UCD Incoming Health Requirements:
Immunization Entrance Requirements for New Students
All incoming new, transfer and graduate students, including students in the Veterinary Medicine and School of Nursing programs, are required to meet the UC Immunization and TB Risk Screening requirement.
This includes:
- 2 MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) vaccines administered on or after your 1st birthday, or positive titer (blood test) for each disease
- 2 Varicella (Chickenpox) vaccines administered on or after your 1st birthday, or positive titer
- Adult TDAP (must contain pertussis) one (1) dose on or after the 11th birthday, then Tdap or Td every 10 years
- 1 meningococcal vaccine (Serogroups A, C, Y, & W-135) such as Menactra, Menomune, or Menveo, if 21 or younger, 1 dose administered on or after your 16th birthday. Requirement can also be met by completing two (2) doses of Penbraya, six months apart.
- Tuberculosis (TB) Screening
Students become compliant with these requirements by entering their vaccination dates, uploading a copy of their immunization records, and completing the TB Risk Screening Questionnaire via Health-e-Messaging.
Financial Matters
All stipend fellowships are paid as refunds from Student Accounting. You should be sure to sign up for direct deposit. Please note, this is a separate direct deposit process than the one you may have completed for UC PATH (employment payroll). Not into direct deposit? You will need to email Student Accounting at myaccount@ucdavis.edu to confirm if your check is at their office (Dutton Hall) or to request that your check be mailed to you.
See Fall Fellowship Stipend Payments | UC Davis Graduate Studies.
Learn About Student Health Insurance
Built for students, with students actively involved in its design, the University of California Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP) provides high-quality, affordable and convenient coverage that protects students from unexpected health care costs. UC SHIP offers medical, pharmacy, dental, vision, mental health and substance use disorder benefits for UC undergraduate and graduate students and their eligible dependents.
Waiving UC SHIP Coverage
Because all UC students are required to have medical insurance, UC automatically enrolls all registered students — including domestic and international students, and students in absentia — in UC SHIP medical, pharmacy, dental and vision coverage. You will find the cost of coverage (premium) on your registration bill. You can waive UC SHIP coverage if you already have a health plan that meets the university’s health coverage requirements. Visit the UC SHIP Waiver Information page to learn how to waive enrollment in UC SHIP before the waiver deadline for your campus. You must re-apply to waive coverage each academic year.
Read UCD Policies and Principles of Community
The University of California, Davis, is first and foremost an institution of learning, teaching, research and public service. UC Davis reflects and is committed to serving the needs of a global society comprising all people and a multiplicity of identities. The university expects that every member of our community acknowledge, value, and practice the following guiding principles.