FEES and HEALTH INSURANCE

EAP Reciprocity students are NOT required to pay UCI registration fees. However, you ARE assessed the UCI mandatory health insurance fee.

** All students attending UCI are required to have health insurance ** The type of health insurance plan provided by UCI is different for undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduate students are insured by the Student Health Insurance Plan (USHIP). Graduate Students will be insured by the Graduate Student Health Insurance Plan (GSHIP). Coverage details can be found on the USHIP and GSHIP web sites. All registered students can go to the Student Health Center (SHC) for medical treatment. Information about their services can be found on their website. SHC will also send you information describing the UCI entrance examinations required of all incoming students. Read that material carefully and follow any instructions that are given. You will need to provide your immunization records to UCI either before you leave or upon arrival, so be sure to obtain this information, in English, from your doctor.

You are responsible for either paying for health insurance or obtaining a health insurance waiver.

PAYING FOR HEALTH INSURANCE:

If you wish to use the UCI insurance (recommended), you will need to be prepared to pay your health insurance fee to the Central Cashier's Office, located in Aldrich Hall. This payment may be in the form of cash, an International Money Order, or a U.S. Money Order payable to "UC Regents". Please be advised that credit cards and Euro-cheques are not acceptable means of payment.

The cost of USHIP is $227 per quarter.
The cost of GSHIP is $782 for fall quarter and $781 for winter and spring quarters.

You are responsible for making this payment each quarter! The deadlines to pay your health insurance fee are:

Students arriving in Winter 2009
Fall quarter 2009: September 15, 2009

Students arriving in Fall 2009
Fall quarter 2009: October 2, 2009
Winter quarter 2010: December 15, 2009
Spring quarter 2010: March 15, 2010

Students arriving in Winter 2010
Winter quarter 2010: January 15, 2010
Spring quarter 2010: March 15, 2010
Fall quarter 2010: to be determined

NOTE : For your first quarter at UCI, CIE has temporarily waived your health insurance fee to allow time for you to make the payment upon your arrival. Therefore, your financial account will indicate that you do not owe any fees to UCI. Please note that this is only a temporary fee waiver and that you are responsible for paying the health insurance fee if you do not obtain a UCI health insurance waiver. When giving the insurance payment to the Central Cashier's Office for your first quarter at UCI, be sure to indicate that you want the fee to apply to your on-line ZOT account.

OBTAINING A HEALTH INSURANCE WAIVER:

If you have your own health insurance and wish to apply for an exemption from the UCI health insurance, your insurance MUST meet ALL of the criteria specified on the waiver application. If it does, complete the waiver, include the necessary documentation, and submit it by the deadline. Waiver applications can be found on the USHIP and GSHIP web sites. Follow-up with the appropriate person listed on the waiver application to determine if your waiver is approved. If your insurance is not approved for an exemption, you will need to be prepared to pay the health insurance fee. The deadlines to apply for a waiver are:

Undergraduate students
Fall quarter 2009: September 8, 2009
Winter quarter 2010: December 8, 2009
Spring quarter 2010: March 8, 2010
Fall quarter 2010: to be determined

Graduate students
Fall quarter 2009: September 4, 2009
Winter quarter 2010: December 4, 2009
Spring quarter 2010: March 5, 2010