Immunization Requirements
- All students enrolled at Columbia College must comply with Public Act 85-1315, which states that all students born on or after January 1, 1957 and enrolled at least half time (6 credit hours or more) in an Illinois post-secondary institution must prove that they have immunity from certain communicable diseases.
The specific requirements are:
Students born in the United States
1 tetanus-diphtheria shot within the last ten years
2 separate shots of measles (rubeola) within one's lifetime
1 rubella (German measles) shot in one's lifetime
1 mumps shot in one's lifetime
OR
1 tetanus-diphtheria within the last ten years
A combination of 1 MMR(measles, mumps, rubella) and a second measles vaccination
International Students (born outside of the United States)
3 tetanus-diphtheria shots (the last shot received within the last ten years)
2 separate shots of measles (rubeola) within one's lifetime
1 rubella (German measles) shot in one's lifetime
1 mumps shot in one's lifetime
OR
3 tetanus-diphtheria shots (the last shot received within the last ten years)
A combination of 1 MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and a second measles vaccination
As an alternative to being immunized again, students may opt to get a blood titer test (blood drawn) to prove immunity to measles, mumps and rubella. Students who turn in the results of a blood titer test are still responsible for submitting a record of a tetanus-diphtheria shot within the last ten years.
