Required Immunizations

Measles / Mumps / Rubella

Given in a two-dose series, with shots one and two separated by at least one month.

• Measles / Mumps / Rubella Vaccine Information Statement – CDC
• Mumps Information – CDC
• Measles Information – CDC
• Rubella Information – CDC

Meningococcal Disease Vaccine

Given as one dose.

• Meningococcal Vaccine Information Statement – CDC
• Meningococcal Disease and College Students – CDC
• Travel-Related Meningococcal Disease Information – CDC 

Tetanus / Diphtheria

Given as one dose for those who haven’t had a tetanus shot within the last 5 to 10 years.

• Tetanus / Diphtheria Vaccine Information Statement – CDC
• Tetanus Information – CDC
• Diphtheria Information – CDC

Tuberculosis Screening/PPD

Screening is to be completed by your health-care provider to assess risk for Tuberculosis infection. Please review the questions on the pre-entrance health form. A physician’s signature is required on this form. If you have tested positive in the past, documentation of a negative chest x-ray is necessary. If you answered yes to any of the questions on the form, a two-step PPD test or a Quantiferon TB test will be required.

• Tuberculosis Information – CDC

Hepatitis B

Given in a three-dose series with the second shot given 30 days after the first shot; the third shot will be given 4-6 months after the second shot.

• Hepatitis B Vaccine Information Statement – CDC
• Information on Hepatitis B – CDC 

Polio

Given in a four-dose series.

• Polio Information-CDC

Recommended Vaccinations

Chickenpox (Varicella)

For students who have not had chickenpox, this vaccine is recommended; given in a two-dose series, 4 to 8 weeks apart.

• Varicella Vaccine Information Statement – CDC
• Varicella Information – CDC  

Hepatitis A

Given as a two-dose series with the second shot being given 6 months after the first.

• Hepatitis A Vaccine Information Statement – CDC
• Information on Hepatitis A – CDC
• Travel-Related Hepatitis A Information – CDC 

Hepatitis A and B Combination Vaccine – Twinrix

Given in a three-dose series with the second shot given 30 days after the first shot and the third shot given 5 months after the second shot.

• FDA Approval for a Combined Hepatitis A/Hepatitis B Vaccine – CDC 

Influenza (Flu)

Given as one dose.

• Influenza Vaccine Information Statement – CDC
• Influenza Virus Information – CDC – Seasonal
• H1N1 Influenza Information – CDC

Optional Vaccinations

COVID-19

Given as one or two-dose series.

• COVID-19 Vaccine Information-CDC

Additional Travel Immunizations Information

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• World Health Organization (WHO)