University of California to require vaccinations for students

University of California hopefuls (and parents of UC hopefuls) should head for a doctor's office, Time reports.

Beginning in 2017, the University of California's 10 campuses will require incoming students to be vaccinated against a number of diseases, including, "measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, meningococcus, tetanus, and whooping cough," according to a statement from the UC.

While the school's new policy has reportedly been in development for nearly a year, the announcement comes during a time of strong debate about whether or not to make vaccinations mandatory. And California has been at the center of a measles outbreak, which began at Disneyland in December and has since spread to 14 other states.

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