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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Texas state law requires all new students under the age of 30 to either receive a bacterial meningitis vaccination or meet the exemption requirements prior to the first day of their first semester. Once you receive the vaccination you must submit the proof of vaccination through your myLEO account. <b><u><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Failure to meet this requirement may result in your classes being dropped which will lead to a violation of your visa status.</span></u></b><u> </u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For information regarding the vaccination and a step by step process for submitting your vaccination proof click <a href="http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/studentLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/new-students/bacterial-meningitis-vaccination-requirement.aspx">here</a>. You may contact your admission office for more information. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Please note that you have not met the requirement until your vaccination has been approved through your myLEO account.</span> <o:p></o:p></u></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John Mark Jones, Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>International Student Services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PO Box 3011<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Commerce TX 75429<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(P) 903-886-5097<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(F) 903-468-3200<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="www.tamuc.edu/isso">www.tamuc.edu/isso</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>