ROWAN UNIVERSITY POLICY
Title: Student Health Insurance
Subject: Bursar
Policy No: FIN: 2018:03
Applies: University-Wide
Issuing Authority: President (signature)
Responsible Officer: Senior Vice President for Finance and CFO
Adopted: 06/14/2018
Last Revision:
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05/
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20/
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2026
Last Reviewed:
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03/
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26/
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2026
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to set forth responsibility for the management and administration of student health insurance.
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- As per University requirements, the following students are required to have health insurance coverage:
- All full-time matriculated students and certification students enrolled in 12 or more credits for undergraduates or nine (9) or more credits for graduates;
- All full-time Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM) students, all full-time Postdoctoral Fellow Students, and part-time Rowan-Virtua SOM students who participate in clinical experience as part of their educational programs; and
- All full-time medical students and any student enrolled in a Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) approved alternate program of study.
- All full-time Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine (SSVM) students enrolled in one or more credits.
- Health Insurance Billing: The student health insurance premium is added to students Rowan term bill once the student meets the requirements as defined above.
- Waiving the Student Health Insurance: To
- To opt out of the Rowan University Student Health Insurance Plan (RUSHIP), all domestic students and all Full-Time matriculated international students with an F-1 visa must have and agree to maintain a health insurance plan underwritten by a company based in the US that is compliant with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Additionally, the insurance plan must provide in-patient and out-patient coverage in the Southern New Jersey region. Full-Time matriculated international students with an F-1 visa may have and agree to maintain the international student insurance plan offered by
- ISI or ISO found here. Travel or catastrophic insurance will not be accepted.
- Failure to waive online before the posted deadline will result in automatic enrollment in RUSHIP, which will result in the assessment of a non-refundable student health insurance charge. Students will be fully responsible for the premium after this date regardless of any present or future coverage.