Special Summer Programs

Berkeley SHIP information for Special Summer Programs 2025

Period of Coverage and Cost of SHIP

Program SHIP Effective Dates Cost of SHIP 
  • Master in Financial Engineering (MFE-incoming March class only)1
March 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 $2,701
  • Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS)2
  • Master of Cybersecurity (MICS)2
  • Master of Advanced Study in Engineering (MASE)2
  • Master of Public Affairs (MPA)2
  • Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT - LEAD)2
May 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 $1,624
  • Master of Urban Design (MUD)2
  • Master of Real Estate Development + Design (MREDD)2
  • Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT - BTEP & PLI)2
  • Master of Computational Social Science (MCSS)2
June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 $1,077
  • 11-month Master of Public Health (MPH)2
  • Master of Biotechnology (BMB)2
July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 $547
  • Graduate students in Special Summer Programs completing their program in August 20253
  • Graduate student instructors (GSI) or Graduate student researchers (GSR) completing their program in Spring/Summer 20254
August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025 TBD

Continuing/Graduating MFE students have Spring 2025 coverage from January 1, 2025, to May 31, 2025. The cost of SHIP is $2,665.

This applies to the incoming class for the first summer in which they start and returning summer students only. After summer, programs roll into regular Fall and Spring SHIP coverage periods and costs

3Students will need to purchase SHIP for the month of August 2025. The enrollment period is from July 1, 2025, to August 1, 2025. To request enrollment, contact our Enrollment & Waiver Coordinator, Sheila Edwards, at sheilaedwards@berkeley.edu during the enrollment period.

4GSI/GSR may enroll in SHIP for the month of August 2025. The enrollment period is from July 1, 2025, to August 1, 2025. To request enrollment, contact our Enrollment & Waiver Coordinator, Sheila Edwards, at sheilaedwards@berkeley.edu during the enrollment period.

SHIP Benefits 

Berkeley SHIP is a comprehensive major medical insurance plan, providing medical, counseling, and prescription through Wellfleet, vision through VSP, and dental services through MetLife. To learn about SHIP benefits, please see SHIP benefits.

Waiving SHIP

Please view our SHIP Waiver Instructions for Special Summer Programs webpage for waiver period dates and instructions on how to waive SHIP. For waiver resources, waiver appeal, and waiver reversal, please see Waiving SHIP.  

SHIP for Dependents

Program Dependent Enrollment PeriodPeriod of CoverageCost of SHIP 
  • Master in Financial Engineering (MFE incoming March class) 
February 1, 2025 - March 1, 2025 March 1, 2025 – July 31, 2025 $2,701
  • Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS)
  • Master of Cybersecurity (MICS)
  • Master of Advanced Study in Engineering (MASE)
  • Master of Public Affairs (MPA)
  • Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT - LEAD)
April 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025 May 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 $1,624
  • Master of Urban Design (MUD)
  • Master of Real Estate Development + Design (MREDD)
  • Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT - BTEP & PLI)
  • Master of Computational Social Science (MCSS)
May 1, 2025 - June 1, 2025 June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 $1,077
  • 11-month Master of Public Health (MPH)
  • Master of Biotechnology (BMB)
June 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025 July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 $547
  • Eligibility: Voluntary SHIP is available for the dependents of students enrolled in SHIP. Please visit our Insurance for Dependents webpage to find out who is eligible.
  • Note: Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 0.5 units for the summer term to be eligible for SHIP and to add their dependents onto SHIP. If the student is not enrolled in classes and SHIP, the request for dependent enrollment will be denied.  

Insurance after Graduation

Please see our Insurance after Graduation webpage for more information.