible to all university constituents, including current and future students, parents, faculty, staff, etc. The site contains information specific to the new statute, documentation required, meningitis information, area health clinics that offer vaccinations, limited exceptions allowed by law, and a downloadable immunization form that can be printed by new students and taken to their physician’s office for completion. For more information, please visit our website https://txwes.edu/student-life/health/.
MISDIRECTED MAIL
Texas Wesleyan University is not responsible for misdirected mail or for forms/documentation that have been lost in transit.
INCOMPLETE/ILLEGIBLE DOCUMENTS
Incomplete or illegible submissions are unacceptable.
Course Credit by Examination and Advanced Placement
While earning a baccalaureate degree from Texas Wesleyan University, a student will be allowed a maximum of 30 hours for correspondence courses, Advanced Placement Program (AP) tests, College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations, International Baccalaureate, and challenge examinations. No more than one-fourth of the requirements for a major subject may be completed by these courses. A student may not apply CLEP, AP, International Baccalaureate or challenge exam credit to the 45-credit hour residency requirement.
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