In addition to offering a superior educational curriculum, UCI is also pleased to offer one of the best, most comprehensive healthcare packages in the nation to its graduate students. With such a basic yet important need met, students are freed to concentrate on their academic studies. The GSHIP Plan structure and implementation are overseen by a student led
GSHIP Committee which meets to review coverages, providers, carriers, rates, and other matters pertinent to the plan. At UCI, we care about your health needs.
UCI's
mandatory plan is one of the best offered in the nation. It provides coverage for
medical,
dental, and
vision benefits with an option to
waive out if the student has other healthcare coverage which 1) GSHIP determines meets UCI's minimum standards, and 2) provides documentation stating that such coverage exists through a different provider. The University requires, as a condition of registration, that all graduate and professional students, including international graduate students, have medical insurance coverage.
Students are assessed a consolidated fee each quarter on their ZOT Bill and, once the student has paid their fees, coverage is provided year round with the policy term beginning on September 24, 2007 and ending September 21, 2008. Insurance for eligible students enrolled and paying fees in the Spring quarter will extend through the summer until the beginning of the subsequent academic year. In many cases, the university automatically pays 100% of the assessed fee for the Graduate Student Health Insurance Program (GSHIP) through fee fellowships or fee remission programs (for TAs or RAs).
