Health Requirements

Find out what you need to provide to Health Services before beginning at RISD, including up-to-date immunization records and other important medical forms.

Required health forms

In order to attend RISD, all students, including pre-college, must go to the patient portal and complete the following forms (all available on the patient portal).

Only available on the patient portal

privacy statement and patient bill of rights
confidentiality and consent to treat
health history
student demographics and emergency contact
tuberculosis (TB) questionnaire

Downloadable here and on the portal

Go to my patient portal

Vaccination requirements

All students (including commuters) are required to receive the following vaccinations in order to attend RISD:

tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) — one (1) dose within previous 10 years
mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) — two (2) doses or proof of immunity via titer
hepatitis B — three (3) doses or proof of immunity via titer
varicella — two (2) doses or proof of immunity via titer
meningococcal ACYW (≤ 21 years old) — one (1) dose between ages of 16 to 21

Additionally, we recommend that students receive the following vaccinations:

COVID-19 series and booster
meningococcal B
hepatitis A
human papilloma virus (HPV)
polio
influenza (annually)

Contact us if you would like to receive any of these recommended vaccines, or if you have been unable to receive these vaccines in your home country. We also encourage you to keep up to date with our current COVID-19 protocols.

Be sure to submit the immunization record below—completed and with physician signature—via the patient portal.

immunization record forM (PDF)