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Full time Graduate Assistants and Teaching Assistants are automatically given the opportunity to “ACCEPT” insurance each semester on their student account in Student Center in UA Connect. The University pays for 66.6% of the cost of insurance as a fringe benefit for 12 months.

All other Graduate and Undergraduate International students are charged for health insurance on their student account each semester. You are required to pay the insurance fee unless proof of comparable insurance coverage is furnished and approved.

All other registered Undergraduates enrolled in at least six (6) credit hours, Graduate students enrolled in at least one (1) credit hour and visiting scholars and OPT (Optional Practical Training) are eligible to enroll in this insurance plan.

Eligible dependents of those enrolled in the plan may participate in the plan on a voluntary basis.

Click the button below to enroll in the 2024-2025 Medical Insurance if you meet the requirements of a Qualifying Event.

Continuation of Coverage three months is only available to Insured Students and covered Dependents who have graduated or are no longer eligible for coverage under University of Arkansas’ Student Health Insurance Plan. Students must have been covered for at least three (3) continuous months before coverage terminated. Application for Continuation of Coverage must be made and premium must be paid directly to Academic HealthPlans within 14 days after the expiration date of the Insured’s Student Health Insurance coverage.