Compliance Policy

As a School of Nursing and Health Sciences student at the University of Minnesota, you are required complete all the necessary compliance requirements. There are a variety of items that students must keep up to date throughout their enrollment in the School of Nursing.

Documentation of the following items must be submitted prior to their expiration date to remain compliant:

• CPR Certification

• Vaccines

• Background Study

• HIPAA Online Training

• Blood Borne Pathogen Online Training

• Physical Exam and Technical Standards

For more information, refer to the Compliance Requirements website and the policy document below.

Immunization Requirements

The University of Minnesota requires all enrolled students to meet vaccination requirements, which now includes the COVID-19 vaccine. Complete COVID-19 vaccination information is available here. Additional vaccinations are also required, and those additional vaccination requirements for students in the health sciences are described here.

School of Nursing students who are required to complete clinical practicums as part of their degree requirements must also be compliant with the immunization requirements of our practicum sites. As of February 1, 2022, our practicum sites require COVID-19 vaccination and the other vaccines required by the University of Minnesota for students enrolled in health science programs. We do not anticipate changes to the current immunization requirements for the upcoming academic year. Most practicum sites are not granting exemptions to their immunization requirements even in cases where the University has granted an exemption. Degree completion may not be possible for students without all of the required vaccinations.

Please note, this is the statement that you will see in course syllabi beginning fall 2022: The School of Nursing follows the University’s guidance for COVID-19, face covering requirements, exposures, and symptoms. The health systems where students do practicum experiences require that all students have received a COVID-19 vaccine and exemptions are not allowed. Consequently, all health science students (this includes School of Nursing students) must be fully vaccinated. This requirement supersedes the University’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement.