After reading the information below, you will be prompted to a form to let us know if you have to take a TB test in the U.S. or not.

Please use the World Health - Tuberculosis profile site to check if you are from a country with a tuberculosis (TB) burden of ≥ 20 per 100,000 as determined by World Health Organization data.

New International Students

All new international students who are from countries with a tuberculosis (TB) burden of ≥ 20 per 100,000 as determined by World Health Organization data are required to take a TB Quantiferon (blood) test upon arrival at NWU in January 2026.

If you have NEVER taken a TB test in the U.S., you are required to take a TB Quantiferon (blood) test in the U.S.

The test result submission deadline is: 5pm on Friday, January 30, 2026.

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The TB Quantiferon test is available at the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) in Lincoln, Nebraska. Please make an appointment with LLCHD and take the test as soon as you arrive at NWU. You must submit your TB test result to our office no later than January 30, 2026. If you need more time for any reasons, please contact me by January 23, 2026.

Transferring Students

If you are transferring to NWU from other U.S. school (including U.S. high schools and universities):

- If you have previously received a negative TB test in the U.S. and if you have not subsequently spent more than a year in your home country (or another country with a tuberculosis burden of ≥20 cases per 100,000), you must submit me the record of the negative TB test to our office no later than September 5, 2025. I will forward the record to our Student Health and they will review it to decide if the test result meets the NWU TB test requirement or if you have to take further steps (such as taking another TB test).

- If you have NOT previously received a negative TB test in the U.S., you must take a TB test in the U.S. and submit your TB test result to NWU no later than January 30, 2026. The TB Quantiferon test is available at the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) in Lincoln, Nebraska. Please make an appointment with LLCHD and take the test. If you need more time to submit the test result, please contact me by January 30, 2026.

LLCHD information

Address: 3131 “O” Street Lincoln, NE 68510 - map with directions to Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department.
Phone: 402-441-8065
Cost: Approximately US$80
Transportation: Please make an arrangement on your own, such as VANLINK or Uber or friends.

If you are 18 years old or younger, your parent or guardian must sign this TB Test Authorized Consent and Appointment of Agent Form.

Your TB test result from your country or TB vaccination records (such as BCG) are NOT acceptable. If you have never taken a TB test in the U.S., you must take it in the U.S. upon your arrival.

NOTE: Your insurance may cover those expenses; but if not, you must pay the fees.

You can find more detailed information about a TB test requirement on the NWU Tuberculosis Testing Policy. And if you have any questions or concerns about the TB test requirement, please contact the NWU Office of Global Engagement.

Please do not forget to complete the Tuberculosis (TB) Test Form.