Students are automatically enrolled in the Berkeley's Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), and charged a health insurance fee on their registration bill. (See Why SHIP)

Groups eligible for SHIP include:

• All registered undergraduate and graduate students of the Berkeley campus at the University of California, including registered international students

• All non-registered "Filing Fee Status"  graduate students of the Berkeley campus who are completing work under the auspices of the University of California, but are not attending classes

• Non-registered graduate students of the University of California Berkeley campus on Withdrawal status (see definition below), and undergraduate students on Concurrent Enrollment status (see definition below), may purchase plan coverage for a maximum of one semester while on either status. The student must have been covered by the plan in the term immediately preceding the term for which the student wants to purchase coverage or, if the student waived plan enrollment in the prior term, must show proof of loss of the coverage used to obtain the waiver.

DEFINITIONS:

Withdrawal Status (Graduate students only):
Graduate students must apply to their academic departments for official Withdrawal status. This status applies to graduate students who are on department-approved leave to perform field research, work on their dissertations, or for other reasons permitted by the department. To complete the SHIP enrollment process, a student must submit a letter from his or her academic department (Form No SPD275958-1.A1 512 2 UC Berkeley) confirming the student’s approved Withdrawal Status to the Student Health Insurance Office.

Concurrent Enrollment Status (Undergraduate students only):
Undergraduate students in their final semester of study who are completing degree requirements through UC Berkeley Extension's Concurrent Enrollment Program are considered to be on Concurrent Enrollment Status. To complete the SHIP enrollment process while on Concurrent Enrollment Status, a student must submit a letter of approval from his or her academic department and proof of payment for the class(es) at UC Berkeley Extension to the Student Health Insurance Office.
SHIP offers a dependent health insurance plan for spouses, partners and children of UC Berkeley students enrolled in SHIP. This plan is a comprehensive major medical insurance plan, providing medical, counseling, prescription, vision and dental services; see more details here.