Staying Healthy at
UNG:
Health Insurance,
Health Fees and Vaccines
Health insurance is
mandatory for international students at UNG. The health care system in the US
is complex and may be very different from what you are accustomed to in your home
country. It is customary for everyone in the US to
purchase health insurance, which pays for a portion of expenses incurred in the
event of an illness or injury. Medical
care in the US is expensive and health insurance is necessary to keep the costs
down.
International students at UNG will be automatically enrolled
for a specific international student health insurance plan. The cost of the insurance
will be placed on your student bill. The
insurance is billed twice per year, once for fall semester and once for
spring/summer semester.
If you already have health insurance and want to waive out
of the mandatory insurance, you will need to complete a waiver. You will receive further information about
the waiver directly before your first semester at UNG.
You can learn more about the current cost of the insurance
and the waiver process by visiting the Center for Global Engagement web site: www.ung.edu/cge
Located on the Dahlonega and Gainesville campuses. Student Health Services is your first place
for non-emergency medical care. There is
a staff of doctors and nurses available to assist you with your health needs. For additional information on UNG’s Student
Health Services please visit their website (ung.edu/student-health-services).
All currently enrolled UNG students pay a student health fee
to access Student Health Services. The fee will be automatically billed to your
student account when you enroll each semester.
You can find out more about this fee along with others here: https://ung.edu/business-office/tuition-and-fees/index.php
All new students (freshman, transfers, and others) attending
regularly scheduled classes or receiving resident credit will be required to
submit a Certificate of Immunization prior to attending classes. Required vaccinations to provide proof of
immunity are measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), varicella (chicken pox),
tetanus, diphtheria and, if 18 years of age or less at the time of classes,
hepatitis B.
It would be most convenient for you if you took care of
these vaccinations while in your home country prior to starting your first
semester at UNG.
More information can be found at https://ung.edu/dean-of-students/health-and-safety/immunization.php
