Required Immunizations
Welcome to Aurora University. As you prepare to join the AU community, specific information needs to be on file in Health Services PRIOR to your arrival. All undergraduate students enrolled in 6 or more credit hours of on-campus instruction, and graduate/doctoral students enrolled in 4.5 or more credit hours of on-campus instruction are required to complete our Student Health/Immunization Record form. The front side provides Health Services with information about your general health, and the back side provides information about your immunization history required by the State of Illinois College Immunization Code (77 ILL. Adm. Code 694) and Aurora University.
When completing the immunization history section pay close attention to the detailed immunization requirements listed below, as failure to provide all required information could result in delay with your registration.
What shots are required?
- Measles (Rubeola): Two doses
- Mumps: Two doses
- Rubella: Two doses
- Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (DTP, DTaP, Td, Tdap): At least three doses of past Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis containing vaccine are required. One dose must be Tetanus, Diphtheria acellular Pertussis vaccine (Tdap). The last dose of vaccine (Td or Tdap) must be dated within the past 10 years.
- Meningococcal (Meningococcal Conjugate): One dose on or after 16th birthday for all students less than 22 years old. Please note Serogroup B meningococcal vaccine is optional and does not satisfy requirement.
Read more about meningococcal disease and available vaccines on the Illinois Department of Public Health's webpage, or download the "Meningococcal Disease: What Parents and Students Need to Know" brochure.
Special Note: All records must be in English, clearly legible and include your name and date of birth to be considered admissible.
For additional information on our immunization requirement including a list of acceptable forms of documentation and an FAQ section visit our Health and Immunization Records page.