Requirements for a valid S.C. Certificate of Immunization for the 2011-2012 school year for grades five-year old kindergarten through twelve (5K-12) are:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Diptheria, Tetanus, & Pertussis
Grades 5K - 7: Four (4) doses of any combination of DTP, DT, DTP-Hib, DTaP, or Tdap
vaccine with at least one (1) dose received on or after the fourth birthday.
Grades 8 - 12: Three (3) doses of any combination of DTP, DT, DTP-Hib, DTaP, Td, or
Tdap vaccine with at least one (1) dose received on or after the fourth
birthday.
Polio
Grade 5K: Three (3) doses of oral and/or inactivated Polio vaccine with at least one (1)
dose received on or after the fourth birthday.
Grades 1 - 12: Three (3) doses of oral and/or inactivated Polio vaccine with at least
one (1) dose received on or after the fourth birthday.
Rubeola (Measles)
Grades 5K - 12: Two (2) doses of Rubeola (Measles) vaccine with both doses received
on or after the first birthday and separated by at least one month.
Rubella (German Measles)
Grades 5K - 12: One (1) dose of Rubella (German Measles) vaccine received on or after
the first birthday.
Mumps
Grades 5K - 12: One (1) dose of Mumps vaccine received on or after the first birthday.
Hepatitis B
Grades 5K - 12: Three (3) doses of Hepatitis B vaccine.
Varicella
Grades 5K - 11: One (1) dose of Varicella vaccine received on or after the first birthday or
positive history of disease.