All students have access to comprehensive insurance coverage through UT. Options differ, depending on the nature of students’ funding.
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The UT Board of Regents requires that international students in F-1 and J-1 visa categories be covered by health insurance; therefore, international students receive automatic charges for health insurance on their tuition and fee bills. Students may request an insurance waiver if they are covered by an alternative insurance policy that meets the basic requirements of the UT Health Insurance Plan. More information can be found on the ISSS Health Insurance webpage.
To help you understand using the different health insurance plans on campus in case of an injury, follow the Minor Injury Flowchart.
Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) also known as Academic Health Plans
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If you are a 20-Hour TA in the spring semester, your out-of-pocket insurance expenses (not the premiums) for the entire summer will be taken out of your June paycheck (for working the month of May), regardless of your summer employment status. If you do not want this to happen, and if you will be employed in a benefits-eligible position over the summer, you will need to complete a Cancellation of Pre-Payment for Summer Insurance Coverage form sometime in early May (scroll to almost the bottom of the page).
Changes to health insurance between semesters
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