Immunization Requirements

Immunization Requirements for a Healthy Campus.

Creighton University requires immunization documentation for all students to attend classes on campus

• Non-Health Sciences Students: Students who are not enrolled in a health science program must meet these requirements. After July 1, 2023, non-health sciences students must meet these requirements.
• Health Sciences Students: Students enrolled in a health science program (Dentistry, EMS, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant) must meet  these requirements.

Steps to Submit Required Documentation

1. Locate your immunization records

   • If you are unsure where to locate your immunization records, we recommend checking these sources:

     Your Parents

     Many parents maintain vaccine records for their children. In many cases, we can accept a good digital photo of these documents.

     Your Doctor or Pediatrician

     Your doctor’s office may have a copy of these records on hand. If you turned 18 recently and switched from a pediatrician to a family practice physician, your pediatrician’s office may still have these records. You may need to complete a Release of Information form in order to get those records and that process takes about a week at most doctor’s offices.

     Your High School or Previous University

     Many states require you to submit your vaccinations in order to maintain enrollment as a high school student. Contact your school and ask them for a copy of your vaccination records.  If you are a transfer student, Graduate, Doctoral or Law Student, you may be able to locate the immunizations you submitted to your previous university’s health center. 

     Your State’s Vaccine Registry

     Many doctor’s offices upload vaccines given to children straight to their state’s vaccine information registry system. Many of these systems have online portals for citizens of that state to access their immunization records.  Use the information provided on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s website to locate the contact information for your state’s vaccine registry and contact them to see what records are on file. Remember—they collect information from the physicians in their state only, so if you lived in multiple states when you were a child and the state where you presently reside doesn’t have any information or has incomplete information, you may need to contact the registry for the state where you lived between the ages of one and six years old.

     The Military

     If you did any kind of military service, you very likely have vaccine records on file with the military. Reach out to your last military healthcare provider for records.

2. Submit Dates and Upload Documentation

   • Log into the BirdHouse using your netid@creighton.edu email address.
   • Select the Immunization Tab. 
   • Enter the dates of all immunizations. Click on the blue bars to see the immunizations listed in each category. 
   • Select the Upload tab at the top of the page. 
   • Upload documentation for each immunization. The file name cannot have numbers or special characters like ) ( * & ^ _ - or it will not upload.

3. Check Missing Requirements

   • Select the Immunization tab. 
   • Select Print.
   • Scroll to the bottom to the Missing Requirements section of the report.

4. Where to Obtain Missing Requirements

   • The closest clinic location is the CHI Health Student Care Clinic. To make an immunization appointment, call 402-280-2735 and select option 2.
   • Many Walgreens, CVS, and local pharmacies provide immunizations.
   • Your primary care doctor’s office also provides immunizations.

Obtaining a Copy of Your Vaccination Record

You can obtain a copy of your record through the BirdHouse by navigating to the Immunization tab and clicking the Print button.

Questions?

Please review the frequently asked questions below, and email any additional questions regarding immunizations to immunizations@creighton.edu.