SHIP for Filing Fee, Withdrawal and Concurrent Enrollment Students

Non-registered UC Berkeley students on filing fee, withdrawal or concurrent enrollment status are not automatically enrolled in SHIP and must apply for the plan in order to be enrolled. To be eligible, a student must fall into one of the following categories:

Filing fee: In lieu of registration, UCB graduate students who will file their master's theses or PhD dissertations within the semester may apply to their academic departments for filing fee status. This status is granted only once. Students in filing fee status may enroll in SHIP.

Withdrawal: As with filing fee status, students must apply to their academic departments for official withdrawal status. Two types of withdrawal students may enroll in SHIP:

• UCB graduate students performing field research or working on their dissertations
• UCB international undergraduate students who are required to carry major medical insurance

Concurrent Enrollment: Undergraduate students in their final semester of study who are completing degree requirements by taking courses through UC Berkeley Extension's Concurrent Enrollment program may enroll in SHIP.

Enrollment Maximum

SHIP coverage for students in filing fee status or on approved leave is available for a maximum of two semesters.

SHIP coverage for concurrent enrollment students is available for one semester only.

How to Enroll Eligible students in filing fee, withdrawal, or concurrent enrollment (FF/W/CE) status may purchase SHIP coverage by doing the following:

• Complete the SHIP Enrollment Application for Graduate Students on Approved Leave or Filing Fee Status
• Pay the current semester premium by check made payable to UC Regents
• Provide required documentation:
  • Graduate Students:
    • copy of the approved Filing Fee Application or Notice of Withdrawal, OR
    • memo from a UCB department stating that you are currently a student in good standing and in approved filing fee or withdrawal status, or
  • Undergraduate Students enrolled at UC Extension through the Concurrent Enrollment program:
    • a memo from your department stating you are currently a student in good standing in your final semester of study fulfilling graduation requirements
    • AND proof of payment of UC Extension course fees

Students may purchase SHIP coverage in person at the Student Health Insurance Office (Tang Center, Room 3200) or by mail. The deadlines for purchasing SHIP coverage are October 15 (fall semester) and March 15 (spring semester).

Upon submission of the completed application, students are given a copy of the enrollment form and check and a copy of the current SHIP Brochure.