Information for New Students
School of Veterinary Medicine:
Class of 2016
Welcome to UC Davis! Student Health and Counseling Services is conveniently located on the UC Davis campus and provides students with wellness, illness, and injury care. The services at SHCS are AVAILABLE TO ALL registered students regardless of insurance coverage. Students pay small fees for most services. Please visit our homepage for more information on services available to you as a student.
The links below discuss health-related requirements that you must complete prior to the listed deadlines. Please take the time to look over each page to ensure that you will receive the proper clearances and enrollments:
Medical Entrance Requirements
Students are required to complete the following Medical Entrance Requirements upon admission to the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Student Health and Counseling Services must receive all documentation by August 1, 2012. Those who fail to meet the requirements are subject to holds on enrollment, classroom activity, and/or financial aid.
Health Insurance Requirement
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 vet students in the University of California Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP). Fees for UC SHIP coverage are charged to your student account each term along with your registration fees.
UC SHIP coverage for new School of Veterinary Medicine students begins on August 13, 2012.
- If you want to be enrolled in UC SHIP, you are automatically enrolled — no action is required.
- If you have comparable insurance and do not want to be enrolled in UC SHIP, you must apply for a UC SHIP waiver by the new veterinary student waiver deadline which is August 13, 2012. If your waiver is approved, your UC SHIP enrollment will be waived through the end of the 2012-2013 academic year. The services provided through Student Health and Counseling Services are available to all students, even if you waive UC SHIP.
PLEASE NOTE: Your waiver deadline is specific to new veterinary students. If you do not file a waiver by the August 13, 2012 deadline, you will be charged a non-refundable fee for fall semester UC SHIP coverage. The fall semester waiver deadline for other UC Davis students posted on this site does not apply to you.
The UC SHIP waiver application for the 2012-2013 academic year is not yet online. All students will be notified when it is 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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