Incoming Students
Getting Started
incoming student forms and checklist
- Print and review the "Incoming Student Forms" paperwork above promptly to ensure adequate time for scheduling medical appointments, if needed.
- All paper documentation and electronic forms listed are required
- If needed, see Information Technology's FAQs for setting up your general Skidmore account (Okta).
- In May 2026 Health Services transitioned to a new electronic medical record system. Please call us (518-580-5550) if you are having trouble with submission.
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1. Print forms. 2. Bring to a medical provider to complete. 3. Login to your MyWellness Portal and choose "Forms & Requirements" from menu. 4. Click "Update" next to each requirement and follow instructions. **Once submitted, all paper documents will need to be reviewed by Health Services staff. Please allow up to 14 days for completion of this review.** |
in your my wellness portal
| Electronic Forms | How to complete |
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* For students under 18, these forms will need to be completed again once student turns 18. |
| Entering immunizations |
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| Entering insurance |
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FAQs
Yes. A message will be sent through your MyWellness Portal that will trigger an e-mail to your Skidmore account. Check and respond to these messages promptly.
Once we have verified your proof of having received the 1st dose, you will be able to register for classes. Since it is medically necessary that you wait at least 28 days before the 2nd dose, you are granted temporary compliance for 28 days from the date on which the first dose was administered. You will become fully compliant only by submitting proof of the 2nd dose. If you are eligible for the next dose but have not received it, you will not be permitted to register for the next semester’s classes.
Health Services offers MMR, Tdap, and meningitis vaccines. Students pay for the vaccine at the time of the visit (by billing to their tuition account or using their SkidCard) and then may submit a claim to their insurance for reimbursement. If a student has the student health insurance plan, Health Services can submit the cost directly to the insurance plan for the student and the student does not need to pay. Click here for cost of vaccines and more information about immunization services.
- Obtain your own forms and records and upload them through the MyWellness Portal
- If you’ve requested records to be faxed from your medical provider to Health Services, follow-up in a timely manner with Health Services by phone or e-mail to ensure we’ve received them.
- Use the Skidmore College forms provided in the Incoming Student Paperwork Packet (rather than alternative documentation) to ensure all documentation is complete.
- Ensure all documents you are uploading contain your name and date of birth as part of the original document, including any documents that are self-printed or downloaded from another portal. Handwritten names added to documents are not acceptable.
- Check your uploads before submitting to ensure they are complete and readable.
- Check your MyWellness Portal messages. Any delays in responding to messages may result in processing delays.
- Submit early!