Student Health and Wellness Fee

All registered students are assessed a quarterly Health and Wellness Fee which allows them access to the Student Care Center (SCC) and Student Counseling & Resource Service (SCRS). For 2008-2009 the Health and Wellness Fee is $177.00 per quarter. The Health and Wellness Fee will be waived only for those students who live and study over 100 miles from campus, and who will not be on campus during the quarter. These waivers are administered by area Deans of Students.

Students who are NOT assessed the Health and Wellness Fee and cannot access the SCC or SCRS include:

Dependent spouses or same-sex domestic partners and dependent children age 14 and older, who are insured through the University Student Health Insurance Plan (U-SHIP), are also assessed the Health and Wellness fee and are entitled to receive services at the Student Care Center (SCC) and the Student Counseling & Resource Service (SCRS). Dependents must pay a separate Health and Wellness fee to receive this access.

While most of the services provided are covered by the fee, some services incur an additional fee. More information is available in this Student Health Care Services summary, or by consulting the websites of the SCC and the SCRS.

Summer Coverage

Students registered at the university during the summer are automatically billed the student health and wellness fee and have access to the SCC and SCRS.

Non-registered students for summer: Please note that summer coverage at the SCC/SCRS is not automatic. Students in eligible programs (see non-eligible programs listed above) who would like SCC/SCRS coverage during the summer must specifically elect this coverage through the Student Health Enrollments website: registrar.uchicago.edu/health/ before the end of the summer registration period. By selecting "Summer Health and Wellness Fee Enrollment" your student account will be updated to reflect the summer health and wellness fee and you will have access to the SCC and SCRS during the summer.

Students on Medical Leave of Absence

During the academic year in which the Medical Leave of Absence is granted, students enrolled in the University of Chicago's Student Health Insurance Plan (U-SHIP) are eligible to utilize the SCC and SCRS, pending payment of the quarterly Health and Wellness Fee. Students on medical leave of absence who do not participate in U-SHIP at the time the leave is processed do not have access to the SCC or SCRS.