SHIP (Student Health Insurance Plan) Eligibility Information
The University of the Pacific is committed to the health and well-being of our students. Students must have comprehensive health insurance while attending school. All eligible students are automatically enrolled in Pacific SHIP each new academic year.
Eligible students must submit the annual waiver BEFORE THE START OF EACH NEW ACADEMIC YEAR to cancel SHIP and to avoid being charged if already covered by a comprehensive, comparable plan. Newly eligible students in Spring must submit the spring waiver and reapply for the annual waiver in Fall. Approved annual waivers are valid for the entire academic year.
Per insurance carrier requirement, students enrolled in SHIP at the start of the academic year will have no option to cancel mid-year unless they graduate, enter the armed forces or become ineligible.
All students defined below are eligible and automatically enrolled in SHIP each academic year:
- Undergraduate and PharmacyD Students enrolled in 9 or more units
- International Students, Dental Students, Graduate Students enrolled in 1 or more units
- Law Students enrolled in 6 or more units
- Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD): all residents
This policy excludes fully online, off-campus, external partnership programs, therefore, students are not eligible for SHIP.
- MSL Online
- LLM Online
- Organizational Leadership
- Healthcare Administration and Leadership
- Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) and Doctor of Health Science (DHSc)
- MBA Online
- MS Cybersecurity Online
- JSD Candidacy
- UOP International
***** The 2023-24 online enrollment and waiver form will open on June 1, 2023. Deadline is on September 8, 2023*****
To waive or actively enroll, log on to gallagherstudent.com/uop using your MyPacific username and password.
For general information about SHIP visit Gallagher Student Health or call Gallagher Customer Service at 833.233.0764.
The Insurance Office
1041 Brookside Road Cowell Wellness Center Room 202
Tel no. 209-946-2027; 209-946-2315 option 7
Email: insuranceoffice@pacific.edu