University Immunization Requirements

All incoming students must be compliant with the Immunization and Tuberculosis (TB) Requirements prior to the start of their first quarter

Steps to Completing Your TB Requirement for Incoming students:
  1. Log in to your SHS Gateway portal and select forms. Begin the process by selecting step 1 of the entrance immunization process, “TB Risk Assessment Questionnaire”.
  2. Monitor your SHS messages to see if you are required to have further Tuberculosis (TB) testing.

    *If you already know you require TB Testing take our TB Health Assessment form to a provider for TB Testing.

  3. Submit the TB Health Assessment form via your SHS Gateway portal by selecting “Immunization upload”. You can then upload the document under “TB Assessment form(s)”.
  4. You can also visit our Tuberculosis Information and FAQ 

Steps to Complete Your Immunization Requirement for Incoming students:

  1. You will need your immunization records for this step or a completed immunization worksheet. (Link to IZ worksheet)
  2. Log in to your SHS Gateway portal and select step 2.
  3. Enter your vaccination dates into the corresponding vaccine field.
  4. upload your immunization records and/or worksheet.
  5. Make sure to schedule an appointment with a provider for any required vaccinations/titers as we strongly encourage you to be update before you arrive on campus.
  6. You can review your compliance status by going to your Gateway portal and selecting “Immunization Record”

For video tutorials on how to complete your entrance immunization requirements, please click HERE.

The University of California is committed to protecting the health and well-being of our students, staff and faculty. Therefore, all of the UC campuses are implementing procedures to ensure that students are educated about and receive immunizations to protect themselves and others from preventable and serious contagious diseases (see UC Immunization Policy & FAQ

Exemptions to the Required University Immunizations will only be allowed for medical reasons; click here for further information.

You may also fax them to 805-893-3593 or upload them directly through the Gateway (log in and choose “Immunization Status” in the left column menu).

On your correspondence, please include your:

• Full Name
• Date of Birth
• Perm Number

For questions or problems you may encounter completing the University Immunization Requirements, please email  SHSEntranceImmunizations@sa.ucsb.edu or call 805-893-2525.

NEW Gateway Feature: Students can now add their parent/guardian as an Authorized Representative to have access to certain areas of their account.