What if a student is not eligible for the UNC system-wide student health insurance plan?
A student who is not eligible to purchase the UNC system-wide plan under the three criteria described earlier has access to a “voluntary” rated student health insurance plan if the student is: a) eligible to pay the campus student health fee, AND b) is either enrolled in a degree-seeking program4 OR enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours. The annual premium is $970 ($485 per semester). A student can add annual dependent coverage for $1,987 ($993.50 per semester) for spouse/domestic partner; and, $1,156 ($578 per semester) for a child(ren). The benefits for dependents are equal to the UNC system-wide plan’s base coverage. Premiums are paid directly to Pearce & Pearce and do not go through the student’s campus account. What happens when a student leaves UNC-Chapel Hill? A voluntary rated health insurance plan is available to any currently covered student for up to six (6) months from the time the student’s plan ends (either December 31st or July 31st) AND the student either graduates fr
