Immunization Requirements

All entering students should receive an email from Magnus Health to the email address connected to their application with information on how to access their Magnus Health account.

Please be aware that it may take up to a week from your admittance to the school for your Magnus Health account to be active.

Berklee will require all students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the fall 2021 semester. For those being vaccinated in the U.S., this means you must have received your second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at least two weeks before arriving on campus. 

Please get vaccinated as soon as you can. The vaccines approved for emergency use in the United States have proven effective in reducing the spread and severity of COVID-19, and are becoming more accessible each day. At this time, more than a quarter of people in this country have been fully vaccinated, and more than 40 percent have received their first shot. Adults over the age of 16 are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines in all 50 U.S. states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. If you are in Massachusetts or the U.S. and have questions about how to sign up to get vaccinated, you can learn more at mass.gov/covid-19-vaccine or cdc.gov. You may also find it useful to visit sites such as CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, and local medical/community health centers to sign up for vaccine appointments as they become available..

For those being vaccinated outside of the U.S., this means that you must have received your final dose of one of the vaccines with approval for emergency use from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the World Health Organization (WHO). 

Learn more about Berklee's COVID-19 vaccination policy, including information about the COVID-19 vaccines accepted by Berklee.

Submitting Proof of Vaccination

We strongly encourage you to submit your proof of vaccination as soon as possible.

• If you entered Berklee in the summer of 2019 or later, you have a Magnus Health account. Log in to that account to submit your proof of COVID-19 vaccination the same way you submitted your previous immunization records.
• If you entered Berklee in the spring of 2019 or before and do not have a Magnus Health account, please email your proof of COVID-19 vaccination to healthandwellness@berklee.edu.

Please note that as with our other vaccination requirements, you may request an exemption from vaccination for medical or religious reasons. 

Medical and Religious Exemptions

The same process for accommodating medical and religious exemptions for other required vaccinations is in place for the COVID-19 vaccination. Contact Health and Wellness for an exemption form.

• 2021-2022 Entering Student Immunization Form.pdf (266.72 KB)
• Meningococcal Waiver Form

If you are unable to submit your documentation online and need to mail or fax your immunization documentation, please call the Magnus Help Desk at 877-461-6831 or, for callers outside of the U.S., 919-502-7689. You may also contact Magnus Health by email at service@magnushealthportal.com to retrieve their fax number or mailing address.

Detailed information about medical and religious exemptions, as well as the meningococcal waiver, may be found on the entering student immunization form. You may retrieve a meningococcal waiver and submit your waiver online through the Magnus Health portal.

All religious and medical exemptions must be renewed and submitted annually to Magnus Health through their online portal. To request an exemption form, contact Berklee Health and Wellness.

We understand that due to the multiple doses required of some vaccines, students may not have fulfilled all immunization requirements by the deadline for their entering semester, listed in the box above. Students should submit documentation of what immunizations have been completed by the deadline for their entering semester, as listed above. As students continue to complete their immunization requirements, they should submit their updated documents to Magnus Health for a more efficient check-in process. 

In most cases, the required immunizations can be received at pharmacies, however, you may also go to a hospital or doctor's office to receive immunizations for these diseases if you prefer. Immunizations are generally covered by insurance, but please check with your insurance carrier to confirm coverage.

All required immunizations, as well as the flu (influenza) shot, human papillomavirus (HPV) shot, and more, are available at the locations listed on our Health Care Near Campus page.

Please check the Accepted Students Valencia page for more information about immunization requirements for students studying for their first year at our campus in Valencia, Spain.

Students who have previously attended a summer program at Berklee College of Music or Boston Conservatory at Berklee and who are entering in the summer 2019 or later must submit new immunization documentation to Magnus Health.

If you are an entering student and have questions about your immunizations or immunization requirements, please contact the Magnus Help Desk.

Magnus Help Desk Number: 877-461-6831, or for callers outside of the U.S.: 919-502-7689
Magnus Help Desk Email: service@magnushealthportal.com

Students who entered Berklee College of Music in the fall of 2017 or earlier should contact the Office of the Registrar at registrar@berklee.edu or 617-747-2240 with any questions or inquiries regarding their immunization records.

Students who entered Berklee College of Music between the spring of 2018 semester and the spring of 2019 semester should contact the Health and Wellness office at healthandwellness@berklee.edu or 617-747-6575 with any questions or inquiries regarding their immunization records.

Students who entered Boston Conservatory at Berklee in the spring of 2019 or earlier should contact the Health and Wellness office at healthandwellness@berklee.edu or 617-747-6575 with any questions or inquiries regarding your immunization records.