COVID vaccine requirement for students

After consulting with numerous UMN governance bodies and implementing a formal 30-day comment period to retire the policy, the University will end the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students and employees effective July 1, 2023.

As part of ending the student COVID-19 vaccination requirement, Academic Support Resources (ASR) will be retiring system messaging and the AG2 holds. This includes removing prior and current AG2 holds from student records. Existing holds will be removed via a batch process on Friday, June 30. For more information about the University’s response to COVID-19, visit Safe Campus.

Proof of Vaccination Holds reminder

As a reminder, registration holds will be placed on students’ records on October 20 for all campuses if the student has not completed the Proof of Vaccination process. Students in completely online programs are exempt from this requirement. However, students enrolled in all online courses who are not in an approved program are still required to complete the process. College in the Schools (CIS) students and Non-Credit students are also currently exempt.

PeopleSoft Proof of Vaccination process expanded for fall 2022

On June 19, the University launched a PeopleSoft proof of vaccination process for students entering fall 2022 and those who had not complied with prior vaccination requirements.

Total compliance to date across the system is 89.7% with 10.3% not yet responding. Students who are vaccinated account for 95.6%, religious exemptions for 4.1%, and medical exemptions for 0.3%. Campus-level details are available to leadership on each campus.

• Beginning in August, students will receive weekly reminders until a hold is placed on their account restricting registration for spring 2023. Holds will be placed in October.
• If a hold is placed, students will need to submit vaccination details or have an approved exemption for the hold to be removed. This process will be run daily.

Information about boosters is not currently required. The Minnesota Department of Health offers tips for securing your vaccine records in the event of a lost vaccine card.

Vax 2.0 update

As a reminder, all students enrolled online or in-person must complete the Student COVID-19 Immunization Vaccination form. Students who have not completed the vaccination form have a registration hold preventing them from registering for fall 2022 classes and future terms. An automated process runs each night to remove holds for students who have completed their form or who have an approved exemption. For more information, see the Get the Vax 2.0 website.

Vax 2.0 update

As a reminder, all students enrolled online or in-person must complete the Student COVID-19 Immunization Vaccination form. Students who do not complete the Vaccination form are out of compliance with the University's vaccination requirement and have a service indicator on their student record, which will prevent them from registering for spring 2022 classes and future terms. An automated process runs each night to remove holds for students who have completed their form or who have an approved exemption. For more information, see the Get the Vax 2.0 website.

Vax 2.0

In early August, the University announced it would mandate vaccines after the FDA approval, which included an employee and student requirement. ASR is collaborating with Health Sciences Technology (HST) and other campus partners to support the University’s COVID vaccine mandate. ASR’s role is focused on ensuring our student records reflect compliance with the requirement through the use of a student group and the appropriate application and removal of a service indicator that will hold students’ spring 2022 registration if they have not completed their attestation. This will affect all currently enrolled students on all campuses and careers.

Students have until October 8, 2021 to complete their attestation. Afterwards, a hold will be applied to their spring 2022 registration. We are working on an automated process to check for compliance daily and remove holds as students complete their required attestation. More information is available on the Get the Vax 2.0 website.