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In response to Hurricane Helene, Governor Cooper issued Executive Order 319, which allowed for an extension for immunization compliance. Students now have a 30-day grace period, beginning on November 1, 2024, to show compliance with immunization requirements.Read the details in the State Health Director’s Memo.
Annual Immunization Reports for the 2024-25 school year are now open and can be completed here.
G.S. 130A-155.1.(a) requires persons attending a college or university, whether public, private or religious, to present a Certificate of Immunization or a record of immunization from a high school located in North Carolina. The registrar of the college or university is responsible for assuring the required immunizations have been received by all new (undergraduate and graduate) students enrolling in college each fall.
The statute applies to all students except the following:
Students residing off-campus and registering for any combination of:
If at any time the above student status changes to: on-campus courses, course load of more than four (4) credit hours, on-campus residence, and/or enrollment in day-time courses, a Certificate of Immunization or record of immunization must be presented on or before the date the person first registers for a quarter or semester.
Q. What if I have no new undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at my
school?
A: Fill out the online summary report form and enter “No” for question 13 to be in compliance
for reporting.
Q. What if a student has not met the immunization requirements 30 days after school
started?
A: Students have until the close of business on the 30th calendar day after school has started
to submit immunization records to remain in compliance. On the 31st calendar day, students who
do not meet the minimum immunization requirements, do not have an immunization record on file,
or are not in-process to receive required immunizations must be excluded from school per public
health law. The student may not return to school without those documents.
Q. What if I make an error?
A: Please do not resubmit the form. Contact us through email
with the specific details of the error, including school, grade level, and question on which the
error occurred. You may also call 919-707-5558 for assistance.
If you would like to discuss this process please send us an email.
Information on vaccination requirements and resources for communicating with parents can be found on our Resources for Schools page.
Updated: 10/15/2024
