Student Health Services | Student Insurance

Student Insurance

verifying health insurance

The Student Blue portal will open to accept insurance enrollments and waivers for “eligible, registered” students beginning in June for the Fall and November for the Spring semesters. As returning and new students register for classes, they will receive emails through their UNCG email address from Student Blue and UNCG Student Health notifying them of their eligibility to access the portal and submit fall enrollments or waivers.

Please allow 1–3 business days for the email notifications to be processed. The deadlines for fall and spring insurance enrollment and waiver submissions are September and January. For more information, visit Student Blue portal.

The UNC system mandates health insurance for most students. Students have the option to enroll in the student insurance plan, remain under their parent’s coverage, or purchase a policy. Proof of insurance must be submitted online through the Student Blue Portal.

Student Blue Health Insurance Plans for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026: Students have the option to select from two plans:

Costs per semester: Check back soon for more information.

Review your emails from Student Blue and UNCG Student Health each semester to check the current status of your waiver.

The following UNC Greensboro students are required to have health insurance. When students register for classes each semester, they are charged the current semester’s premium amount for the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP).

Undergraduate Students: enrolled in 6 or more credit hours in a degree-seeking on-campus program or major.
Graduate Students: enrolled in 1 or more credit hours in a degree-seeking on-campus program or major.
International Students: All students with F-1 or J-1 visas. (see new requirements)
Integrative Community Studies (ICS) Beyond Academics: enrolled in 6 or more credit hours.

NOTE: Students in distance/online programs or majors are NOT ELIGIBLE for Student Insurance and are not required to waive it.

Outside insurance policies must be active by the waiver deadline each semester to qualify for a waiver.
Students in “Online Programs” are not eligible to enroll in the student insurance plan nor charged an insurance premium, therefore not required to submit a waiver.
Medicaid Family Planning is not credible health insurance and will not be approved to obtain a waiver.
If your UNCG student account is charged a student insurance premium for the Student Blue plan, you are eligible and required to take action through the Student Insurance Portal.
Student insurance premium charges and credits will appear on your UNCG student account. Approved waivers will display as a credit for the premium amount.
Student insurance does not provide coverage for dependents (spouses, domestic partners, and children) and does not cover students on a voluntary basis.
To waive using TRICARE or Veteran Affairs insurance, enter the sponsor or Military Member’s social security number or DOD number.
If you purchase student insurance, you must go online to activate the insurance by enrolling.
Insurance premiums cannot be prorated.

Enrollments or Waivers must be submitted through the Student Blue portal.
Before access to the portal will be granted, students must register for the required number of credit hours in a degree-seeking on-campus program to be eligible for student insurance.
For returning students, the Student Blue portal opens in early May for the Fall semester and early November for the Spring semester.
New students become eligible to enroll/waive after they register for classes and receive a confirmation from student blue.
Students who miss the waiver deadline or receive a denied waiver have a two‑week appeal window. During this period, the Student Blue portal will remain open for both enrollments and waiver submissions. Students who do not submit an appeal by the deadline will remain default‑enrolled in the Student Blue plan. Once the appeal period ends, no additional enrollment or waiver appeals will be accepted for that semester.

All F-1 and J-1 international students are required to maintain health insurance while attending UNC Greensboro.
For 2026–27 coverage, beginning August 1, 2026, F1 and J1 students will have the opportunity to waive UNC System health insurance offerings provided through BCBSNC and Global Solutions Inc. with a policy that meets the waiver guidelines.
More information and guidance is coming soon. Students should hold off on purchasing a plan.

Plan information

Semester	Coverage Begins	Coverage Ends
Fall	August 1	December 31
Spring	January 1	July 31

PLAN BENEFITS

medicaid

All students are welcome to use Student Health Center services. The Student Health Center is not a Medicaid provider. However, there are charges for lab, X-ray, pharmacy, allergy shots, physical therapy and special procedures. Since we are not a Medicaid provider, students may be seen at Student Health Services but will be responsible for these charges.