Student Health Center Services
Student Health Center services are available to all currently registered graduate students, both full time and part-time (click here for explanation of service). Services are offered to all students regardless of age, sex, race, disability, religion, health insurance status, ability to pay, national orgin, marital status, veterans status, or sexual identity.
New York State Immunization Requirements for Graduate Students
Measles, Mumps and Rubella
New York State requires that all graduate students, born on or after January 1,1957, and registered for 6 or more credits, to submit proof of immunity to measles, mumps and rubella, within 30 days of starting their first semester of study at Canisius.
Students born before January 1, 1957 should check that their date of birth is on file with the college registrar to prevent immunization holds for incomplete or incorrect birth date information in your student account.
Meningitis
All graduate students, registered for 6 or more credits, regardless of date of birth, are required to read information about meningitis and submit proof of vaccination or a signed refusal of vaccination.
Emergency Contact Information
All graduate students are strongly encouraged to provide Student Health emergency contact information. In the event of a life threatening emergency, Student Health or another college official will notify your contact. Emergency contact information is requested on the immunization form.
Deadline for Submission of Information
Graduate students have thrity days after the start of their first class at Canisius to comply. Student who do not comply will have their current semester registration cancelled preventing completion of current semester coursework. In addition, the student will have a registration hold placed preventing any future registration with the college. Graduate students residing in college housing will be required to leave housing for non compliance. These actions are required by New York State Public Health Laws.
Click here to read detailed information about immunization requirements and to submit a meningitis response form on line.
Click here to download immunization form. (Adobe Acrobat .pdf). No other form will be accepted by Student Health.
Health Insurance
Canisius College recommends that all graduate students have health insurance.
Graduate students registered for 6 or more credits are eligible to purchase a sickness and accident plan offered by the college. To read about the plan benefits, costs, enrollment deadlines and other information about health insurance click here.