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Immunizations


Requirements and Recommendations

The Board of Regents has instituted new immunization requirements for students entering the University effective January 2005. Please review the chart below for additional requirements. All required vaccines are available at the health center.

Questions about immunization requirements should be directed to Patient Registration and Health Information at 706-542-8617.

Vaccine  
MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) REQUIRED
Varicella (Chicken Pox) REQUIRED
Tetanus, Diptheria REQUIRED
Hepatitis B REQUIRED
Meningococcal SIGNED DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED*
Influenza recommended**
HPV
(Human Papillomavirus)		 recommended***

*Signed documentation required from newly admitted freshmen or matriculated students planning to reside in university housing indicating that they have received the vaccine or have reviewed information about the disease.

**Flu shots are recommended at start of influenza season (October – March).

***For women and girls ages 9-26.


The following immunization form must be printed, completed, signed by your doctor, and returned to the health center before you can register for classes.

Using the information provided by your health professional, please complete the additional immunization form on OpenCommunicator.

Mandatory Immunization History Form
Mail to:
Patient Registration and Health Information
University Health Center
Athens, GA 30602-1755
(This form is in PDF format. You must have Adobe Reader 6.0 in order to view and print them. Download Adobe Reader)

Visit the Health Information page for information on transferring immunization records.