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Health Insurance Requirement

Graduate Studies Students

The University of California requires that all students have health insurance. To help you meet the Health Insurance Requirement, UC Davis automatically enrolls all registered students in the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). Fees for SHIP coverage are charged to your student account each term along with your registration fees. For information about coverage dates and costs for 2008-09, go to SHIP: Cost and Dates of Coverage.

  • If you want to be enrolled in SHIP, you are automatically enrolled — no action is required.
  • If you have comparable insurance and do not want to be enrolled in SHIP, you must apply for a SHIP waiver by September 18, 2008 (if you are a new student for winter or spring quarter, see the Waiver Deadlines page). If your program begins at a time other than the beginning of Fall Quarter, you may have a different waiver deadline. See the New Students section of our website for graduate programs with unique waiver deadlines. The services at Student Health Services are available to all students, even if you waive SHIP.

The online SHIP waiver application for the 2008-09 academic year is now available.

International Students

If you are coming to UC Davis from another country, read this important information for international students about the health insurance requirements at UC Davis.

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