Immunization Requirements
All Students (Attending classes on Campus)
Measles, Mumps, & Rubella (MMR) 2 doses MMR vaccine given after the 1st birthday and at least 30 days
apart are required of all students born after 1957.
OR
Positive blood tests showing immunity for Measles, Mumps and Rubella are accepted. History of illness does not
meet this requirement.
* A registration hold will be placed on students who are not compliant.
Resident Students (Living on Campus)
Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR) (See Above under ALL STUDENTS)
Meningitis Vaccine
1 dose Meningitis vaccine given after 16 years of age. Applies to ages 21 and under
Tdap Vaccine
1 dose Tdap vaccine (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) given after licensure date: May, 2005
Varicella (Chicken Pox)
Verification of Chickenpox disease or 2 doses Varicella vaccine
International Students
Must meet requirements for ALL STUDENTS (see above).
If living on campus, must also meet requirements for ALL RESIDENT STUDENTS.
Tuberculosis Screening
Screening will be done upon arrival to campus unless documentation is provided of a negative
PPD skin test, done within the past 12 months.
*PPD skin test is required regardless of prior BCG vaccine.
Students with a history of a Positive PPD:
o Chest X-ray done within the past 12 months in the US.
o QuantiFERON Gold blood testing is also acceptable.
Recommended for College Students




Annual Influenza vaccine
Hepatitis A & B (Students who travel or plan to study abroad need both of these vaccines)
HPV Vaccine (3 dose vaccine series for both male and females 18-26 years of age)
Tdap Vaccine (1 dose Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis given after licensure date: May 2005)
Please use forms provided to report immunization data. If form is not available, vaccine
Records may be sent via fax to 402-280-1859. Immunizations are available from Student Health
Services by appointment by calling at 402-280-2735.
www.creighton.edu/chc
Revised 8/2013