The University of New England will require students returning to their campuses for the fall 2021 semester to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before the semester starts.

The school will allow religious and medical exemptions, but according to the Portland Press Herald, those individuals will be required to wear masks while on campus.

Colleges and universities are starting to require vaccination for in-person instruction, such as Bowdoin College in Brunswick.

UNE, which has campuses in Biddeford and Portland, said the decision was made “after careful consideration and consultation with university’s medical and public health experts.”