Are there immunization requirements for entrance into Northwestern?
Yes, the State of Illinois and Northwestern requires all full and half-time students to provide healthcare professional (e.g. physician, nurse, etc.) documentation of measles, mumps, rubella, and tetanus/diphtheria. Northwestern also requires that all students not entering a graduate or professional-level healthcare training program to complete a self-screening for tuberculosis (included in the Admission Health Record) to determine if there was ever a chance for exposure. Furthermore, Northwestern requires students entering a graduate or professional-level healthcare training program (e.g. Medical School, Communication Sciences & Disorders, and Genetic Counseling) to provide a lab report confirming immunity to hepatitis B, provide proof of immunity to varicella (chicken pox), and undergo testing for exposure to tuberculosis (PPD, Quantiferon TB Gold® blood test).
Yes, the State of Illinois and Northwestern requires all full and half-time students to provide healthcare professional (e.g. physician, nurse, etc.) documentation of measles, mumps, rubella, and tetanus/diphtheria. Northwestern also requires that all students not entering a graduate or professional-level healthcare training program to complete a self-screening for tuberculosis (included in the Admission Health Record) to determine if there was ever a chance for exposure. Furthermore, Northwestern requires students entering a graduate or professional-level healthcare training program (e.g. Medical School, Communication Sciences & Disorders, and Genetic Counseling) to provide a lab report confirming immunity to hepatitis B, provide proof of immunity to varicella (chicken pox), and undergo testing for exposure to tuberculosis (PPD, Quantiferon TB Gold® blood test). Details regarding immunizations and the specific criterion for each immunization may be found on our Immunization Requiremen
