Student Health Insurance Plan
2024 FALL Semester Coverage
Student Health Insurance (SHIP), Quick Guide
As a student at The Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é of Texas at El Paso, you have access to health insurance. The Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é of Texas System is pleased to offer the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and is administered by (AHP). This insurance protects students at school, at home, and while traveling or studying abroad. The Plan includes comprehensive coverage compliant with the Affordable Care Act at the Gold level. Please click to view .
All International students (both online and in-person) are required to have health insurance coverage that provides the minimum essential benefits per the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to include evacuation, and repatriation. As a condition of enrollment at UTEP and in compliance with UTS requirements, policies, and procedures for international students, UT SHIP enrollment and premiums are applied automatically at the time of registration.
International students who wish to apply for a UT SHIP premium waiver must do so individually and electronically, this cannot be done on someone else’s behalf. UT SHIP Waivers are not carried forward and students must submit a new waiver request (declaration or supporting documentation) each semester.
Please Note: Students who are on campus or in the U.S. regardless of distance learning must have health insurance.
Distant learning waiver options:
It is extremely important that each international student desiring a health insurance fee waiver complete their request by the posted deadline each semester:
- Certify or declare, individually (and electronically) that they will not be entering the U.S. while enrolled as a UTEP student
- If entering the U.S. while enrolled at UTEP, the student is required to provide proof of alternate coverage compliant with the PPACA
- Or a premium waiver will not be applied to their student account and the SHIP charges will remain.
Please send questions and requests for information to SHIP@utep.edu.
DOMESTIC / INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS |
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Eligibility |
All fee paying Undergraduate Students at UT System taking at least seven (7) credit hours each semester, are eligible to enroll in SHIP. View SHIP Quick Guide for student categories that ARE EXEMPT from the above credit hour requirements. |
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| Coverage Period | Domestic/International 08/15/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Cost | SHIP Quick Guide |
| Enrollment Deadline Date | September 15, 2024 |
| Enrollment Site |
Closed |
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| Waiver Period |
07/15/2024 through |
| Waiver FAQ's |
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| Waiver Submission | |
DOMESTIC / INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS |
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| Eligibility | All fee paying Graduate Students enrolled in at least four (4) credit hours each semester, are eligible to enroll in SHIP. View SHIP Quick Guide for student categories that ARE EXEMPT from the above credit hour requirements. |
| Summary of Benefits | |
| Academic Blue | |
| Coverage Period | Domestic/International 08/15/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Cost | SHIP Quick Guide |
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Enrollment Deadline Date |
September 15, 2024 |
| Enrollment Site | Closed |
| Enrollment Resource |
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| Waiver Period |
07/15/2024 through |
| Waiver FAQ's |
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| Waiver Submission |
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DOMESTIC / INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS |
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| Eligibility | A Graduate Student/ Employee (GSE) must be enrolled during the fall 2024 semester (09/01/24 - 12/31/24) and employed for a min. of 20.0 hrs./wk for at least 4.5 months in a Graduate (Masters/Doctoral) job title. |
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| Plan Comparison (Video) | |
| Academic Blue |
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| Coverage Period | Domestic/International 08/15/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Cost | SHIP Quick Guide |
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Enrollment Deadline Date |
September 11, 2024 |
| Enrollment Site | Closed |
| Waiver Period | 07/15/2024 through 09/22/2024 |
| Waiver FAQ's |
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| Waiver Submission | |
For additional information and support, please contact SHIP@utep.edu.