Health Insurance Requirements for International Students

All international students must have health insurance during their studies in the USA.

SVSU offers health insurance through a third-party vendor, as an optional student health insurance policy to all international students who do not have full coverage during their stay in the United States.

For more information about basic student health insurance, please contact SVSU's Office of International Programs at 989-964-4473.

Though strongly encouraged to consider the personal advantages of doing so, Canadian citizens or others who are covered in Canada under Canada's national health insurance are not required to prove student health insurance while attending SVSU classes. However, SVSU does offer through a third-party vendor, an optional student health insurance policy to all international students who do not have full coverage during their stay in the United States.

Canadian students are strongly encouraged to provide SVSU with a copy of current policies to verify in their SVSU file that they have full coverage while in the United States.

Students who do not have "student" coverage in the US will need to go back to Canada for any illness, injury, or medical emergency that may occur--or pay the full amount in US dollars if treated in the US. Students must ensure basic US health care coverage or accept full risk and full responsibility for any healthcare concerns or expenses which may arise during their stay in the US. (Note: "Travel" and "Visitor" insurance are not the same as "Student" insurance.)

Students must sign a form opting either to purchase the basic student insurance or to waive the right to purchase the basic student health insurance offered through SVSU's third-party international health insurance carrier.

A basic student policy purchased through SVSU's third-party insurance vendor costs approximately $452 US per semester. (Cost is subject to change without notice.)

For more information about basic student health insurance, please contact SVSU's Office of International Programs at 989-964-4473.

SVSU varsity athletes are required to carry their own primary athletic health insurance coverage from a source of their choosing. For more information, please call the Head Athletic Trainer at 989-964-7328 or email athletics@svsu.edu.

The basic student health insurance policy available through SVSU's insurance vendor (see above) does NOT include athletic coverage. However, a student who opts to purchase the basic student coverage from SVSU's third-party vendor can also opt to add an athletic rider to his/her policy at an additional cost.

For more detailed information, including for current cost information, please contact SVSU's Office of International Programs at 989-964-4473.