The North Dakota University System (NDUS) is pleased to offer health insurance coverage to international NDUS students through United Healthcare StudentResources (UHCSR).
The NDUS requires all international students to have health insurance in place and verified (see Policy 505) but in some cases, an international student is able to secure a waiver from the NDUS health insurance plan. To learn more about the waiver criteria and process, please click here. Procedure 505 details campus procedures regarding international student health insurance.
Enrollment
Domestic Students
The NDUS UHCSR Plan does not offer coverage to domestic students. NDUS encourages students to seek health care coverage if they do not have insurance. If you are in need of assistance in finding health insurance, please visit healthcare.gov.
International Students
International students from all countries, except Canada and Norway, are automatically enrolled by semester in the student health insurance plan by their institution. A student may opt-in to NDUS health insurance coverage prior to automatic enrollment to expedite confirmation of coverage. The premium cost is billed to the international student’s campus connection account. If an international student wants to waive this health insurance coverage, comparable coverage must be in place and verified through the waiver process. Click here to learn more.
Waiver application deadlines for the 2023/2024 academic year are as follows:
Fall term: August 30, 2023
Spring/Summer term: January 18, 2024
Summer term: June 7, 2024
Eligibility
All undergraduate and graduate international students, actively taking classes on campus, are eligible to enroll.
- Eligible students who enroll may insure their dependents as well. Eligible dependents are the student’s legal spouse/domestic partner and dependent children under 26 years of age. The student must be enrolled in order to access an enrollment opportunity for dependents
- Students eligible for this insurance plan must be actively attending class in person. Students that are primarily enrolled in online courses, home study programs, or correspondence courses do not fulfill the eligibility requirements
- This list is not exhaustive; each applicant must review the insurance policy information and base eligibility determinations upon that review. If a student is found to be ineligible for the policy, United Healthcare will remove the student from the policy. If you have questions if you are eligible or not, please contact Katie Fitzsimmons at the NDUS Office
- If you have questions about the plan, please refer to your Campus Contact(s)
Plan Coverage Periods and Premiums for the 2023-2024 academic year (Aug. 2023-Aug. 2024)
To add a spouse and/or dependent, the rate and coverage periods are the same as the student rate.
International Students
Annual (August 16, 2023-August 15, 2024): $2232.00
Fall (August 16, 2023 – December 31, 2023): $842.00
Spring/Summer (January 1, 2024-August 15, 2024): $1390.00
All premium costs are due upon enrollment.
Early Arrivals
If you are required to arrive to campus early for athletic commitments and/or to complete a quarantine, please contact your campus contact (listed below) to make arrangements. There is an additional charge for the extra coverage, depending upon the date of your arrival:
August 1-August 15, 2023: $91
For detailed information visit:
The United Healthcare Website: www.UHCSR.com.
United Healthcare’s customer services: 1-877-433-6667 or customerservice@uhcsr.com.
To research policy documents, enroll, print ID cards, and access other information, go to www.UHCSR.com.
Our 11 campuses are divided into three groups on UHCSR’s website:
- North Dakota State University
- University of North Dakota
- North Dakota State Colleges and Universities (this includes BSC, DCB, DSU, LRSC, Mayville State, Minot State, NDSCS, VCSU, and WSC).
Type one of those three group names into the search bar at UHCSR.com to access your campus’s materials.
Campus Contacts for Student Health Insurance Plan:
Bismarck State College
Karen Erickson
karen.erickson@bismarckstate.edu
701-224-5424
Dakota College at Bottineau
Kendra Metcalfe
kendra.metcalfe@dakotacollege.edu
701-228-5462
Dickinson State University
Rus Kiser
rus.kiser@dickinsonstate.edu
701-483-2340
Lake Region State College
Brady Weber
brady.c.weber@lrsc.edu
701-662-1642
Mayville State University
Heather Hoyt
heather.hoyt@mayvillestate.edu
701-788-4773
Minot State University
Maleeha Latif
maleeha.latif@minotstateu.edu
701-858-4155
North Dakota State College of Science
Shari Thompson
shari.thompson@ndscs.edu
701-671-2203
North Dakota State University
Tiara Harris
tiara.harris@ndsu.edu
ndsu.iss@ndsu.edu
701-231-7895
University of North Dakota
Amy Vein – International
amy.vein@und.edu
701-777-3935
Valley City State University
Gabrielle Biewer
gabrielle.biewer@vcsu.edu
701-845-7236
Williston State College
Jenae Hunter
jenae.hunter@willistonstate.edu
701-774-4526
For general inquiries:
North Dakota University System Office
Katie Fitzsimmons
katie.fitzsimmons@ndus.edu
701-328-4109