TB Testing for International Students
To protect students' health and safety and to ensure the continuity of students' education, MSU now requires all newly entering undergraduate and graduate international students to be tested for tuberculosis (TB)
Failure to comply with the TB testing and the immunization reporting requirements will affect your ability to register and enroll. For general information on TB and TB testing go to the Center for Disease Control TB questions and answer 2009
When you check in at the Office for International Students and Scholars (also required), you will be given a date, time and location for your TB testing and reading to occur soon after you arrive. You must attend both the TB testing and TB reading sessions. Cost for the TB test is $15.
A few students who have a positive TB skin test will need further evaluation and possibly treatment. Most insurance policies will cover some or all of these costs. The University will help you arrange for any necessary follow-up testing or treatment. We want to reassure you that your immigration/student status will not be affected by a positive test.
The University encourages all international students to bring copies of their immunization records and previous TB testing results with them to the U.S. Having these records with you will help save time.
Please e-mail the Office of the University Physician at uphys@msu.edu with questions. We want your experience here to be healthy and educationally productive.
Reviewing and updating your immunizations and participating in TB testing will make your time here safer and may benefit you for the rest of your life.
Updated: 7/9/09