Medical Exceptions
Students with a medical condition having a contraindication to the MMR, Varicella, Tdap, or Meningococcal conjugate vaccines will need their provider to complete the Medical Exception form.
Medical Exception Request Form
Submit Your Medical Exception Request
Once the form is completed, log into The Ashe Center Patient Portal. Select “Messages” and chose the “Immunization Requirement Question” option. In the body of the message, indicate that you are requesting a Medical Exception and upload your completed medical exemption form by using the “Add attachment...” feature.
Note: Medical exception requests are reviewed by the Medical Director and updated manually by The Ashe Center staff in the Medical Clearances section. Please allow up to 4 weeks for processing requests.
Religious/Personal Belief Exceptions
Students requesting a Religious/Personal Belief Exception will need to submit an exception request.
Religious/Personal Belief Exception Request Form
Submit Your Religious/Personal Belief Exception Request
Once the form is completed, log into The Ashe Center Patient Portal. Select “Messages” and choose the “Immunization Requirement Question” option. In the body of the message, indicate that you are requesting a Religious Exception and upload your completed Religious Exception form by using the “Add attachment...” feature.
Note: Religious/ Personal Belief exception requests are reviewed and updated manually by The Ashe Center staff in the Medical Clearances section. Please allow up to 4 weeks for processing requests.
COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Declination
To submit a voluntary declination for the COVID-19 or Influenza vaccine, log into The Ashe Center Patient Portal. Select “Medical Clearances” and choose the Clearance Exemptions, then select the appropriate declination.
Program Exceptions
Students who are a part of the following self-supporting programs do not have access to The Ashe Center, including The Ashe Center Patient Portal, and are NOT subject to the immunization requirements:
- EMBA (Executive MBA)
- GEMBA (Global Executive MBA)
- ELP (Education Leadership Program)
- MPHHP (Master of Public Health for Health Professionals)
- MSE (Master of Science Engineering)
All other incoming students from all remaining programs are subject to the full immunization requirements.