Student Health Insurance
Health Insurance Information
In keeping with its institutional responsibility to protect the health and well-being of our students, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) requires all full-time, domestic undergraduate students carrying 12 or more credit hours, domestic graduate students carrying a minimum of 9 credit hours, and F1 and J1 international students carrying 1 or more credit hours to maintain health insurance coverage throughout the academic year. This helps to protect against unexpected high medical costs and to provide access to quality care while they are at school or traveling abroad.
NJIT automatically charges Student Health Insurance to any registered student who meets the criteria listed below:
- An Undergraduate student taking 12 or more credits in the Fall semester.
- Any Graduate student taking 9 or more credits in the Fall semester.
- Any registered student with a Visa status of F1/J1.
- Any "New" (was not here for the Fall term) Undergraduate student taking 12 or more credits in the Spring semester.
- Any "New"(was not here for the Fall term) Graduate student taking 9 or more credits in the Spring semester.
Please be aware, Graduate students enrolled in a fully online program and all registered courses for the semester are fully online are not automatically charged Student Health Insurance. Students meeting this criterion who want the school’s coverage may apply and pay for coverage directly through Aetna Student Health.
To view benefit coverage, print an ID card, or obtain other information relating to the Student Health Insurance plan, please visit the Aetna Student Health website for more details.
Waiving of Student Health Insurance
You may waive coverage under the Student Health Insurance Plan if you have health insurance that meets all of the plan requirements listed in the Waive Insurance section of our website. You will need to provide information about your current coverage. An accepted waiver applies to the academic year during which it is filed, and is typically processed within two to three business days. Please note, if you are not charged the student health insurance fee, a waiver is unnecessary. Please check your student account to verify whether or not you have been charged.
Please allow for up to 48 hours after the student health insurance charge posts to your student account before attempting to file a waiver. Our system needs this time to update your waiver eligibility.
Waivers will not be accepted after the waiver period expires and the student will be responsible for the insurance charge, without exceptions.
Part-time Student Direct Purchase of Aetna Insurance
The below students are eligible to enroll in the Aetna Student Health plan on a voluntary basis by contacting and making payment directly to Aetna* via Aetna customer service at (844) 277-2375.
- Part-time domestic undergraduate students carrying a minimum of 3 credit hours but less than 12
- Domestic Graduate students carrying a minimum of 3 credit hours but less than 9 credit hours
- Doctoral students carrying a minimum of 1 credit hour of Dissertation
*UCAN domestic Graduate students taking less than 9 credits would have the option to have NJIT cover the Health Insurance charge which would be added to their student record with a corresponding financial aid award.
The application for direct purchase of the Student Health Insurance Plan can be found in the Downloadable Forms section of our website.
UCAN Health Insurance
Under the current UCAN Agreement, NJIT will cover Student Health Insurance premiums for Graduate Student Employees who meet its criteria for governance (full-time enrollment or certification and an award for full stipend and tuition).
NJIT automatically charges the premium cost to any registered graduate student who meets the criteria listed below:
- Any graduate student taking 9 or more credits in the fall semester, or
- Any registered graduate student with a Visa status of F1/J1, or
- Any "new" (spring-incoming) graduate student taking 9 or more credits in the spring semester.
As UCAN members, NJIT will issue a credit in the form of a financial aid award to your account to cover this cost.
If you are a domestic student taking less than 9 credits and wish to have NJIT cover the cost of the Student Health Insurance premium, you must first be coded as UCAN eligible in our system (only if you meet the criteria outlined above) before emailing the Bursar's Office to self-identify:
- To be coded in the system as UCAN eligible while enrolled in less than 9 credits, you must:
- Request Full-Time Certification online. You must meet the criteria listed here to receive approval from GSO.
- Note that Full-Time Certification is required for the processing of financial-support awards. You must also accept your award on Highlander Pipeline as per the instructions you will receive with the award offer.
- Email the Bursar's Office at healthinsurance@njit.edu to self-identify as a UCAN student and request the charge for Student Health Insurance be added to the account. The deadline to send this email is September 25, 2022.
Once the insurance charge is on your student account, you can check if your student health insurance is active by navigating to Aetna: Resources for Members and select "Get your ID Card," which requires you to verify your identity.
The Fall 2022 Insurance Waiver deadline is October 7, 2022
The Spring 2023 Insurance Waiver deadline is February 6, 2023
If you currently have health insurance and would like to have the Student Health Insurance Plan charge waived, you must submit your current plan information for review by Aetna Student Health. Once your waiver is submitted, please allow two to three business days for the credit to be processed on your NJIT student account. All records will be audited by Aetna Student Health, and if they determine that the insurance you submitted does not meet the minimum criteria for acceptable coverage, the insurance charge will be placed back on your student record. You will have the opportunity to re-submit your insurance information to Aetna student health in this case.
Students must submit a waiver every academic year if they have their own coverage and wish to waive the NJIT Student Health Insurance Plan. Waivers submitted after the posted deadline will not be accepted and students will be responsible for the charge on their student account, without exception. Additional information is as follows:
- Students may opt to waive the Student Health Insurance Plan by submitting proof of current coverage through a waiver to Aetna Student Health.
- Aetna will receive the waiver and certify external insurance coverage for NJIT.
- All F1/J1 Visa students who are not part of the Approved Sponsor listing are prohibited from waiving the Student Health Insurance.
- You will need your 8 digit student ID number, date of birth, and a copy of your insurance card to complete the waiver. Please follow the link below to complete the application.
- Once your waiver is accepted by NJIT and Aetna Student Health, a credit for the full amount of the student health insurance charge will be posted to your student account within two to three business days. If the waiver credit creates an overall credit balance on your student account, a refund will be issued to you.
If you have further questions regarding this process or waiver eligibility, please email healthinsurance@njit.edu or call the Bursar’s Office at 973-596-2877.