All new international students entering Towson in Fall 2010 will be billed for the Towson-sponsored Student Health Insurance Plan (TU SHIP) providing coverage from 8/14/2010 through 8/14/2011. The charge for the fall term (for coverage from 8/14/2010 ? 1/24/2011 ) will appear on your university tuition account soon after you are registered for classes. The charge for the Spring/Summer term will appear in December or January (for coverage extending from 1/24/2011 ? 8/14/2011).
* If you already have your own health insurance policy that you believe meets Towson University?s minimum standards, you may request a WAIVER from purchasing the TU SHIP by completing an online waiver application. The deadline for completing the application is September 15, 2010. After September 15, no waiver applications will be accepted and no insurance refunds will be granted.
To waive student health insurance coverage and receive a refund to your student account for the insurance charge, you must log on to the Online Waiver System and provide information about your current health insurance policy in English by September 15, 2010.
Online Waiver Application Instructions:
? Go to {www.aetnastudenthealth.com}
? Go to Student, Click Find Your School
? Type Towson University
? Search for Towson University
? Click ?Medical Plan: Enroll/Waiver ?
? Scroll down to, ?Waive International Students: Aetna Student Health Plan?
Completed waivers must be submitted online for the first semester in attendance and every Fall Semester thereafter by the waiver deadline. (If your waiver is approved for the Fall Semester it will be approved for the Spring Semester.)
If your waiver is approved, the insurance charge will be removed from your student tuition account. Refunds of the insurance premium will not be made if you fail to submit an online waiver application by the deadline!
The minimum waiver standards are available at Dowell Health Center or on our website: {www.towson.edu/dowellhealthcenter/insurance}
Contact information: Cheryl Compton, Insurance and Billing Coordinator, 410-704-3703, {ccompton@towson.edu}
